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Editors use

If you use abbreviations all the time, you risk forgetting what the expansion actually is, and might say something you don't actually mean:

Newer editors will often encounter the first heavy use of these abbreviations in the talk pages of articles,

For example, when indicating the reasons that an article should be deleted, the following may be considered hostile to newer members:

Nominated for deletion,

WP:V

Instead of listing an alphabet soup of codes, the following use of Wikipedia's "

Nominated for deletion as

verify the accuracy of the sources

, as the article contains only references that are contained in unpublished manuscripts.

It is longer, but far more understandable, and contains a little context that allows someone to understand particular reasons why a policy might apply. While it may be obvious to you why a given policy applies, it may not be to others – even very experienced editors!

Always use a proper name for a Wikipedia namespace page when discussing it. If you find that you are getting sore wrists and fingers from all the typing, try to simplify or summarise the pages you are referring to, so that in future you only need to refer to a single link.

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