Techversity Wiki:Style Guide


 * Last Edited: 20 February 2021

The following is a basic style guide that articles on must follow:

Abbreviations

 * Write out both the full version and the abbreviation at first occurrence.
 * Acronyms are pluralized by adding -s or -es.
 * Do not invent abbreviations or acronyms.
 * Use the  element for abbreviations and acronyms:   will generate HTML, and hovering over the text will display a tooltip of the long form.

Dates and time

 * The format for dates (i.e. day month year or month day year) does not matter as long as one format is consistently used throughout an article.
 * For month and year, write February 2000 with no comma.
 * If a numerical format is required, use the YYYY-MM-DD format: 2007-02-28.

Grammar

 * All pages on the wiki should use American English (i.e. color, not colour ). Quotes are exempted from this rule.
 * Use gender-neutral language and avoid using the generic he/she pronouns, except in quotations.
 * Avoid first-person pronouns such as I, my, we, us, or other similar forms.
 * Official names of companies and organizations should not be altered.

Mathematical symbols

 * For a negative sign or subtraction operator, use a minus sign (type &amp;minus; ).
 * For multiplication, use a dot or a multiplication sign (type &amp;times; or &amp;sdot; ).
 * Exponentiation should be indicated by a superscript (type undefined ).

Sources and Citations

 * It does not matter which citation style is used (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) as long as one style is used consistently throughout an article.