Difference between revisions of "Help:Basic setup, rules and guidelines"
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==Subject title== | ==Subject title== | ||
* Keep it as short as possible | * Keep it as short as possible | ||
| + | * Note: If you need to change your title do it before editing; otherwise use ‘Move Page’ function. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
* Concise lead section or introduction | * Concise lead section or introduction | ||
* 1-4 paragraphs long | * 1-4 paragraphs long | ||
| + | * Do not write ‘introduction’ as a heading – just write the paragraph at the start of article. | ||
==The article== | ==The article== | ||
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* Provide relevant context (policy, practice, science). | * Provide relevant context (policy, practice, science). | ||
* Consider important interactions with other components of the coastal system. | * Consider important interactions with other components of the coastal system. | ||
| − | * | + | *Manual: tells you how to produce links, emphasise text, lists, headlines etc. |
* Link to other relevant coastal wiki articles. | * Link to other relevant coastal wiki articles. | ||
* Don’t enter into details if good references and links to detailed information are available. | * Don’t enter into details if good references and links to detailed information are available. | ||
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# Use analogies and comparisons to illustrate | # Use analogies and comparisons to illustrate | ||
| − | ==References | + | ==References== |
| − | * | + | * For references used in article |
| − | + | * Type <nowiki><references/></nowiki> to generate automatic reference list | |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *Link to related WIKI articles – search the database to see what’s out there. | ||
| − | + | ==External Links== | |
| + | * Link to resources and information already available (but only if not copyright). | ||
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| + | Don't forget authorship: | ||
| + | ''Author: Authors name(s), affiliation, date, email(opt).'' | ||
Revision as of 11:21, 16 February 2007
Subject title
- Keep it as short as possible
- Note: If you need to change your title do it before editing; otherwise use ‘Move Page’ function.
Introduction
- Concise lead section or introduction
- 1-4 paragraphs long
- Do not write ‘introduction’ as a heading – just write the paragraph at the start of article.
The article
- Put your main text in this section.
- Provide relevant context (policy, practice, science).
- Consider important interactions with other components of the coastal system.
- Manual: tells you how to produce links, emphasise text, lists, headlines etc.
- Link to other relevant coastal wiki articles.
- Don’t enter into details if good references and links to detailed information are available.
- Article length – between a few hundred to a few thousand words.
- Other tips:
- Separate major sections of article with section headlines.
- Use heirachial heading structure
- Box text for effect
- Define terms
- Add relevant images or graphics, tables
- Use analogies and comparisons to illustrate
References
- For references used in article
- Type <references/> to generate automatic reference list
See also
- Link to related WIKI articles – search the database to see what’s out there.
External Links
- Link to resources and information already available (but only if not copyright).
Don't forget authorship:
Author: Authors name(s), affiliation, date, email(opt).
