====== Good style ======

===== Page structure =====

If you begin a new page about a specific language, you will find that this page has a predefined structure:
  * page title: "language" in "country"
    * language designations
    * Language vitality according to
    * Linguistic aspects

Etc.

It is possible to change this structure, but please adhere to it as much as possible. 

===== Page content =====
To get an idea about what kind of information can be placed under each chapter header, please check the [[manual:example_page|example page]], or compare with existing language fact sheets.

===== Text length =====
Mercator's wiki on minority languages is an online platform: people will read the texts from screen. Therefore keep the texts short and concise.

For more hints on good style, read [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/tips:good_style|here]].

===== Referencing text =====
Try to accompany all statements about a language with references to written (preferably) or online publications. At the bottom of each section, there is a time stamp. If you update a section's information, please also update the section's time stamp. This can be done by clicking on {{http://dokuwiki/lib/plugins/timestamp/timestamp.png}} in the editing toolbar.