Official NixOS Wiki:Contributing: Difference between revisions

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===Language===
===Language===


Discussion articles should be written in clear, standard and professional language. To this end, the following considerations apply:
NixOS wiki 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.
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* ''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.
* ''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).
* ''Code'': code examples should be minimal, to-the-point, and illustrative of the surrounding text.


== Tagging Articles ==
== Tagging Articles ==