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style_guidelines [2021/09/22 04:35] – [Text Content Guidelines] hogwildstyle_guidelines [2022/02/03 16:22] – [Text Content Guidelines] hogwild
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 ===== Text Content Guidelines ===== ===== Text Content Guidelines =====
-  For Many wiki readersEnglish is their second languageChoose your words carefully.  + 
-  * Avoid using specialized abbreviations that aren't standard \\ across the technology industry or in common English.\\ For example, anyone unfamiliar with Linux/Unix will not know that "wl" \\ indicates a wireless interface. Explain it, or use it only where relevant.\\ Wi-Fi, however, is a standard term across computing, and society \\ in general, and is safer to use. +  * Many wiki readers aren't fluent in English. Please choose your words carefully. 
-  * Avoid non-standard abbreviations/short forms. For example, don't use "FT" \\ for FreshTomato. Using LAN is okay, as it'commonly known+  * Avoid using specialized abbreviations that aren't standard across the technology industry or in common English. For example, anyone unfamiliar with Linux/Unix will not know that "wl" indicates a wireless interface. Explain it, or use it only where relevant. WiFi, however, is a standard term across computing, and society in general, and is safer to use. 
-  * Avoid using the word "Note". It's overused and should be used only when \\ something is unusually important. Using it constantly makes the text \\ lose its impact, and makes it more jarring to read. We'll develop \\ some guiidelines/standards for writing and formatting notes. +  * Avoid non-standard abbreviations/short forms. For example, don't use "FT" for FreshTomato. Using LAN is okay, as it'common terminology
-  * Avoid using underlining. It's obsolete+  * Avoid using the word "Note". It's overused and should be used only when something is unusually important. Using it constantly makes the text  lose its impact, and makes it more jarring to read. We'll develop some guidelines/standards for writing and formatting notes. 
-  * Please use the standard formatting conventions used for type, such as \\ (sub)Heading levels and body text.  +  * Avoid using underlining. It's obsolete and inappropriate. Research shows it also makes things harder to read
-  * Please stay consistent with other pages in terms of which words are capitalized and which use lower case. +  * Please view other pages to see what text is capitalized and what is written in lower case (small letters).  
-  * Please use a spell checker. Firefox's spellchecker works well for this purpose+  * Please use a spell checker. Firefox's spellchecker works well for this. 
-  * When referring to menus, please write the text as //Menu/Submenu . //For example, //Administration/Admin access .// +  * When referring to FreshTomato'menus, please indicate as//Menu/Submenu . //  For example, //Administration/Admin access .// 
-  * Avoid using quotation marks. Most of the time, they aren'appropriate. So if you're not sure, leave them out+  * Avoid using quotation marks. They're almost never appropriate. If you're not sure, don't use them. 
-  * Please use rounded brackets () and not square brackets. Square brackets are generally not appropriate here.+  * Please use rounded brackets () . Square brackets are generally not appropriate here.
  
  
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   * Avoid underlining. It was considered obsolete since the 1980s.   * Avoid underlining. It was considered obsolete since the 1980s.
   * Avoid using the word “NOTE”. We are considering adding a NOTES section at the bottom of each page formatted with Heading2.   * Avoid using the word “NOTE”. We are considering adding a NOTES section at the bottom of each page formatted with Heading2.
-  * Command strings should be emboldened, like this: **ssh root@192.168.10.1**+  * Unless they are in a code window, command strings should be emboldened, like this: **ssh root@192.168.10.1**
   * Variables should be italicized.   * Variables should be italicized.
   * Avoid using dividing lines. Better spacing, and other formatting methods work better.   * Avoid using dividing lines. Better spacing, and other formatting methods work better.
  
  
style_guidelines.txt · Last modified: 2023/07/16 18:10 by hogwild