Editing pages

Good style tips

Signed and unsigned pages
If a page, or a part of a page is signed by an author then you should treat their words with respect. If you want to add comments you should append them rather than editing the original text. If pages are not signed you can think of them as being more collaberative.

Citations versus external references
External references naturally draw more attention than citations since they take up more space on the page. For this reason you should only mention full URLs if the page is of significant interest, or if you want to make a distinction about the protocol. Although citations can be associated with any protocol, users will normally assume the HTTP protocol and expect a web page - they may be surprised if their news reader is launched instead.

Unanswered questions and new ideas
If you have a question or a subject area you are unsure about, you can mention it as a page reference. Another user with more detailed knowledge can then fill in the blanks. This leads to a different way of writing down ideas - you can leave trailing references to unknown information and tangents which you, or someone else, can beef up later.

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