Guidelines: Difference between revisions
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* 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. | * 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. | * 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# | * 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#Active contributors|site administrators]]. | ||
* Use [[ | * '''Use the [[Template:Substance Breakdown|substance breakdown template]] when creating new substance articles.''' | ||
* The top level header (=Title=) | * The top level header (=Title=) almost never has a 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. | * 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. | * [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. |