• If you don't know how to format your text:
    • start each line without spaces
    • separate paragraphs with a blank line
  • You can produce better hypertext by using WikiWords? (concatenated capitalized words):
    • WikiWords? will be shown as hyperlinks
    • WikiWords? are especially useful if they are meaningful and used uniformly across the whole site
    • The 'WikiWord?' is WikiWord? hyperlink by itself. Follow it to learn more :)
  • For external site links, you can type URLs directly into the text - =http://etcete.ra/...= - it'll clear to anyone where they're headed on click.
  • If a discussion is going on:
    • separate each follow-up with a space
    • add your WikiName? and the date at the end
    • OR, by all means, insert your comment where it seems to fit best:
      • you may want to inset it with a bullet and/or set it in italics so it's clear (always sign and date)
      • if a sub-topic develops, separate it with a horizontal rule at beginning and end
  • To start a new discussion:
    • start with a brief, factual introduction, followed by double horizontal rules
    • let the discussion begin
  • When a discussion is complete, boil down the key points:
    • reduce the noise
    • move offtopic facts to appropriate pages
    • if you merge or delete comments, group credit =Contributors:= at the end of the page
  • Please, avoid typing dates in national formats. Please use either an standard date format like 01 Sep 2001 or ISO (2001-09-01 or 2001-Sep-01).
  • Please, avoid words like 'next version' or 'year ago' whenever possible, even if it seems to you that the reader will know the context. 'Absolute' references are much better than 'relative'.