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[[Category:Jeremy Winterrowd]]
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=='''Grammar'''==
Make sure to follow the [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/journalism_and_journalistic_writing/ap_style.html Associated Press stylebook]. You're not expected to know everything about it.
=='''Writing'''==
=='''Writing'''==
*When writing the page, use common sense, make all sentences with a CAPITAL first letter of the first word in a sentence, and to END all sentences with a period. However, you shouldn't abuse it
*When writing the page, use common sense, make all sentences with a CAPITAL first letter of the first word in a sentence, and to END all sentences with a period. However, you shouldn't abuse it
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*<nowiki>{{NSFW}}</nowiki> - if the article is about a [[screamer]] or [[shock site]] that includes a NSFW materials, add a NSFW template.
*<nowiki>{{NSFW}}</nowiki> - if the article is about a [[screamer]] or [[shock site]] that includes a NSFW materials, add a NSFW template.
*<nowiki>{{NSFL}}</nowiki> - if the article has a topic about (tragic, disasters, murder, pedophilia, necrophilia), add a NSFL template.
*<nowiki>{{NSFL}}</nowiki> - if the article has a topic about (tragic, disasters, murder, pedophilia, necrophilia), add a NSFL template.
== '''I, You, We''' ==
Unless quoting someone, do not use these words.
* Replace "Once <i>we</i> reach the third level of [[The Maze]], the walls get thin and <i>you</i> reach 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.


== '''Sexist/Genderist Language''' ==
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).
* <s>If the player presses the button on <b>his</b> keyboard...</s>
** 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>hir</b> keyboard...
== '''Citing Sources''' ==
== '''Citing Sources''' ==
Generally, all work that can not be found out by the screamer itself should be cited.
Generally, all work that can not be found out by the screamer itself should be cited.
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=='''Humor'''==
=='''Humor'''==
Adding humor is encouraged on the wiki. Just make sure that the joke actually makes sense. Look at [http://Rationalwiki.org RationalWiki] and [http://tcrf.net The Cutting Room Floor] for inspiration. Also, make sure jokes are not super offensive.
Adding humor is encouraged on the wiki. Just make sure that the joke actually makes sense. Look at [http://Rationalwiki.org RationalWiki] and [http://tcrf.net The Cutting Room Floor] for inspiration. Also, make sure jokes are not super offensive.
=='''First Sentence'''==
In most cases, the first sentence should start off with the name of the screamer in bold. Then a brief description of the year, the type (game, video, etc), and the maker should be added.
*'''The Maze''' is a game created by Jeremy Winterrowd in 2005.
=='''Periods, Commas, and other Punctuation'''==
When making a list, always add the oxford comma. This prevents misconceptions about what is happening.
*<s>[[Jeff the Killer]], [[Regan MacNeil]] and [[Pazuzu]] pop up with a scream.</s>
*[[Jeff the Killer]], [[Regan MacNeil]], and [[Pazuzu]] pop up with a scream.<br /><br /> 


=='''Categories'''==
=='''Categories'''==
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