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This is the '''Style policy''', or Manual of Style, of | --> | ||
:''See also: [[Linguifex:Policy]]'' | |||
This is the '''Style policy''', or Manual of Style, of '''Linguifex'''. This policy is a style guide for editing and creating articles, guides and languages on our wiki. | |||
The Style policy presents the Wiki's own style, to help editors produce articles with consistent, clear, and precise language, layout, and formatting. The goal is to make the wiki | The Style policy presents the Wiki's own style, to help editors produce articles with consistent, clear, and precise language, layout, and formatting. The goal is to make the wiki easier and more intuitive to use. Consistency in language, style, and formatting promotes clarity and understandability; this is especially important within an article. | ||
Where more than one style is acceptable, editors should not change an article from one of those styles to another without a substantial reason. Revert-warring over optional styles is unacceptable. If discussion cannot determine which style to use in an article, defer to the style used by the first major contributor. | Where more than one style is acceptable, editors should not change an article from one of those styles to another without a substantial reason. Revert-warring over optional styles is unacceptable. If discussion cannot determine which style to use in an article, defer to the style used by the first major contributor. | ||
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==[[File:Linguist.png|75px]] Language== | ==[[File:Linguist.png|75px]] Language== | ||
The standard and official language of | The standard and official language of Linguifex is [[wikipedia:English|English]]. | ||
*English is the language used in all articles on [[:Category:Conlangs|constructed languages]], [[:Category:Linguistics|linguistics]], [[:Category:Guides|guides]] et cetera. | *English is the language used in all articles on [[:Category:Conlangs|constructed languages]], [[:Category:Linguistics|linguistics]], [[:Category:Guides|guides]] et cetera. We prefer no major national variety of the language over any other. These varieties (e.g. [[w:British English|British English]], [[w:U.S. English|U.S. English]]) differ in vocabulary (''[[wiktionary:tap|tap]]'' vs ''[[wiktionary:faucet|faucet]]''), spelling (''[[wiktionary:centre|centre]]'' vs ''[[wiktionary:center|center]]''), and occasionally grammar. | ||
*There is no official dialect or accent of the English language explicitly established, thus any dialect may be used on all articles. | *There is no official dialect or accent of the English language explicitly established, thus any dialect may be used on all articles. | ||
:It is therefore desireable if the editors by common sense restrict the usage of words that might be unintelligible for other users. | :It is therefore desireable if the editors by common sense restrict the usage of words that might be unintelligible for other users. | ||