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== Notice and request for participation ==

There is <del>an RfC</del> <ins>a Requested move</ins> in which the participation of editors/watchers of this article would be greatly appreciated: 
*[[Talk:Assault weapons legislation#Requested move]]

Thank you. --[[User:Lightbreather|Lightbreather]] ([[User talk:Lightbreather|talk]]) 22:46, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

It was an RfC, but I realized this is the appropriate process. [[User:Lightbreather|Lightbreather]] ([[User talk:Lightbreather|talk]]) 05:02, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

==House style in illustration==
[[House style]] redirects here, but this article doesn't cover that concept as it applies to illustration.  Companies that produce comics and animation often have a house style that's used in their published work, so that not only are specific characters such as Bugs Bunny or Archie Andrews drawn the same way, but other characters, settings, etc are drawn consistently. Some of this is a reflection of [[corporate identity]] (it isn't covered there either) but it's closer in spirit and practice to the use of a writing style guide. -[[User:JasonAQuest|Jason A. Quest]] ([[User talk:JasonAQuest|talk]]) 16:19, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
:Hearing no further input, I've changed the redirect into a disambig page. -[[User:JasonAQuest|Jason A. Quest]] ([[User talk:JasonAQuest|talk]]) 19:04, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

== Sizes section list ==

Shouldn't the list items be followed instead by a mere comma, considering the list itself lacks any commas? Otherwise, the semi-colons are technically being used incorrectly. o.o Just want(ed) to ask before changing them.
~ [[User:gotjane|gotjane]] 00:49, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

: It's because the list items are freehanging. There's wide precedent for such use. But freehanging list items don't really need any terminal punctuation (and that is the more common style), so I'll just delete them. [[User:Quercus solaris|Quercus solaris]] ([[User talk:Quercus solaris|talk]]) 23:45, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

== Use of 'cascade' in 1.1 ==

I don't think this usage is correct or clear.Does the smaller object cascade into the larger? I will edit unless there are objections. [[User:DavidCh0|DavidCh0]] ([[User talk:DavidCh0|talk]]) 07:36, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

: No, it is already correct as is. It is already explained at the top of the section. The concept is directly analogous to [[Cascading Style Sheets]], where inline styles in HTML cascade over CSS styles. For example, is Heading 1 element (h1) italic or not italic? If CSS instructs that it is italic, but inline style instructs that it is not italic, the inline wins. The same principle is at work on the human-readable level of style guides. If a project style sheet says "Use [[APA style]] unless otherwise indicated," then the editor edits to APA style except for the exceptions defined in the project style sheet (say, for example, that APA hyphenates a certain term but the editorial office of journal XYZ prefers open styling for it). [[User:Quercus solaris|Quercus solaris]] ([[User talk:Quercus solaris|talk]]) 00:58, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

:: In your example the ''italic'' specified in the Cascading Style Sheet cascades over HTML inline styles, unless the  inline style specifies that it is not italic. The word cascade implies top to bottom, larger to smaller. Think waterfall. This is why I find the analogy confusing, and why I think the references to cascading and web design need to be removed. [[User:DavidCh0|DavidCh0]] ([[User talk:DavidCh0|talk]]) 11:40, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

== Editing Canadian English ==
I believe there is a newer edition, but haven't read it myself -- online and print. Although only bibliographic, as I haven't seen any of it beyond press releases I don't feel qualified to update it (particularly as core content of this article, rather than more usually modest role of references). Any editors out there (lol!) who have want to update its bullet here?
[[User:DanTrent|DanTrent]] ([[User talk:DanTrent|talk]]) 11:02, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

== Photo ==
Why in heaven's name would we want to illustrate an article on style guides with a photo of a dictionary? That makes as much sense as illustrating an article on aardvarks with a photo of an anteater. [[Special:Contributions/137.83.219.6|137.83.219.6]] ([[User talk:137.83.219.6|talk]]) 20:44, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

== Isn’t this article lacking credible sources? ==

This article seems almost like entirely an original research essay. I’m very new to Wikipedia, and I don’t have general knowledge in this field, so it’s beyond my ability to improve it a lot. [[User:ChishaWolf|ChishaWolf]] ([[User talk:ChishaWolf|talk]]) 16:04, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

