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Just use common sense and your best English.
 
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== Elite Wiki and Wikipedia ==
 
== Elite Wiki and Wikipedia ==
  
Some major differences between Elite Wiki and Wikipedia:
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Some differences between Elite Wiki and Wikipedia:
  
 
* There are no references on Elite Wiki. Use <code><nowiki><small> ... </small></nowiki></code> tags to set references apart from regular article content
 
* There are no references on Elite Wiki. Use <code><nowiki><small> ... </small></nowiki></code> tags to set references apart from regular article content
* It is not customary to use '''bolds''' for the first time the title of an article is mentioned in the article
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* Capitals are used in titles and headers ''indiscriminately'', not just for proper nouns
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* It is not mandatory to write the article subject in '''boldface''' letters at the first mention in the article, though for the sake of clarity and article intent, it is encouraged.
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* Capitals are frequently used in titles and headers ''indiscriminately'', not just for proper nouns, though with restraint a sentence read less like advertisement if only the first word is capitalised.
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* Elite Wiki uses English English on all articles, as opposed to American English
 
* Elite Wiki uses English English on all articles, as opposed to American English
  
 
[[Category:Elite Wiki]]
 
[[Category:Elite Wiki]]

Revision as of 19:53, 26 January 2022

Shortcut: EW:MOS redirects here

Just use common sense and your best English.

Failing the above, try Wikipedia's Manual of Style.

Elite Wiki and Wikipedia

Some differences between Elite Wiki and Wikipedia:

  • There are no references on Elite Wiki. Use <small> ... </small> tags to set references apart from regular article content
  • It is not mandatory to write the article subject in boldface letters at the first mention in the article, though for the sake of clarity and article intent, it is encouraged.
  • Capitals are frequently used in titles and headers indiscriminately, not just for proper nouns, though with restraint a sentence read less like advertisement if only the first word is capitalised.
  • Elite Wiki uses English English on all articles, as opposed to American English