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== General guidelines ==
 
== General guidelines ==
The Bisq wiki adheres to the Wikipedia Manual of Style whenever possible. There are some styles that Wikipedia does not cover, such as Tasks and Procedures, they will be documented in [[Exceptions]] below. <!-- Wikipedia has an extensive Manual of Styles we should leverage it whenever possible and only document exceptions. -->
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The Bisq wiki adheres to the Wikipedia Manual of Style whenever possible. There are some styles that Wikipedia does not cover, such as Tasks and Procedures, they will be documented in '''Exceptions''' below. <!-- Wikipedia has an extensive Manual of Styles we should leverage it whenever possible and only document exceptions. -->
  
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style <big>Manual of Style</big>]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style <big>Manual of Style</big>]

Revision as of 08:30, 23 March 2020


General guidelines

The Bisq wiki adheres to the Wikipedia Manual of Style whenever possible. There are some styles that Wikipedia does not cover, such as Tasks and Procedures, they will be documented in Exceptions below.

Exceptions

Non English language articles

Until there is a need for separate language wikis, create articles in the non English language with the English translation in comments. See Running Bisq in China as an example.

Procedures

The Bisq wiki contains many procedures. The Wikipedia Manual of Styles does not include styles technical tasks and procedures. Another style guide is in-process.

Tabs, buttons and UI elements

UI elements such as tabs and buttons are indicated in bold text. When