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Would you like to create an article that would be less likely to be nominated for deletion? Here are a few considerations:

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    Become familiar with the following policies:
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    Search for duplicates first.
    • Duplicates will eventually be merged or deleted.
    • Be sure that your topic is distinct from another.
    • Try an alternate technique. Example: Cure Hiccups.
    • Titles can be changed at a later time to best reflect content.
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    Address certain topics in a particular way.
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    • Character articles need to include the television show, movie or book of the character.
    • Share your copyrighted article by following certain guidelines.
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    Research sources to support concepts.
    • Use credible facts, and do not plagiarize, as plagiarism is illegal.
    • Obtain explicit permission from another author to legally import copyrighted content.
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    Take the time to create a fairly complete article.
    • Stubs, which are short or incomplete articles, can be quickly merged or deleted.
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    Write a good Introduction to summarize the content of the article.
    • Be sure to use more than one sentence.
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    Make each step action-oriented.
    • Articles need to solve everyday problems.
    • They also need to follow a logical sequence of steps to accomplish a goal.
    • Useless articles are deleted.
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    Avoid using personal references, such as "I," "me," and "my." This is a wiki, which means editors are collaborating to build a high-quality page on a particular topic, so personal references might be confusing
    • Use "you" or "your" to address the reader.
    • Address the general public and a world-wide audience.
      • Avoid vanity articles, which are only valuable to one person or a select group of insiders.
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    Add links and Related wikiHows for further reference.
    • Be sure to link, in relation to the content, using good judgement.
    • Irrelevant links may be confusing and difficult to correct.
    • Read our Internal Links policy for a better understanding on what kinds of internal links we want, and don't want, weaved.
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    Add images. Images enhance presentation, as well as clarify and illustrate concepts.
    • If you are registered, import or upload your own images.
    • If you are not registered, check out our current images.
    • Use clear photos that correlate with the article's content.
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    Copyedit and format your article.
    • Use proper grammar to be easily understood.
    • Create organization.
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  • Instinctive topics, such as how to eat, chew or swallow, are deleted as being useless.
  • Sarcastic topics are easily misunderstood and deleted. Submit jokes to Uncyclopedia, or another site that encourages joke articles.
  • Avoid topics that involve how to be hot, cute, cool, popular, prep, emo, goth, get a guy, get a girl or any variations. We already have dozens of these existing articles. Additional articles are likely to be merged or deleted because of "no new content".
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Recent edits by: Daniel Bauwens, Rock20000, Adelaide

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