Good Style

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• Write only factual information.
• Give concrete advice.
• Make editing and elaboration easier by avoiding the use of "I" where possible (except in your own HomePage).
• Write and sign first-person accounts when reporting experiences and opinions not easily reduced to facts or objective advice.
• Find and emphasise the positive side of contributions.
• Place words where they are easy to read; this isn't always at the bottom.
• Respect the freedom you have been given.
• Edit pages to emphasize the flow of ideas, not the order in which they were contributed.
• Ask questions freely
• Enhance the document to include the answer, rather than answering directly.
• Be concise, and stay on-topic for the page.
• Use language you'd be comfortable reading out loud - "use" versus "utilise" - and keep it simple. Simple language often communicates better.
• Check for spelling and grammar errors - errors detract from the content.
• Edit only when you think a page is lacking - don't just sign your name at the bottom of every page.
• Delete text only if doing so adds value to the page.
• Remember, if you want a nice page, make one.
• Don't say things that are likely to make others mad. Practice civility and understatement.

Thank you.