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WP:Tools

  • straight quotes ("...") and straight apostrophes ('), not curly quotes (“...”) and curly apostrophes (’). (direct copy from page)
  • copy code:
    • * straight quotes and apostrophes: Wikipedia guide MOS:CURLY calls for using straight quotes ("...") and straight apostrophes ('), not curly quotes (“...”) and curly apostrophes (’).
  • {{Frank Lloyd |state=collapsed}} add the "state=collapsed" to template to ... duh collapse it.
Short Descriptions

Backlogs


ref stuff

Boxes

Coordinates lookup New Reflinks Duplication detector
Catscan Dispenser's Checklinks My cite templates
Range contributions alternate X's tools: automated edits, more My template collection
Range block calculator alternate T. Paris article blamer Intersect contribs alternate
Autoblock finder Wikichecker user activity Σ's Editor Interact Tool
Page history statistics Buttons and gizmos User Contribution Search
All pages with prefix Special:ComparePages Wiki ViewStats

Notability

See Also

Better editing

(copied from User:Tony1's page at User:Tony1/How to improve your writing per WP:CC-BY-SA)

  • The Online English phrase checker. This is very useful and worth bookmarking: enter the phrase in the search window to check any word or phrase on the Internet using the alltheweb search engine; for example, should "up-regulated" be hyphenated? Survey usage with and without the hyphen in just seconds, and make your own informed decision.
  • Editing exercises. A set of problem sentences with click-and-show solutions, for undergraduates, from the MacEwan Centre, University of Calgary, Canada; accessed 12 August 2006.
  • Ask Oxford. A free online dictionary resource, with a search box for looking up the Compact Oxford English Dictionary, information on better writing (including tips on spelling, grammar and plain English), a huge database of FAQs on the language, and a section on global English.
  • The Owl at Purdue. Treatment of many writing issues; part of Purdue University's wide-ranging site for writers.
  • Better editor. A rich resource of style and grammar guides, dictionaries, free software downloads and other tools for serious editors.
  • Bartleby's Indo-European roots. A fascinating list of linked Indo-European roots to explore. What tickles me is discovering the variety of modern English words that are derived from each of these roots—connections you'd never have dreamt of suddenly become logical.
  • The American heritage book of English Usage. We disagree with the approach on much of this site, based as it is on traditional grammar; however, we've included the address because of its search box, which enables you to access online information on your chosen topic in several popular texts; for example, you can compare what the self-appointed authorities say about the so-called split infinitive.
  • The Guardian style guide. A good read, set out as short entries in alphabetical order. Some eccentricities, though!
  • The Internet grammar of English. An online course in English grammar, written primarily for university undergraduates but more widely applicable; it assumes no prior knowledge of grammar.
  • World Wide Words. Writer and lexicographer Michael Quinion writes about international English from a British viewpoint—indexed articles, Q&A, reviews, topical words, turns of phrase, weird words, funnies.
  • Onelook dictionary search. Enter a word (AmEng spelling) to search for dictionary websites that include that word.
  • Acronym finder. Find out what any acronym, abbreviation, or initialism stands for.
  • Merriam-Webster online dictionary and thesaurus
  • The international system of units (SI)
  • Rowlett's online Dictionary of units of measurement
  • After Deadline Notes from the New York Times newsroom on grammar, usage and style—a weekly column
  • {{quote}}
  • {{quote box}} will take you to: Template:Quote box
  • Template:Rquote fancy quote box
  • WP:FA? FA criteria ~ User:Physchim62/Situation Normal: All FACked up essay
  • WP:GA? good article criteria
  • WP:A?
  • Wikipedia:Peer review for articles

Editing templates

Help:Searching

  • Research (some links copied from user:Softlavender)

More Tools, emoji, stubs

  • {{xt}} = inline positive example text, in green, with serif font
  • {{xt2}}

    same as

    {{xt}} but for blocks of text
  • {{xt}} = uses bold instead of serif font but {{bxt}} looks like this
  • {{mxt}} same as {{xt}} but uses mono-spaced font (especially useful in source code)
  • {{!xt}} inline negative example text, in red, with serif font
  • {{!xt2}} same as {{!xt}} but for blocks (i.e., same as

    Example text

    but red)
  • {{!bxt}} same as {{!xt}} but the !bxt uses boldface
  • {{std}} Template:Std == {{xtd}} (Template:Std) and example text, in grey with xtd
  • {{xtd}} displays text like this
  • {{bxtd}} is same as the xtd above except that {{xtd}} but uses boldface}}
  • {{mxtd}} same as {{xtd}} but uses mono-spaced font
  • {{xtn}} inline neutral example text, with no color change, when none of the above applies; used for "permissible" examples neither favored nor deprecated
  • {{bxtn}} same as {{xtn}} but uses boldface; it still applies a CSS class, example: not simply boldfacing
  • {{strongbad}} – for introducing something as deprecated or issuing some other warning in documentation, e.g.: Not for use in mainspace.

Race specific tools, templates, etc

Accounts on other wiki pages

  • note: Many of these would not exist were it not for the SUL that started circa 2015
front end
WP:Main Page
Accounts
(use colon before name of sister wiki) ex: [[:commons:User:Ched]]
* Ched SUL
* Chedzilla SUL
* User:Chedzilla @ en.wp (alt. @ English WP)
* User:Ched! @ en.wp (alt. @ English WP)

Use prefix abbreviation (example: d:User:Ched, meta:User:Ched

  • wp:sister projects
  • see also example:
  • Wikisource
  • {{wiktionary redirect|1-2-3 block}} {{wiktionary redirect|1-2-3 block}} {{clear}} * <nowiki>{{wiktionary|1-2-3 block}}
  • {{wiktionary inline|1-2-3 block}}
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