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== '''Sexist/Genderist Language''' ==
== '''Sexist/Genderist Language''' ==
DO NOT use "he" or "she" if the gender is neutral; instead (in order of reccomendation), use "they" (and change the sentence to be plural) "he or she," or "hir" (best used upon a gender neutral character in a screamer, but people may not know what this pronoun is).
DO NOT use "he" or "she" if the gender is neutral; instead (in order of recommendation), use "they" (change the sentence to be plural) "he or she," or "ze/hir" (best used upon a gender neutral character in a screamer, but people may not know what this pronoun is).
* If the player presses the button on <b>his</b> keyboard...
* If the player presses the button on <b>his</b> keyboard...
** If players press the button on <b>their</b> keyboards...  
** If players press the button on <b>their</b> keyboards...  
** If the player presses the button on <b>his or her</b> keyboard...
** If the player presses the button on <b>his or her</b> keyboard...
** If the player presses the button on <b>hir</b> keyboard...
** If the player presses the button on <b>hir</b> keyboard...
== '''Citing Sources''' ==
Generally, all work that can not be found out by the screamer itself should be cited.
There are no banned websites for citing sources. Just make sure you know that the piece is correct.