Official CrowdSource Style Guide
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
General Rules:
In general, do not use abbreviations or acronyms on first reference.
Exceptions: The mo...
Fri, 8 May, 2015 at 9:27 AM
Abbreviations and Acronyms
General Rules:
In general, do not use abbreviations or acronyms on first reference.
Exceptions: ...
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 at 2:07 PM
General Rules:
Apostrophes are used to show omission, show plurals of single letters and show possession.
Never use apostrophes with pers...
Wed, 7 Jan, 2015 at 8:00 PM
Title Case
When composing titles or headings that mandate the use of title case, use the following guidelines:
1. Capitalize all noun...
Mon, 19 Jan, 2015 at 12:25 PM
General rules:
Colons are most commonly used at the end of a sentence to introduce texts, tabulations and lists.
Only capitalize what fol...
Thu, 8 Jan, 2015 at 10:55 AM
General rules:
Only use commas when necessary for clarity or when following a particular rule.
For help with commas outside of rules expl...
Fri, 8 May, 2015 at 9:28 AM
General Rules:
A company’s formal name should appear at least once in an article.
To look up a publicly traded company’s formal name, consult...
Thu, 8 Jan, 2015 at 12:22 PM
Coordinating Conjunctions
Rule: Do NOT begin sentences with coordinating conjunctions:
and
but
or
nor
yet
for
so
...
Fri, 16 Jan, 2015 at 10:47 AM
Rule: Contractions may be used, but avoid overusing them. Stick with those that appear in the dictionary and are commonly used in everyday speech and writing...
Fri, 16 Jan, 2015 at 9:41 AM
Dangling Modifiers
Rule: Avoid ambiguous sentence constructions in which a modifying phrase applies to the wrong word or to no word at all. ...
Thu, 8 Jan, 2015 at 12:48 PM