[2024-feb-29] Sad news: Eric Layton aka Nocturnal Slacker aka vtel57 passed away on Feb 26th, shortly after hospitalization. He was one of our Wiki's most prominent admins. He will be missed.
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slackdocs:styleguide [2012/09/05 16:13 (UTC)] – [A General Note on Style] hazel | slackdocs:styleguide [2012/09/08 03:24 (UTC)] – [A General Note on Style] added external definition of "foo" nocturnal.slacker | ||
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* If your text has examples of key presses, use the %%< | * If your text has examples of key presses, use the %%< | ||
* Avoid the passive voice. Use it only when alternatives would be clumsy. | * Avoid the passive voice. Use it only when alternatives would be clumsy. | ||
- | * Try to avoid long-windedness. "To do x, use the -y option" | + | * Try to avoid long-windedness. "To do x, use the -y option" |
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* English is the primary language of the Wiki. Every Wiki article must **at least** have an English version. | * English is the primary language of the Wiki. Every Wiki article must **at least** have an English version. | ||
- | * When you want to translate a page, you must not change the name of the page. \\ For example to translate [[slackbook:install|slackbook:install]] into Brazilian Portuguese, just add the **pt-br:** prefix in the URL like this: [[pt-br: | + | * When you want to translate a page, you must not change the name of the page. \\ For example to translate [[slackware:install|slackware:install]] into Brazilian Portuguese, just add the **pt-br:** prefix in the URL like this: [[pt-br: |
* If you want to create a //new// page in your native language, first create the English version of the page using an English word for the page. A page name like " | * If you want to create a //new// page in your native language, first create the English version of the page using an English word for the page. A page name like " |