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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 '''host.screamer.wiki'''. If that is not possible, Mediafire, Mega, Catbox, or any other free public hosting service is okay.
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 hosts (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.
 
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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** ...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)
(This portion of the MOS uses text from Wikipedia)

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