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 Avoid jokes and convoluted, conversational language; jokes aren't universally funny, and even less so if a user wants to quickly find the information that they need! Do not interpret this as meaning that your writing will be cold or unfriendly; in the context of a wiki, the user will appreciate neutral and concise language more than "personality" that you want to display.
-Apart from spelling and grammar, which is to be in the American English style, when choosing between styles to use, give preference to the style that is already most used in existing wiki pages so that as few pages as possible need to be updated. This rule can be broken if there is a good reason why a new style or word should be used over the dominant style or word.
+Apart from spelling and grammar, which is to be in the American English style, when choosing between styles to use, give preference to the style that is already most used in existing wiki pages so that as few pages as possible need to be updated. This rule can be broken if there is a good reason why a new style or word should be used over the dominant style or word. If a style decision can't be reached through this method, then use common sense.
 ===== Spelling and Grammar =====
 Use American English spelling and grammar.

wiki_editing_guide.txt · Last modified: 2012/07/28 09:00 by mardhi · [Old revisions]