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"And I quote from this incredible account that happened to a man in the military"
Why?
This so-called encyclopedic article is simply the contents of a website pasted right in. It doesn't even remotely resemble an encyclopedic article.
Are you the owner of boomslanger.com, or have the permission from boomslanger.com to paste this content? I find this entire page to not belong in tinWiki. It's great that you support tinWiki and are interested in contributing, but please take a look at the instructions first. Go to the Help section, and the Community portal page -- both found through the left side panel. Optimist 20:57, 4 July 2008 (CDT)
Some writing tips
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A standard guide
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Hi. Here are some tips and pointers that I thought you should check out...
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How should an encyclopedic article in tinWiki begin?
- Write absolutely no title in the beginning—the page title is the article title.
- Begin the article with one full sentence. There is no option to this.
- The first sentence shall state immediately the topic. Example: If the page title is "Gold", then the first sentence is "Gold is a metal." Continue the introduction for a paragraph or two before any header is inserted into the article text.
Can I use images?
- An image may only be displayed if you have in fact researched that it is legal.
- Images must be hosted by you (or other tinWiki user). Do not link to an image file unless you uploaded it (or it already is used in tinWiki).
- Before any image is displayed in an article, it shall be correctly listed and signed in the image description page—here.
How do I create the actual article text, then?
- Think of tinWiki as a notebook—not as a scrap book. Do not paste material from articles you found on the web.
- Research the topic first, then write an original article for tinWiki. The result does not have to look "professional". You are not being paid, here, anyway. :-)
- Encyclopedic writing style is to write in plain, descriptive language.
- Do not make claims that are unsupported. Write neutral, factual statements.
- Also, avoid the word "you", and avoid questions. The reader should not "see" the writer, but only the facts.
- Spell out your words. Do not write "don't", but instead write "do not".
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Also remember that you can always come back to continue work on an article some other day, and others might also expand and improve the article you initiate.
Help desk
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Hope these are useful. Feel free to look around in the help pages that exist, and also to ask for help. Optimist 21:21, 4 July 2008 (CDT)
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