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Adding style guideline
These guidelines form an adjunct to the [[Conservapedia]] [[Conservapedia:Commandments|Commandments]].
These guidelines form an adjunct to the [[Conservapedia]] [[Conservapedia:Commandments|Commandments]].
==Style==
Use plain English, preferably [[American English]]. Do not surprise the reader with strange or unusual meanings. Do not pull punches or sugar coat things, with a few exceptions.
*Do not, for example, say "is controversial" when you mean "is criticized" - criticism is one side (negative), while controversy is two contending sides.
Avoid [[jargon]], i.e., words which only experts in a field can understand. So, don't say [[humerus]] when you can say [[thigh bone]]. When explaining advanced concepts in mathematics or science, begin with an introduction which any [[secondary school]] student can understand. If you can't explain it in simple words to a 10-year-old, you probably don't understand it very well yourself.
== Attribution ==
== Attribution ==