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==Language== | ==Language== | ||
Discussion articles should be written in clear, standard and professional language. To this end, the following | Discussion articles should be written in clear, standard and professional language. To this end, the following considerations apply: | ||
* ''Vocabulary'': use the simplest and most conventional words and expressions you can find to get your point across without oversimplifying. | * ''Vocabulary'': use the simplest and most conventional words and expressions you can find to get your point across without oversimplifying. | ||
* ''Organization'': keep your text structured in coherent sentences, paragraphs and sections, each with its own clear themes and topics. | * ''Organization'': keep your text structured in coherent sentences, paragraphs and sections, each with its own clear themes and topics. | ||
* ''Citations'': citations aren't required, but definitely appreciated; when citing code, hardlink to a particular revision. | * ''Citations'': citations aren't required, but definitely appreciated; when citing code, hardlink to a particular revision. | ||
* ''Attribution'': where external material is quoted or utilized in the article, and/or licensing or common sense demands it, place clear and complete attribution and (where possible) a link. | |||
* ''Code'': code examples should be cogent and illustrative of the surrounding text (otherwise they would normally go in one of the other article types). | |||
==Canonical Forms== | ==Canonical Forms== | ||