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<h4 class="media-heading" name="general-article-guide">General article guide</h4>
<h4 class="media-heading" name="general-article-guide">General article guide</h4>
*'''Every change must include a descriptive summary unless marked as a grammar change. We reserve the right to revert changes immediately and without comment, if the change itself lacks a commentary summary.'''
*'''Every change must include a descriptive summary unless marked as a grammar change. We reserve the right to revert changes immediately and without comment, if the change itself lacks a commentary summary.'''
*Please add the text '''<nowiki>{{proofread}}</nowiki>''' to the top of any new articles created so that it may be [[Project:Proofreading service|proofread]] by the [[PsychonautWiki#Founders|administrators]].
*Please try to back up and strengthen the validity of any statement with as many citations to relevant studies and explanations based upon logical reasoning as possible.
*Linking is usually limited to the first occurrence of the word or phrase in each article, not counting links inside infoboxes. This is because spamming too many wiki links makes articles difficult to read. Adding multiple links for the same term might be acceptable in very long articles where linked instances of the term are very far apart.
*Please add the text '''<nowiki>{{headerpanel|{{approval}}{{proofread}}}}</nowiki>''' to the top of any new articles created so that it may be [[Project:Proofreading service|proofread]] and approved by the [[PsychonautWiki#Founders|administrators]].
*The top level header (=Title=) has almost never any reason to be used in practice, as it is the page's title. In other words, top sections should be Level 2 (==Section==).[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting]
*Please use the "Move" function to move pages, instead of deleting the original page and recopying it manually into the new one, as to not lose all the edit history.
*[https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Category:Panels#Warnings Warning panels] within psychoactive substance articles should only be present if the danger could potentially result in an immediate short-term death or hospitalization for the average user. Warning panels should only be used sparingly. If a warning panel is not needed, then the harm potential information can be written in the introduction section, the dosage box in red text, and the harm and toxicity potential section instead.
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<h4 class="media-heading">Capital letters</h4>
*Capitalization of article titles and section headers should include the first letter of the first word being a capital letter, but it should otherwise follow the normal English rules of capitalization. For example, a section title should be "External links" instead of "External Links."
*The first letter of generic names of drugs should be lowercase while brand names must be capitalized. For example, [[Ambien]] is capitalized while [[zolpidem]] is not.     
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<h4 class="media-heading">Grammar and Style</h4>
*Always include at least a sentence about the subject when starting an article.
*Always include at least a sentence about the subject when starting an article.
*The first sentence should give a brief definition of the article's subject.
*The first sentence should give a brief definition of the article's subject.
*The definite article (the) and indefinite articles (a/an) should be avoided in article titles except when they are part of an official title.
*The definite article (the) and indefinite articles (a/an) should be avoided in article titles except when they are part of an official title.
*Please write in the third person: use "the person" instead of "you."
*Please write in the third person: use "the person" instead of "you."
*Please try to back up and strengthen the validity of any statement with as many citations to relevant studies and explanations based upon logical reasoning as possible.
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*Linking is usually limited to the first occurrence of the word or phrase in each article, not counting links inside info boxes. This is because spamming too many wiki links makes articles difficult to read. Adding multiple links for the same term might be acceptable in very long articles where linked instances of the term are very far apart.
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<h4 class="media-heading">Markup</h4>
*Please become acquainted with the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Wiki markup/formatting].
*Please become acquainted with the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Wiki markup/formatting].
*Please use the "Move" function to move pages, instead of deleting the original page and recopying it manually into the new one, as to not lose all the edit history.
*Please do not use dangling letters or words at the end of an internal link such as <nowiki>[[substance]]s</nowiki> and instead include the title in the link like so: <nowiki>substance|substances]]</nowiki>.
*The top level header (=Title=) has almost never any reason to be used in practice, as it is the page's title. In other words, top sections should be Level 2 (==Section==). [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting]
*Please use "File:" instead of "Image:" when linking to an image when possible, since "Image:" is the legacy way. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images]
*Please use "File:" instead of "Image:" when linking to an image when possible, since "Image:" is the legacy way. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images]
*[https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Category:Panels#Warnings Warning panels] within psychoactive substance articles should only be present if the danger could potentially result in an immediate short-term death or hospitalization for the average user. Warning panels should only be used sparingly. If a warning panel is not needed, then the harm potential information can be written in the introduction section, the dosage box in red text, and the harm and toxicity potential section instead.
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<h4 class="media-heading">Capital letters</h4>
*Capitalization of article titles and section headers should include the first letter of the first word being a capital letter, but it should otherwise follow the normal English rules of capitalization. For example, a section title should be "External links" instead of "External Links."
*The first letter of generic names of drugs should be lowercase while brand names must be capitalized. For example, [[Ambien]] is capitalized while [[zolpidem]] is not.     
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