Wikipedia:Dos and don'ts
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"Dos and don'ts" pages are
in bullet points. They present the most important points in a quick list, for the benefit of editors who are not inclined to read the full, authoritative guidance. They are especially useful for highlighting guidance that is unique to Wikipedia.Keys to a good "dos and don'ts" page
- To apply a standard format, use the template {{dodont}}.
- Keep bullets short – for more information, users can always check the full guideline.
- Only include the most important and non-obvious points from the guideline.
- Try to keep the "dos" and "don'ts" lists the same length, with 5–8 bullets each.
- Bold and wikilink the key terms in each bullet.
- List the most important bullets at the top.
- Link to a relevant WikiProject, if one exists.
- Add the page to relevant Wikipedia namespace categories.
- Include the {{Help Project}} banner, and any other relevant WikiProject banners, on the talk page.
Dos and don'ts pages
Encyclopedia content
| Page | Shortcut |
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| Accessibility dos and don'ts | WP:ACCDD
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| Article title dos and don'ts | WP:TITLEDD
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| Biography dos and don'ts | WP:BIODD
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| Biographies of living persons dos and don'ts | WP:BLPDD
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| Categorization dos and don'ts | WP:CATDD
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| Disambiguation dos and don'ts | WP:DABDD
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| Long dab dos and don'ts | WP:LDDD
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| Image dos and don'ts | WP:IMGDD
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| Lead dos and don'ts | WP:LEADDD
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| Linking dos and don'ts | WP:LINKDD
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| List dos and don'ts | WP:LISTDD
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| References dos and don'ts | WP:REFDD
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| Table dos and don'ts | WP:TABDD
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Collaboration
| Page | Shortcut |
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| Consensus dos and don'ts | WP:CONDD
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| Talk dos and don'ts | WP:TALKDD
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See also
Manual of Style-related
- Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style – an overview of commonly used style guidelines
- Wikipedia:Styletips – a list of advice for editors on writing style and formatting in a bullet-point format
- Help:Introduction to the Manual of Style– a quick introduction to the style guide for articles
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Reading schedule – a reading schedule designed to assist editors in becoming familiar with Manual of Style
General formatting
- Wikipedia:Tips – overview page were you can digest how to use Wikipedia in bite-sized morsels.
- Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia – a page that provides information on the basics needed to edit Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Writing better articles – guidance on how to improve articles
- Help:Cheatsheet – a page that provides the most commonly used wiki markup