User blog:Merganafan23/Just some editing tips...

I am the first to tell you that I am not perfect, and my husband would tell you I use commas way too much.

But, I've noticed in a few articles that there are lots of things repeated within the article, sometimes within the same paragraph. And, some of the things that I've seen have been one massive block of text, making it difficult to read through quickly.

Thus, some useful tips for article editing:

While this is the coolest encyclopedia around, it is still that. Keep paragraphs and sentences short. Having just 3-4 sentences per paragraph and concise sentences help readers to skim an article quickly. Many of the readers on this wiki are fanfic writers *raises hand* using these pages as a quick reference guide. It really helps to keep the flow of writing going when you don't have to sift through lots of extraneous info.

Copy and paste the text, a paragraph or two at a time, into word or notepad before you edit. It keeps things from getting lost and it helps to refer back to the original text if you lose track of what you or the previous editor was trying to say. *Just be sure to preserve the hyperlink formatting!*

Avoid opinion when writing in the sections. While many of us or all us us agree that character a forgave character b too quickly or character y overreacted to what character z did, it doesn't really fit in an encyclopedic entry. For there are two sides to every story, and two sides to any arguement.

Happy Wiki-ing!