Good Style Suggestions

Additional writing habits have formed beyond those mentioned in GoodStyle. Here are some more suggestions, some of which are subsequently debated.

1. At the top, establish a context: Tell the reader what the page is about.
2. Tell important information first, go into details later. Think of the wiki page as newspaper article. Readers are impatient: they start at the top and read down. If they care enough about the page to edit it, they scroll to the bottom (because the Edit button is there).
3. Link to other relevant wiki pages whenever possible. Links increase the value of the WikiWikiWeb∞.
4. Use categories for automatic indexing. See WikiCategories∞.
5. Unless you prefer anonymity, sign and date your comment. -- JohnDoe (13 April 2003)
6. Readers love enumerated lists, (of 5 entries +/-2 i.e. 3-7 entries).

These probably deserve to be considered, pondered, cherished and grokked for a while before eventual inclusion in GoodStyle.

See also: GoodStyle

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