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| * consistency in terms of tone (as though the entire endavor was written from the perspective of a single author), | * consistency in terms of tone (as though the entire endavor was written from the perspective of a single author), | ||
| * easy to locate information, | * easy to locate information, | ||
| - | * coverage of the broadest possible set of topics | + | * coverage of the broadest possible set of topics |
| While the guidebook is most likely going to originate out of the efforts of UT Martin professors/ | While the guidebook is most likely going to originate out of the efforts of UT Martin professors/ | ||
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| ==== Terse is Almost Always Better ==== | ==== Terse is Almost Always Better ==== | ||
| * This page may be the worst example of this principle. | * This page may be the worst example of this principle. | ||
| - | * Verbosity | + | * Terseness |
| * Keep editing to say everything in a few short statements. | * Keep editing to say everything in a few short statements. | ||
| * Pull content into auxiliary pages as necessary, make liberal use of links. | * Pull content into auxiliary pages as necessary, make liberal use of links. | ||
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