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To better engage your vocabulary in your post, try using strong verbs. Always remember to cite your sources, and give credit to where you got your information. | To better engage your vocabulary in your post, try using strong verbs. Always remember to cite your sources, and give credit to where you got your information. | ||
A writer can also link readers to other, more detailed, supporting information with hyper-linking. This type of link sends readers directly to your supporting pages. | A writer can also link readers to other, more detailed, supporting information with hyper-linking. This type of link sends readers directly to your supporting pages. | ||
Make your post interesting by using lists, bold headings, and block quotes. '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_%22Ignore_all_rules%22_means#Use_common_sense Use common sense]''' when composing your entry. "Thus Wikipedia is not only a reference source, but it is the acknowledged site on the Web for claiming an interpretation of knowledge, as well as a place for controlling public image on an important gure. Both of these functions are substantial and substantially beyond the scope of a traditional encyclopedia" | Make your post interesting by using lists, bold headings, and block quotes. '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_%22Ignore_all_rules%22_means#Use_common_sense Use common sense]''' when composing your entry. "Thus Wikipedia is not only a reference source, but it is the acknowledged site on the Web for claiming an interpretation of knowledge, as well as a place for controlling public image on an important gure. Both of these functions are substantial and substantially beyond the scope of a traditional encyclopedia".<ref> Matthew Barton, Robert Cummings. <i>Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom</i>. University of Michigan. Jan. 2009. Print.</ref> | ||
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2. Ward Cunningham, Bo Leuf. <i>The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web</i>. Addison-Wesley Professional. April. 2001. Print. | 2. Ward Cunningham, Bo Leuf. <i>The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web</i>. Addison-Wesley Professional. April. 2001. Print. | ||