DreamHost talk:List of guidelines

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Proposed list of guidelines

Like it's sister page, this is an example of a page that really needs careful thought and consensus input. I'd like to propose a few items for the list, but I'd welcome input from all contributors. Here are a few obvious guidelines to get us started:

• Editing
  • Use the correct markup syntax
  • Write with a neutral point of view
  • Do not refer to yourself in an article ("I installed it" is bad)
  • Provide a "see also" section for related articles
  • For removal, seek approval! If you think something needs to be removed, vote for it on an article's Talk page.
  • Provide edit summaries
• Classification
  • Don't uses slashes (/) in the names of articles to create subpages. The old KB articles do this, and it's awful.
  • Categorize properly
  • With partial or unfinished articles, add a {{stub}} or {{cleanup}} tag.
• Discussion
  • Use "talk" pages to discuss matters of inclusion/exclusion etc. Never have discussions on article pages.
  • Sign your talk page comments with four tildes (~~~~) to be accountable and to help others understand the conversation.
  • Do not use sock puppets to try and rig votes or mislead other contributors.
• Behavior
  • Be nice, especially to n00bz
  • Avoid profanity, muthafrakkers!
  • Be accountable

Some of these will cross over into what makes up the list of policies. -- Scjessey 05:59, 17 Feb 2006 (PST)