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style_guidelines [2021/09/22 04:51] – [Text Content Guidelines] hogwildstyle_guidelines [2021/10/31 16:46] – [Text Content Guidelines]-spelling hogwild
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 ===== Text Content Guidelines ===== ===== Text Content Guidelines =====
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   * Many wiki readers aren't fluent in English. Choose your words carefully.    * Many wiki readers aren't fluent in English. Choose 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.   * 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.
   * Avoid non-standard abbreviations/short forms. For example, don't use \\ "FT" for FreshTomato. Using LAN is okay, as it's commonly known.   * Avoid non-standard abbreviations/short forms. For example, don't use \\ "FT" for FreshTomato. Using LAN is okay, as it's commonly known.
-  * 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 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.
   * Avoid using underlining. It's obsolete and inappropriate.   * Avoid using underlining. It's obsolete and inappropriate.
-  * Please view other pages to see what text is capitalized \\ and hat is written in lower case (small letters).+  * 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.   * Please use a spell checker. Firefox's spellchecker works well for this.
-  * When referring to FreshTomato's menus, please indicate as: //Menu/Submenu . \\ //For example, //Administration/Admin access .//+  * When referring to FreshTomato's menus, please indicate as: //Menu/Submenu . //\\ For example, //Administration/Admin access .//
   * Avoid using quotation marks. They're almost never appropriate. \\ If you're not sure, don't use them.   * Avoid using quotation marks. They're almost never appropriate. \\ If you're not sure, don't use them.
-  * Please use rounded brackets () . Square brackets are not generally \\ appropriate here.+  * Please use rounded brackets () . Square brackets are generally not \\ appropriate here.
  
  
style_guidelines.txt · Last modified: 2023/07/16 18:10 by hogwild