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include foreign terms as extra information but avoid writing articles that can only be understood if the reader understands the foreign terms such words are equivalent to jargon which should be explained somehow in the english language wikipedia the english form does not always have to come first sometimes the non english word is better as the main text with the english in parentheses or set off by commas after it and sometimes not for example see perestroika shortcut wp nonenglishtitle wp nonenglishtitle non english words in the english language wikipedia should be written in italics with the exception of non latin scripts such as greek cyrillic and chinese non english words should be used as titles for entries only as a last resort again see perestroika english title terms taken from a language that does not use the roman alphabet can include the native spelling in parentheses see for example i ching simplified chinese 易经 traditional chinese 易經 pinyin yìjīng or sophocles ancient greek σοφοκλῆς the native spelling is useful for precisely identifying foreign words since transliterations may be inaccurate or ambiguous foreign terms within the article body do not need native spellings if they can be specified as title terms in separate articles just link to the appropriate article on first occurrence use color sparingly see also help using colors if possible avoid presenting information with color only within the article s text and in tables color should only be used sparingly as a secondary visual aid computers and browsers vary and you cannot know how much color if any is visible on the recipient s machine wikipedia is international colors have different meaning in different cultures too many colors on one page look cluttered and unencyclopedic specifically use the color red only for alerts and warnings awareness of color should be allowed for low vision viewers poor lighting color blindness screen reader software dark or overbright screens monochrome screens and the wrong contrast color settings on the display screen use clear precise and accurate terms be concise shortcut wp terse wp terse see also wikipedia summary style levels of detail and wikipedia too long didn t read articles should use only necessary words this does not mean using fewer words is always better rather when considering equivalent expressions choose the more concise vigorous writing is concise a sentence should contain no unnecessary words a paragraph no unnecessary sentences for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts this requires not that the writer make all his sentences short or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline but that every word tell william strunk jr from the 1918 work the elements of style reduce sentences to the essentials wordiness does not add credibility to wikipedia articles avoid circumlocutions like due to the fact that in place of because or at the present time for currently ongoing events should be qualified with as of 2026 conciseness alone does not justify removing information from an article principle of least astonishment shortcuts wp pla wp pla wp least wp least wp astonish wp astonish wp surprise wp surprise for the principle of least astonishment as applied to offensive content see wikipedia offensive material least astonishment and wmf resolution controversial content see also wikipedia disambiguation not what first comes to mind wikipedia manual of style text formatting other uses wikipedia redirect what needs to be done on pages that are targets of redirects and wikipedia principle of some astonishment when the principle of least astonishment is successfully employed information is understood by the reader without struggle the average reader should not be shocked surprised or confused by what they read do not use provocative language instead offer information gently use consistent vocabulary in parts that are technical and difficult to work out which parts of the sentence are going to be difficult for the reader try to put yourself in the position of a reader hitherto uninformed on the subject you should plan your page structure and links so that everything appears reasonable and makes sense a link should not take readers to somewhere other than where they thought it would go avoid easter egg links which require the reader to open them before understanding what s going on instead use a short phrase or a few words to describe what the link will refer to once it s opened similarly make sure that concepts being used as the basis for further discussion have already been defined or linked to a proper article explain causes before consequences and make sure your logical sequence is clear and sound especially to the layperson ensure that redirects and hatnotes that are likely to be useful are in place we cannot control all astonishment the point of an encyclopedia is to learn things after all but limiting the surprises our readers find within our articles text will encourage rather than frustrate our readers use of refers to shortcuts wp refers wp refers wp umd wp umd see also wikipedia wikipedia is not a dictionary fixing the introductory sentence removing refers to and wikipedia manual of style lead section first sentence phrases such as refers to is the name of describes or is a term for are sometimes used inappropriately in the first sentence of wikipedia articles for most articles the introduction is using a term rather than mentioning it this is known as the use mention distinction for example the article computer architecture once began with the sentence computer architecture refers to the theory behind the design of a computer that is not true computer architecture is the theory the words computer architecture refer to the theory but the article is not about the words it is about the theory thus it is better to say computer architecture is the theory behind the design of a computer to speak easily of the scope of a hyponym without confusing the term for the thing one can simply say that hyponym is any of various hypernym or any of a class of hypernym with trait x such as a pine is any conifer in the genus pinus of the family pinaceae not pine refers to any tree in the genus pinus of the family pinaceae for some controversial topics using a term in wikivoice might compromise neutrality as in race card and chick lit two concepts that are discussed but not broadly accepted in reliable sources in such cases it may be appropriate to use the refers to formulation to introduce a topic without concealing legitimate controversy disambiguation pages mention the term so in such cases it is correct to write great schism may refer to either of two schisms in the history of christianity however a content article should read there have been two great schisms in the history of christianity shortcut wp iswhen wp iswhen similarly use of the term is when is discouraged in the first sentence as it may be imprecise produce vague or circular definitions or define a term using a time clause when time is not central to the definition instead use a strong copula like is followed by a noun phrase for example the article nuchal cord once began with the sentence a nuchal cord is when the umbilical cord becomes wrapped around the fetus s neck however timing has nothing to do with the definition it is better to say a nuchal cord is a condition in which the umbilical cord becomes wrapped around the fetus s neck check your facts shortcut wp factcheck wp factcheck see also wikipedia verifiability write material that is true check your facts do not write material that is false this might require that you verify your alleged facts this is a crucial part of citing good sources even if you think you know something you have to provide references anyway to prove to the reader that the fact is true material that seems to naturally stem from sourced claims might not have been actually claimed in searching for good references to cite you might even learn something new be careful about deleting material that may be factual if you are inclined to delete something from an entry first consider checking whether it is true if material is apparently factual in other words substantiated and cited be extra careful about deleting an encyclopedia is a collection of facts if another editor provided a fact there was probably a reason for it that should not be overlooked therefore consider each fact provided as potentially precious is the context or overall presentation the issue if the fact does not belong in one particular article maybe it belongs in another examine entries you have worked on subsequent to revision by others have facts been omitted or deleted it may be the case that you failed to provide sufficient substantiation for the facts or that the facts you incorporated may need a clearer relationship to the entry protect your facts but also be sure that they are presented meaningfully check your fiction shortcut wp cyf wp cyf main page wikipedia manual of style writing about fiction the advice about factual articles also applies to articles on fiction subjects further considerations apply when writing about fictional topics because they are inherently not real it is important to keep these articles verifiable and encyclopedic if you add fictional information clearly distinguish fact and fiction as with normal articles establish context so that a reader unfamiliar with the subject can get an idea about the article s meaning without having to check several links instead of writing trillian is arthur dent s girlfriend she was taken away from earth by zaphod when he met her at a party she meets dent while travelling with zaphod write trillian is a fictional character from douglas adams s radio book and film series the hitchhiker s guide to the galaxy in the first book trillian is introduced to the main character arthur dent on a spaceship in her backstory she was taken away from earth when the space alien zaphod beeblebrox met her at a party use of fictional tenses shortcut wp fictense wp fictense works of fiction are generally considered to come alive for their audience they therefore exist in a kind of perpetual present regardless of when the fictional action is supposed to take place relative to the reader s now thus generally you should write about fiction using the historical present tense not the past tense see wp manual of style verb tense and wp manual of style writing about fiction contextual presentation examples homer presents achilles rages andromache laments priam pleads holden caulfield has a certain disdain for what he sees as phony friends is an american sitcom that was aired on nbc conversely discussion of history is usually written in the past tense and thus fictional history may be presented in that way as well chroniclers claimed that thalestris queen of the amazons seduced alexander the great articles 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