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Reverted edits by Acaxiqity (Talk) to last revision by Tai

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‎When not to use italics

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‎When not to use italics

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‎When to use italics

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‎When to use italics

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‎Bullet Points

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 If your article gets edited to match the style below, don't take it personally.  It has nothing to do with right or wrong, just consistency.  Further, based on these established styles you should feel empowered to edit the work of others to bring variances in line with our preferred guidelines.
->==Links==
+==Links==
 ===Internal Links===
 Link to an internal article the first time a topic appears on a page. Do not follow with additional links to the same article, (except in the links list at the end of a page).  For example:
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 ::John once flew on an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane airplane] seated next to Abraham Lincoln.
 ::''In this case, the link is superfluous because details about air travel and the origin of planes do not have any bearing on the statement.''
-&lt;br&gt;
+<br>
-&lt;br&gt;
+<br>
 ==Format Issues==

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 If your article gets edited to match the style below, don't take it personally.  It has nothing to do with right or wrong, just consistency.  Further, based on these established styles you should feel empowered to edit the work of others to bring variances in line with our preferred guidelines.
-==Links==
+>==Links==
 ===Internal Links===
 Link to an internal article the first time a topic appears on a page. Do not follow with additional links to the same article, (except in the links list at the end of a page).  For example:
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 ::John once flew on an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane airplane] seated next to Abraham Lincoln.
 ::''In this case, the link is superfluous because details about air travel and the origin of planes do not have any bearing on the statement.''
-<br>
+&lt;br&gt;
-<br>
+&lt;br&gt;
 ==Format Issues==

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 ::The book ''Trek Fiction'' included the short story ''The Birthday Bash''.
-''Do not ''the names of individual episodes of TV shows. Set these off with quotation marks.
+''Do not'' italicize the names of individual episodes of TV shows. Set these off with quotation marks.
 :*{{boldgreen|Correct}}
 ::My favorite ''Star Trek'' episode is "Balance of Power".

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 ::The book ''Trek Fiction'' included the short story ''The Birthday Bash''.
-''Do Not ''the names of individual episodes of TV shows. Set these off with quotation marks.
+''Do not ''the names of individual episodes of TV shows. Set these off with quotation marks.
 :*{{boldgreen|Correct}}
 ::My favorite ''Star Trek'' episode is "Balance of Power".
 :*{{boldred|Incorrect}}
 ::My favorite ''Star Trek'' episode is ''Balance of Power''.
 ==Usage==

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 ::George read ''Catcher in the Rye'' while sailing on the USS ''Enterprise''.
 :*{{boldred|Incorrect}}
-::George read "Catcher in teh Rye" while sailing on the ''USS Enterprise.''
+::George read "Catcher in the Rye" while sailing on the ''USS Enterprise.''
 Italicize the scientific names of plants and animals.

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 :... television series
 :... movies and plays
-:... operas and other full-length musical compositions, except for works that are named by their number or key (for example, Symphony No. 2)
+:... operas and full-length musical compositions, except for works that are named by their number or key (for example, Symphony No. 2)
 :... ships, planes, automobiles and trains, but not a prefix such as "USS"
 :*{{boldgreen|Correct}}
 ::George read ''Catcher in the Rye'' while sailing on the USS ''Enterprise''.
 :*{{boldred|Incorrect}}
-::George read "Catcher in teh Rye" while sailing on the ''USS ENterprise.''
+::George read "Catcher in teh Rye" while sailing on the ''USS Enterprise.''
 Italicize the scientific names of plants and animals.

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-When writing or editing articles for the REDdimension Wiki, you may be unsure, especially at first, as to what the proper writing style or usage might be.  This guide is designed to help you when writing for the Wiki and also to provide consistency across the articles in it.
+When writing or editing articles for [[REDdimension Wiki]], you may be unsure, especially at first, as to what the proper writing style or usage might be.  This guide is designed to help you when writing for the Wiki and also to provide consistency across the articles in it.
 Some matters of style and usage may be more subjective than others, and some of the style decisions below may be different that ones you may have been taught in school, but they are considered proper usage for this electronic publication.

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	For consistency’s sake, please follow the guidelines below when preparing or editing an article for the REDdimension Wiki.		For consistency’s sake, please follow the guidelines below when preparing or editing an article for the REDdimension Wiki.
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		+	If your article gets edited to match the style below, don't take it personally. It has nothing to do with right or wrong, just consistency. Further, based on these established styles you should feel empowered to edit the work of others to bring variances in line with our preferred guidelines.

	==Links==		==Links==

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 ::*Spain - Christmas 2003
 :*'''<font color=#800517>Incorrect</font>'''
-::Places that JOhn Doe has visited
+::Places that John Doe has visited
 ::*He went to Rome on a student trip his senior year
 ::*He travelled to Hawaii for his honeymoon and,