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== Grammar == | == Grammar == | ||
Make sure to follow the [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/journalism_and_journalistic_writing/ap_style.html Associated Press stylebook] when it comes to grammar. You | Make sure to follow the [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/journalism_and_journalistic_writing/ap_style.html Associated Press stylebook] when it comes to grammar. You are not expected to know everything about it. | ||
== Quotation Marks and Quotes == | == Quotation Marks and Quotes == | ||
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** with "Once <i>the player</i> reaches the third level of [[The Maze]], the walls get thin and <i>the player</i> reaches the screamer at the end..." | ** with "Once <i>the player</i> reaches the third level of [[The Maze]], the walls get thin and <i>the player</i> reaches the screamer at the end..." | ||
The exception to this one is jokes. | The exception to this one is jokes. | ||
== Contractions == | |||
The AP Stylebook discourages the use of contractions, as contractions are not seen as formal. The use of contractions on more formally written parts of the wiki are ''discouraged, but not prohibited.'' | |||
*Notch states that he was going to remove them at midnight on April 2nd, but didn't due to illness. | |||
**Notch states that he was going to remove them at midnight on April 2nd, but did not due to illness. | |||
== Citing Sources == | == Citing Sources == | ||
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== Hosting Download Links to Files == | == Hosting Download Links to Files == | ||
Files and screamers are best hosted at the in-house ''' | Files and screamers are best hosted at the in-house '''files.screamer.wiki'''. If that is not possible, Mediafire, Mega, Catbox, or any other free public hosting service is okay. | ||
External free web | |||
The use of Google Drive is discouraged due to datamining concerns. | |||
External free web hosting platforms (ex. 000webhost (screamerwikihost.net16.net)) should be avoided as well as many free hosting providers could easily terminate a website. Make sure to always archive links to any files to prevent link rot. The archived link doesn't have to be added to the article unless the original is deleted. | |||
== Archiving screamers == | == Archiving screamers == | ||
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== Unsupported Attributions == | == Unsupported Attributions == | ||
<blockquote>Words to watch: <strong>''some people say'', ''many scholars state'', ''it is believed/regarded/considered'', ''many are of the opinion'', ''most feel'', ''experts declare'', ''it is often reported'', ''it is widely thought'', ''research has shown'', ''science says'', ''scientists claim'', ''it is often said'', ''officially'', ''is widely regarded as'', ''X has been described as Y'' ...</strong></blockquote> | |||
[[File:Weasel_words.svg|thumb|An illustration from Wikipedia that explains weasel words.]] | [[File:Weasel_words.svg|thumb|An illustration from Wikipedia that explains weasel words.]] | ||
Weasel words are words done to assert an attribution to nobody. You must attribute who those "some people" are. If you see an article that does not attribute, add <nowiki>{{Who}}</nowiki> to that line, or fix the line yourself if you know the correct attributions. | Weasel words are words done to assert an attribution to nobody. You must attribute who those "some people" are. If you see an article that does not attribute, add <nowiki>{{Who}}</nowiki> to that line, or fix the line yourself if you know the correct attributions. | ||
The examples above are not automatically weasel words. They may also be used in the lead section of an article or in a [[wikipedia:topic sentence]] of a paragraph, and the article body or the rest of the paragraph can supply attribution. Likewise, views that are properly attributed to a [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable source]] may use similar expressions, if those expressions accurately represent the opinions of the source. Reliable sources may analyze and interpret, but for editors to do so would violate the Neutral point of view policy. | |||
* Some people think [[Rata Bailando]] is the scariest screamer out there. | * Some people think [[Rata Bailando]] is the scariest screamer out there. | ||
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* ...but people have complained about it scaring them. | * ...but people have complained about it scaring them. | ||
** ...but a few users<sup>[1]</sup> complained to AnimatorXP about the game scaring them. | ** ...but a few users<sup>[1]</sup> complained to AnimatorXP about the game scaring them. | ||
[[Wikipedia:Embrace_weasel_words|A joke Wikipedia article that almost entirely uses weasel words]] | [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Embrace_weasel_words|A joke Wikipedia article that almost entirely uses weasel words]] | ||
(This portion of the MOS uses text from Wikipedia) | |||
== '''Infobox''' == | == '''Infobox''' == | ||
