Difference between revisions of "Talk:Style Guide"
(→"You" or "the user": new section) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Re: "When to link wiki-articles vs when to link main site". I'm thinking maybe just link inside the wiki everywhere except for the article about the actual tool/page/etc? My assumption is that people generally want to "stay in the wiki" when clicking stuff but I might be wrong? --[[User:4523550|4523550]] ([[User talk:4523550|talk]]) 22:36, 2 March 2021 (CET) | Re: "When to link wiki-articles vs when to link main site". I'm thinking maybe just link inside the wiki everywhere except for the article about the actual tool/page/etc? My assumption is that people generally want to "stay in the wiki" when clicking stuff but I might be wrong? --[[User:4523550|4523550]] ([[User talk:4523550|talk]]) 22:36, 2 March 2021 (CET) | ||
: Yes, I agree. Even if people want to have a link to the site, then it is only one extra click to go to the wiki page, then to the tool/page itself. I would also assume that references to the geocaching.com site are linked to the wiki page about geocaching.com too, unless it is a specific page (a bookmarklist, home location etc.). [[User:15789140|15789140]] ([[User talk:15789140|talk]]) 12:08, 4 March 2021 (CET) | : Yes, I agree. Even if people want to have a link to the site, then it is only one extra click to go to the wiki page, then to the tool/page itself. I would also assume that references to the geocaching.com site are linked to the wiki page about geocaching.com too, unless it is a specific page (a bookmarklist, home location etc.). [[User:15789140|15789140]] ([[User talk:15789140|talk]]) 12:08, 4 March 2021 (CET) | ||
| + | |||
| + | == "You" or "the user" == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Some pages like [[BadgeGen]] have been changed from the second person to the third person - e.g from "Once you have Ruby or higher you will unlock [[BadgeGen#Addons|Addons]]" to "Once the user has Ruby or higher they will unlock [[BadgeGen#Addons|Addons]]". This is acceptable for formal writing like Wikipedia, but for an instruction manual like this I think referring to readers in the second person is easier to understand. | ||
| + | |||
| + | For example, "To achieve the diamond badge, you need to log 5000 finds", or better still "Log 5000 finds to achieve the diamond badge." | ||
| + | |||
| + | What do others think? [[User:6278087|6278087]] ([[User talk:6278087|talk]]) 10:49, 14 December 2021 (CET) | ||
Revision as of 10:49, 14 December 2021
Re: "When to link wiki-articles vs when to link main site". I'm thinking maybe just link inside the wiki everywhere except for the article about the actual tool/page/etc? My assumption is that people generally want to "stay in the wiki" when clicking stuff but I might be wrong? --Pleu (4523550) (talk) 22:36, 2 March 2021 (CET)
- Yes, I agree. Even if people want to have a link to the site, then it is only one extra click to go to the wiki page, then to the tool/page itself. I would also assume that references to the geocaching.com site are linked to the wiki page about geocaching.com too, unless it is a specific page (a bookmarklist, home location etc.). DrAcorn (15789140) (talk) 12:08, 4 March 2021 (CET)
"You" or "the user"
Some pages like BadgeGen have been changed from the second person to the third person - e.g from "Once you have Ruby or higher you will unlock Addons" to "Once the user has Ruby or higher they will unlock Addons". This is acceptable for formal writing like Wikipedia, but for an instruction manual like this I think referring to readers in the second person is easier to understand.
For example, "To achieve the diamond badge, you need to log 5000 finds", or better still "Log 5000 finds to achieve the diamond badge."
What do others think? Optimist on the run (6278087) (talk) 10:49, 14 December 2021 (CET)
