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== Welcome to EliteWiki ==
 
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Just use common sense and your best English.
   
Well, since we don't have anything on this page, just use common sense and your best English.
 
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Failing the above, try [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia's Manual of Style].
 
Some info can be found on the [[Help:Contents]] page. For usage and configuration help see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide].
 
   
 
== Elite Wiki and Wikipedia ==
 
== Elite Wiki and Wikipedia ==
   
Failing the above, try [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia's Manual of Style].
 
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Some major differences between Elite Wiki and Wikipedia:
   
Some differences between Elite Wiki and Wikipedia:
 
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* There are no references on Elite Wiki. Use <code><nowiki><small> ... </small></nowiki></code> tags to set references apart from regular article content
* There are no references on Elite Wiki (apparently the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite Cite Extension] has not been installed)
 
 
* It is not customary to use '''bolds''' for the first time the title of an article is mentioned in the article
 
* It is not customary to use '''bolds''' for the first time the title of an article is mentioned in the article
 
* Capitals are used in titles and headers ''indiscriminately'', not just for proper nouns
 
* Capitals are used in titles and headers ''indiscriminately'', not just for proper nouns
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* Elite Wiki uses English English on all articles, as opposed to American English
   
 
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 14 February 2016

Just use common sense and your best English.

Failing the above, try Wikipedia's Manual of Style.

Elite Wiki and Wikipedia

Some major differences between Elite Wiki and Wikipedia:

  • There are no references on Elite Wiki. Use <small> ... </small> tags to set references apart from regular article content
  • It is not customary to use bolds for the first time the title of an article is mentioned in the article
  • Capitals are used in titles and headers indiscriminately, not just for proper nouns
  • Elite Wiki uses English English on all articles, as opposed to American English