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(Top) 1 Keys to a good "dos and don'ts" page 2 Dos and don'ts pages 2.1 Encyclopedia content 2.2 Collaboration 3 See also 3.1 Manual of Style-related 3.2 General formatting

Wikipedia:Dos and don'ts

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This help page is a how-to guide.

It details processes or procedures of some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms and practices. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, and may reflect varying levels of consensus and vetting.

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WP:DOS

"Dos and don'ts" pages are information pages that summarize Wikipedia policies, guidelines, and style in bullet points. They present the most important points in a quick list, for the benefit of editors who are not inclined to read the full, authoritative guidance. They are especially useful for highlighting guidance that is unique to Wikipedia.

Keys to a good "dos and don'ts" page[edit]

To apply a standard format, use the template {{dodont}}.
Keep bullets short – for more information, users can always check the full guideline.
Only include the most important and non-obvious points from the guideline.
Try to keep the "dos" and "don'ts" lists the same length, with 5–8 bullets each.
Bold and wikilink the key terms in each bullet.
List the most important bullets at the top.
Link to a relevant WikiProject, if one exists.
Add the page to relevant Wikipedia namespace categories.
Include the {{Help Project}} banner, and any other relevant WikiProject banners, on the talk page.

Dos and don'ts pages[edit]

Encyclopedia content[edit]

Page	Shortcut
Accessibility dos and don'ts	WP:ACCDD
Article title dos and don'ts	WP:TITLEDD
Biography dos and don'ts	WP:BIODD
Biographies of living persons dos and don'ts	WP:BLPDD
Categorization dos and don'ts	WP:CATDD
Disambiguation dos and don'ts	WP:DABDD
Long dab dos and don'ts	WP:LDDD
Image dos and don'ts	WP:IMGDD
Lead dos and don'ts	WP:LEADDD
Linking dos and don'ts	WP:LINKDD
List dos and don'ts	WP:LISTDD
References dos and don'ts	WP:REFDD
Table dos and don'ts	WP:TABDD

Collaboration[edit]

Page	Shortcut
Consensus dos and don'ts	WP:CONDD
Talk dos and don'ts	WP:TALKDD

See also[edit]

Help desk

Manual of Style-related[edit]

Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style – an overview of commonly used style guidelines
Wikipedia:Styletips – a list of advice for editors on writing style and formatting in a bullet-point format
Help:Introduction to the Manual of Style – a quick introduction to the style guide for articles
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Reading schedule – a reading schedule designed to assist editors in becoming familiar with Manual of Style

General formatting[edit]

Wikipedia:Tips – overview page were you can digest how to use Wikipedia in bite-sized morsels.
Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia – a page that provides information on the basics needed to edit Wikipedia
Wikipedia:Writing better articles – guidance on how to improve articles
Help:Cheatsheet – a page that provides the most commonly used wiki markup