Tuesday, March 2, 2010

3 tips from the Manual of Style that I think are important

One tip that I thought could be particularly helpful was in article layout: where you can stick it. I think that for people who are especially new to WikiTravel, they may not know exactly where to put a piece of information. This page allows you to distinguish whether a museum is something you would place in "See" or "Do." It includes a large list of items to help writers determine how to categorize their posts.

Another page from the Manual of Style that I found useful was in formatting content: Wiki markup. It gives examples showing how to create certain visual and formatting layout outcomes. Therefore, if you want italics, bold words or links to click on, this page explains and displays how you can go about doing that.

Third, I think that in the writing style section the tips pertaining to tone are useful. This page covers how you (as a writer on a WikiTravel post) should address the [general] reader. It also lays guidelines for how you should write your posts, including not treating your reader like an idiot, how to include humor and the importance of being concise and specific with the information you provide.

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