Essay:Cosmikdebris' editor's guide
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Here are some loosely defined things to consider when considering whether or not to hit that "Save changes" button on RationalWiki:
- Assume good will. Not everyone is a vandal or troll.
- Don't make outrageous or controversial claims or statements in articles, unless you back them up with credible references.
- When examining existing articles, or creating new ones, consult the manual of style. It's very good.
- Remember to patrol spam pages before vaporizing or moving, so that they don't clog up the list of un-patrolled recent changes.
- Just block the /64.[1]
- All kinds of boxes and widgets are found on the template list.
- Subtle snark is good. Too much snark makes the article look stupid.
- If referencing a book, include its ISBN number
in the reference. The wiki software automagically creates a nifty search link.This is broken since the last upgrade. As an alternative, use the isbn template.[2] - Use the rp template in conjunction with a reference name to reference a specific page in a book.[2]:32
- Separate notes from references.[note 1] There is also a nifty template that does this.
- If a single reference applies to more than one part of an article, group them together.[2]
- If totally lost, look for all the pages in the Help namespace.
- If an external link in an article has gone 404, check to see if it's been archived on archive.org or archive.is.
- Fragile links are nicely encapsulated using the archive template.[3]
- When considering articles for deletion, always check to see what links to them to get an idea what the impact might be.
- Don't vandal-bin nasty BONs, instead, apply the banhammer gracefully.
- To archive YouTube videos directly on the Internet Archive, use
https://web.archive.org/save/{url} - Censor content as appropriate. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- Don't use the phrase "it should be noted that" or any of its variants.[4]
- Inline hyperlinks are almost always a bad idea. Use references instead.
Notes
- ↑ Like this, see?
References
- ↑ Just block the /64. TonyBallioni on Wikipedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Moebius, "Eyes of the Cat (Les Yeux du Chat)," in Taboo 4, Spiderbaby Grafix and Publications, 1990. ISBN 0922003033
- ↑ For example, Deleted Tweets From POTUS[a w] from projects.propublica.org.
- ↑ WP:NOTED
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