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| | The title of the article should reflect the theme of the article. Kindly capitalise the first letter of all main words in the article title. For example, instead of writing "'''energy source"''' as the article title, please write "'''Energy Source'''". | | The title of the article should reflect the theme of the article. Kindly capitalise the first letter of all 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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| | == Article References<br/> == | | == Article References<br/> == |
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| − | In order to ensure the quality of articles on energypedia, we highly encourage all our authors to add relevant references to their articles. | + | In order to ensure a high 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. | | 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 Categories<br/> == | | == Article Categories<br/> == |
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| | To make your articles easily accessible to other energypedia users, don't forget to categorize them. Categories help consolidate the articles on energypedia into relevant themes, making it easier for other users to search and find them.<br/> | | To make your articles easily accessible to other energypedia users, don't forget to categorize them. Categories help consolidate the articles on energypedia into relevant themes, making it easier for other users to search and find them.<br/> |
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| − | *To see a list of articles, click '''[https://energypedia.info/wiki/Special:Categories here]'''. | + | *To see a list of categories, click '''[https://energypedia.info/wiki/Special:Categories here]'''. |
| | *For help on how to categorize articles, please click '''[[How to use Categories|here]]'''. | | *For help on how to categorize articles, please click '''[[How to use Categories|here]]'''. |
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| | = Article Length = | | = Article Length = |
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| − | Long articles are not easy to follow and the readers can get easily confused while reading through it. Therefore, please create short articles and in case of a long article, kindly break it into smaller short articles and '''[[Link Articles|link them to one another]]'''. | + | Long articles are difficult to follow and the reader can easily get lost or confused. Therefore, please create short articles. In the case of a long articles, kindly break them into smaller short articles and '''[[Link Articles|link them to one another]]'''. |
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| | = Integration Into the Wiki Structure<br/> = | | = Integration Into the Wiki Structure<br/> = |
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| | == Links (External/Internal)<br/> == | | == Links (External/Internal)<br/> == |
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| − | Links are especially important for other users to get further information on the topic. They help to make an article short and precise by interlinking between articles and not repeating the information that has already been documented somewhere else. | + | Links are especially useful to other users who may want to get further information on a topic. They help to make an article short and precise by interlinking between articles and not repeating information that has already been documented somewhere else. |
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| − | Links also help to structure the wiki so that individual articles do not get lost. On energypedia we usually distinguish between two types of links: | + | Links also help structure a wiki so that individual articles do not get lost. On energypedia we usually distinguish between two types of links: |
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| | #'''Internal Link: '''The first option is to [[Link Articles|link to another article]] or to [[Link to a Headline|link to a particular headline]] in another or the same article, within energypedia. If you want to link to a file it needs to be [[Uploading Pictures and Documents|uploaded before]]. For instructions on linking to a file, click [[Insert File as Picture / Link|here]]. | | #'''Internal Link: '''The first option is to [[Link Articles|link to another article]] or to [[Link to a Headline|link to a particular headline]] in another or the same article, within energypedia. If you want to link to a file it needs to be [[Uploading Pictures and Documents|uploaded before]]. For instructions on linking to a file, click [[Insert File as Picture / Link|here]]. |
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The title of the article should reflect the theme of the article. Kindly capitalise the first letter of all 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 a high quality of articles on energypedia, we highly encourage all our authors to add relevant references to their articles.
To make your articles easily accessible to other energypedia users, don't forget to categorize them. Categories help consolidate the articles on energypedia into relevant themes, making it easier for other users to search and find them.
Long articles are difficult to follow and the reader can easily get lost or confused. Therefore, please create short articles. In the case of a long articles, kindly break them into smaller short articles and link them to one another.
Links are especially useful to other users who may want to get further information on a topic. They help to make an article short and precise by interlinking between articles and not repeating information that has already been documented somewhere else.
Links also help structure a wiki so that individual articles do not get lost. On energypedia we usually distinguish between two types of links:
