Help:Wiki University Manual of Style

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Manual of Style
This is an effort to set standards for the design and writing of articles for the FamilySearch Wiki. Click here to see the complete article on these topics: Preferred terms - how to refer to familysearch websites.
 * General Principles - what should be our tone and relationship with other contributors.
 * Dealing with other contributors.
 * What is appropriate content.
 * Having a neutral tone.
 * Clear and simple writing.
 * Bylines- what are your rights regarding your contributions.
 * Grammar and Style - general principles of grammar and writing style wanted in the Wiki.
 * Naming - how articles should be named and how they are written.
 * Naming a new article
 * Capitalization of titles
 * Place names
 * Diacritics and quotation marks
 * Punctuation in title
 * Abbreviations
 * Italics
 * Renaming articles
 * Organization
 * Subheadings
 * Punctuation - punctuation standards.
 * Formatting - formatting various parts of an article.
 * Fonts
 * Sources
 * Geographical names
 * Acronyms and Abbreviations
 * Capitalization
 * Spelling
 * Linking - formatting interior and exterior links.
 * Links to other articles in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Links to page sections
 * Linking to websites outside the Wiki

Try these out


 Exercises
 * Please read and be very familiar with Conditions of Use. FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style

Check your answers

 Quick Quiz
 * Keeping writing clear and simple is the goal of all contributions to the Wiki
 * True
 * False


 * We can express opinions on certain issues in the Wiki
 * True
 * False


 * All material contributed to the Wiki remains in the ownership of the author.
 * True
 * False


 * Use long sentences to express genealogical concepts.
 * True
 * False


 * Chicago Manual of Style is a good reference to use for acceptable grammar.
 * True
 * False


 * Titles should be short and leave no doubt as to what the article is about.
 * True
 * False


 * You can capitalize titles any way you want.
 * True
 * False


 * Abbreviations are ok in titles of articles.
 * True
 * False


 * The word "and" and an ampersand (&) may be used interchangeably.
 * True
 * False


 * You should display the URL in external links.
 * True
 * False

Check your answers