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| − | *Good articles usually start with a short [[Guidelines to Make Good Articles#Overview|„Overview“]] or an "Introduction" section
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| − | *followed by the '''[[Guidelines to Make Good Articles#Main Part|main part]]''' (content should be clustered into [[Guidelines to Make Good Articles#Paragraphs|Paragraphs]])<br/>
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| − | *include [[Guidelines to Make Good Articles#Further Information|"Further Information"]]
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| − | *and end with [[Guidelines to Make Good Articles#References|"References"]].
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| + | The title of the article should be coherent with the theme of the article. Kindly use upper case for the first letters of the main words in the article title. For example , instead of writing "'''energy source''' as the article title, please write "'''Energy Source'''". |
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| − | == Overview<br/> == | + | = Article Structure<br/> = |
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| − | The “Overview” is a short text introducing the reader to the general topic of your article. This will help the reader to evaluate the article's relevance for him / her. Furthermore, by clearly explaining the subject, the reader will be better prepared for the following details. Background information can be given here as well as relevant definitions of important aspects.
| + | *Articles usually have a short „Overview“ or an "Introduction" section |
| | + | *the '''main part''' (content should be clustered into short Paragraphs)<br/> |
| | + | *'''Conclusion'''<br/> |
| | + | *'''Further Information ''' |
| | + | *'''[[#Article_References|References]]''' |
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| − | == Main Part<br/> == | + | == Article References<br/> == |
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| − | The main part includes the specific paragraphs and subparagraphs and if you have also further information.
| + | In order to ensure the quality of articles on energypedia, we highly encourage all our authors to add relevant references to their articles. |
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| + | In order to ensure a consistent quotation style we encourage you to use the [http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/harvard Harvard Citation Style for reference lists], however you are free to use whatever reference style suits you best. |
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| − | === Paragraphs<br/> ===
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| − | Paragraphs are used to structure texts and to make it easier for readers to follow the article's argumentation line.
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| − | A paragraph comprises several sentences which focus on one idea, argument or aspects.
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| − | *Overly long paragraphs can usually be divided into several, shorter subparagraphs, each dealing with different aspects.
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| − | === Headings<br/> ===
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| − | The headings automatically appear in the table of contents on top of each article (once there are at least 3 headings).
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| − | *When it comes to choosing a headline always try to find a description that focuses on the key aspects of the following paragraph and make it short and significant. If you are using a expression with a common abbreviation you can always add it there.
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| − | *When formatting always start with “Heading 1” and go hierarchically down for the subheadings. Subjects with the same hierarchy should have the same hierarchically heading format.
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| − | *Before each heading please include a space line and use capital letters in the heading<span style="color:#ff0000"></span>.
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| − | *Headings should not be a link at the same time - it is preferred if links are given in the section below the heading.
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| − | '''Example:'''
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| − | <span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Overview</span>
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| − | <span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Energy Situation</span>
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| − | <span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Problem Situation</span>
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| − | <span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Energy Resources</span>
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| − | <span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Biomass</span>
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| − | <span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Biomass Potential and Distribution</span>
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| − | <span class="tocnumber">4.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Biomass Stoves: Best Practice Case Study<span id="cke_bm_197E" style="display: none" data-cke-bookmark="1"></span></span>
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| − | -> For help how to add a heading find more information [[Add_Headings|here]].
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| − | === Length<br/> ===
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| − | When articles grow fast they can easily become confusing. This may dount some reader, who are trying to find the wanted information. This is why sometimes it makes sense to create a main page for this headline and link the sub articles to it. The main page would give the general information about the topic and all the other articles can go much more into detail being self contained articles itself as each article on a subtopic should be written as a stand-alone article.
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| − | == Further Information<br/> ==
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| − | If you have any further information to the specific topic this paragraph is the place to list it. However energypedia should not become a link list. Whenever this information can be included into your article this is the better solution.
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| − | == References<br/> ==
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| − | In order to ensure the quality, confirmability and trust in energypedia's articles we highly encourage all authors to make extensive use of references and footnotes.
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| − | Furthermore you might use these footnotes to make minor comments that did not fit in the flow of the main text but are still worthwhile sharing.
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| − | In order to ensure a consistent quotation style we encourage you to use the [http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/harvard Harvard Citation Style for reference lists], however you are free to use whatever reference style suits you best: | + | |
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| | + | = Article Length = |
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| | + | Long articles are not easy to follow and the readers can get easily confused while reading through it. Theforefore, please create short articles on energypedia and in case of a long article, kindly break it into smaller short articles and [[Link_Articles|link to one another]]. |
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The title of the article should be coherent with the theme of the article. Kindly use upper case for the first letters of the main words in the article title. For example , instead of writing "energy source as the article title, please write "Energy Source".
In order to ensure the quality of articles on energypedia, we highly encourage all our authors to add relevant references to their articles.
-> For help how to insert, edit, link references please find more information in the help section "Set References".
Long articles are not easy to follow and the readers can get easily confused while reading through it. Theforefore, please create short articles on energypedia and in case of a long article, kindly break it into smaller short articles and link to one another.
Links are especially important for other users to get further information on the topic and it's a possibility to keep each article as short and precise as possible as you can "link" to the deeper level of your information instead of cramming it into one huge paragraph and repeating information that has been documented already somewhere else extensively.
Links also help to structure the wiki so that individual articles do not get lost. On energypedia we usualy distinguish between two different types of links:
