Chiki:Style Guide

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This is an official, accepted rule on Chiki.

You are expected to understand and comply to it.
You don't have to learn it by heart, but you should have a rough understanding of the proposals on this page.
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In order to make sure that all Chiki articles are consistantly laid out, we advise that you follow the Chiki Style Guide. Please try to ensure that all articles are written to the following style guidelines:

Contents

Article titles

Article titles should not be COMPLETELY CAPITALISED. Also, unless it is appropriate, Try To Avoid Capitalising The First Letter Of Every Word.

Spelling and Grammar

Use them both. There are going to be regional variations in spelling (eg, many words in British English are spelt differently from thier American, Australian, or Canadian English counterparts) which are acceptable and shouldn't be worried about, but actual misspellings and poor grammar should be avoided. Please try to proof read an article, or any changes you make to an article to try and avoid these mistakes.

Layout

==Top Level Title==
===Sub Level Title===
====Sub Sub Level Title====

Images

Although images can be useful in articles, "A picture speaks a thousand words"; too many makes pages look cluttered and hard to read. Please only include a maximum of two images per page.

Pages about forum members

This all follow a template like the following:

Example of a forum member page

jamiehd
avatar.gif
Personal Text{{{personal}}}
Real NameJamie Harget-Dash
Also calledInexplicably Unmatched, IU, InnyUn, Inny, Jamie, Jammy
RankInstructor
Date JoinedSeptember 2004

Jamie is one of the oldest active forum members. He is friends with several members, but tends to keep himself to himself.

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