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== General writing style == Writing should be in the future tense and remain in a third person perspective. Writing does not need to remain neutral or unbiased, but should be as general as possible to avoid disputes. For example, the sentence, "I used Kerrigan's abilities to farm multiple lanes quickly," is better written as, "Kerrigan can use her abilities to farm lanes quickly." When in doubt, consider that the writing on the Heroes of the Storm Wiki should act as if the game hasn't been played yet. It should be objective and refer to things that could happen in a game, rather than what has happened. Emphasis and formatting should be used in articles if necessary. Italics are recommended for emphasizing words, phrases, or sentences, while linking to another article should be used for referring to additional reading. Make frequent use of links when possible, but only link to a particular subject once per article. For example, if [[Tassadar]] appears multiple times in an article, he should only be linked the first time he appears. Use boldface sparingly, and usually reserve it for content and table headers, as well as definitions and to emphasize the article title in the lead sentence. If additional emphasis is required '''''bold italics''''' can be used. Italics and quotation marks are also used for other media. For example, the titles of other games should appear ''italicized''. === Do not use === * ALL CAPS * Slang or unprofessional abbreviations unless relevant ** "bot lane", "mia", "r u ok?" ** "''Mia'' is an abbreviation for ''missing in action''" would be a relevant use * Emoticons and smiley faces ** :) * Excessive punctuation ** !!!, ?! * Sentences beginning with lowercase letters ** using her q is very effective. === Paraphrasing other sources === In general, sources should not be paraphrased or copied from directly. To avoid this, it's recommended that at least two references be used on a particular topic, such that the writer must combine information uniquely from them. If information must be directly copied or paraphrased from a source, use a blockquote (start a new line with a colon (:)) to convey that the information is not original. In addition to a reference citation, a direct citation should be included inline in these cases. '''''Do not use direct quotations for biography or history sections!!''''' This is unprofessional. Do not copy biographies from other sites. Please paraphrase character histories in order to shorten their length. === Overlinking and underlinking === There is no objective number of links that is suitable for an article. However, articles should not possess too many or too few links. Too few links can make the information appear specific and can make the article a dead end, whereas too many can cause links to blend together and distract the reader. Follow these general rules when providing links: * No more than 10% of an article should be links, but each section in an article should contain at least one link. * Two links should never be immediately adjacent to each other, as it makes them appear to be the same link, e.g. [[Ranged]] [[heroes]]. * Generally a single term should only be linked once in an article, when it first appears. However, if a term is brought up multiple times in an article, it may be appropriate to link it again as a user that skips to a later subsection may have missed the earlier link. Use your discretion when relinking terms. * If most terms that would provide links have already been recently linked, a section may not necessarily need a link. Lists, tables, and groups of specific information such as abilities may each contain links. These generally do not abide by the same rules.
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