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Policies and guidelines express standards that have community consensus, though to differing degrees: [[Project:POLICY|policies]] are considered a standard that all users should follow, whereas [[Project:GUIDE|guidelines]] are more advisory in nature. Both need to be approached with [[wikipedia:common sense|common sense]]. A user who acts against the spirit of them may be reprimanded, even if technically no rule has been violated. Those who edit in good faith, are civil, seek consensus, and work towards the goal of creating great documentation for the Joomla! project(s) should find a welcoming environment.
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Abstracts of current key policies and guidelines are given in the next sections including links to their full text.</noinclude>

==Wiki policy==
{{#section: Project:Wiki policy | introduction}}
:[[Project:Wiki policy|Read the full policy]] &hellip;

==Editorial style guides==
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The guides in this chapter should help authors and editors to preserve a consistant styling and naming of the wiki-based documentation. You can also download the general [http://help.joomla.org/workshop/documents/Editorial%20Style%20Guide%20v1.0.5.pdf Editorial Style Guide] (PDF) that applies to all Joomla! Documentation.
===Words to watch===
{{#section: Project:Words to watch | abstract}}
:[[Project:Words to watch|Read the full guideline]] &hellip;
===Summary style===
* Sections of long articles should be spun off into their own articles leaving a summary in its place
* Summary sections are linked to the detailed article with a {{tl|main|&lt;name of detailed article>}} or [[Template:Otheruses templates#For (other topic)|comparable template]]
* To preserve links to the edit history of the moved text, the first edit summary of the new article links back to the original: add <nowiki>"spin-off of [[Original large article]]"</nowiki> into the ''{{int:summary}}'' field.

==Documentation policies==
===Licensing===
{{license}}
:[[JEDL|Read the full license]] &hellip;
===Structure===
{{notice|1=Brief list of subjects that will be covered on dedicated pages.}}
* [[Project:Image naming convention|Image naming convention]]
* [[Project:Category|Category]]
:Categories help users navigate the Joomla! Documentation via multiple [[wikipedia:Taxonomy|taxonomies]]
:Categories are for defining characteristics, and should be specific, [[wikipedia:WP:NPOV|neutral]], inclusive and follow certain conventions.
* [[Project:Namespace|Namespace]]
* &hellip;

===Hatnotes===
{{#section-h: Project:Hatnotes }}
:[[Project:Hatnotes|Read the full guideline]] &hellip;

==See also==
*[[Project:Wiki Templates Project|Wiki Templates Project]]

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