: The article as of today is a short [[expository writing|exposition]] of basic facts about its topic, providing dozens of concrete examples (via inline mention of them, with links to their articles). See [[WP:BLUE]] for more help regarding how Wikipedia handles basic facts. Of course it is true that where it states basic facts such as "style guides often give advice about usage" or "style guides often give advice about punctuation", this article could cite specific chapters of specific MOSs (such as the [[The Chicago Manual of Style|CMOS]] chapter on punctuation, for example) so that it would have a numbered reference list. That can be done whenever anyone has time to do such a self-evident backfilling. But in the meantime, it does not translate to any idea that any of the basic information in the article is "original", or "research", or an "essay". [[User:Quercus solaris|Quercus solaris]] ([[User talk:Quercus solaris|talk]]) 06:25, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
:::Agreed. Most of WP's articles could use some improvement, but this one is nothing like "an original research essay". <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family:'Trebuchet MS'"> — [[User:SMcCandlish|'''SMcCandlish''']] [[User talk:SMcCandlish|☏]] [[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|¢]] 😼 </span> 18:46, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
::Hello, I'm also new, but I was wondering what both of you thought about the first and only reference. Although it is a good source, I'm not sure if the definition of a style guide should be coming from The Guardian. [[User:2020sEra|2020sEra]] ([[User talk:2020sEra|talk]]) 18:33, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
:::''The Guardian and Observer style guide'' {{sic}} is one of the major style guides for British news writing. It may not be a comprehensive one, or one that agrees with other style guides (especially academic ones) on everything, but it seems reasonable when it says its purpose is to provide a set of standards for the writing, formatting, and design of documents.  Similar statements are probably findable in other style guides laying out what their purpose is. There doesn't seem to be anything incorrect about the statement that a style guide provides a set of standards for the writing, formatting, and design of documents, so what is the issue? <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family:'Trebuchet MS'"> — [[User:SMcCandlish|'''SMcCandlish''']] [[User talk:SMcCandlish|☏]] [[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|¢]] 😼 </span> 18:46, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
::::Hello - I reviewed the source, and it seems the content of the link has changed to no longer include the definition used in this article. I've updated the source to an article that provides more or less the same definition. [[User:GingerStoleMyBread|GingerStoleMyBread]] ([[User talk:GingerStoleMyBread|talk]]) 23:30, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

==Wiki Education assignment: Introduction to Technical and Professional Communication==
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<span class="wikied-assignment" style="font-size:85%;">— Assignment last updated by [[User:Savmanbanans|Savmanbanans]] ([[User talk:Savmanbanans|talk]]) 17:29, 7 November 2023 (UTC)</span>

:As part of my assignment, I made multiple copy edits throughout the entire article. I mostly removed repetitive information and refined word choices to allow for an easier read through. I made sure to leave comments for my edits under the "View History" page for more experience Wiki editors to review as well. I also added a few citations, but I noticed one of them appears broken. I tried fixing it, but I was unsuccessful. If anyone can help with that, I'd be appreciative. Below, I describe an additional section I made and whether or not this article should keep it.  [[User:2020sEra|2020sEra]] ([[User talk:2020sEra|talk]]) 16:20, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
::Some of that was an improvement, but some of it was not, including making claims not supported by the source material, not following our own style guide, using redundant wording, moving words or changing them in ways that completely changed the meaning of the material, etc. Rather than do a mass revert (which would be rude since you put significant work into it and some of your changes were constructive) or re-work it all in one potentially confusing pass, I tweaked it bit by bit with eplanatory edit summaries. (And a few improvements made in that series of edits don't relate to your changes). <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family:'Trebuchet MS'"> — [[User:SMcCandlish|'''SMcCandlish''']] [[User talk:SMcCandlish|☏]] [[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|¢]] 😼 </span> 19:17, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

== Website Style Guide ==

Hello Everyone, I added a small section concerning the specific use of website style guides. I'm not exactly sure whether or not the information belongs here or not, but I thought there should be a section acknowledging the difference. I thought it might be useful to audience members wondering what the difference might be between a website's style guide over a book publisher's style guide. What does everyone else think? And if maybe you don't agree with the exact information I have, do you think there should there be any information dedicated to web style guides only? Please let me know, thank you! [[User:2020sEra|2020sEra]] ([[User talk:2020sEra|talk]]) 16:13, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
:Needs copyediting for clarity. And Wikipedia uses sentence case not title case for headings ([[MOS:HEADINGS]]). <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family:'Trebuchet MS'"> — [[User:SMcCandlish|'''SMcCandlish''']] [[User talk:SMcCandlish|☏]] [[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|¢]] 😼 </span> 18:18, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

==Wiki Education assignment: Digital Writing==
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<span class="wikied-assignment" style="font-size:85%;">— Assignment last updated by [[User:Gcutrufello|Gcutrufello]] ([[User talk:Gcutrufello|talk]]) 17:30, 5 November 2024 (UTC)</span>

Aside from adding a few references, I revised a section of the lead to be more informative. I've also made some minor edits to phrasing throughout the article that I think may better convey the sentence meaning. I hope these edits were helpful. [[User:GingerStoleMyBread|GingerStoleMyBread]] ([[User talk:GingerStoleMyBread|talk]]) 19:30, 7 November 2024 (UTC)