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'''Instruction manuals'''. While Wikipedia has descriptions of people, places, and things, a Wikipedia article should not read like a how-to style manual of instructions, advice (legal, medical, or otherwise) or suggestions, or contain how-tos. This includes tutorials, walk-throughs, instruction manuals, game guides, and recipes.The how-to restriction does not apply to the Wikipedia: namespace, where "how-to"s relevant to editing Wikipedia itself are appropriate, such as Wikipedia:How to draw a diagram with Dia. Also, in article space, describing to the reader how other people or things use something is encyclopedic; instructing the reader in the imperative mood about how to use something is not. | '''Instruction manuals'''. While Wikipedia has descriptions of people, places, and things, a Wikipedia article should not read like a how-to style manual of instructions, advice (legal, medical, or otherwise) or suggestions, or contain how-tos. This includes tutorials, walk-throughs, instruction manuals, game guides, and recipes.The how-to restriction does not apply to the Wikipedia: namespace, where "how-to"s relevant to editing Wikipedia itself are appropriate, such as Wikipedia:How to draw a diagram with Dia. Also, in article space, describing to the reader how other people or things use something is encyclopedic; instructing the reader in the imperative mood about how to use something is not. | ||
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I know we have recipes in subpages, but I wonder about articles like [[ | I know we have recipes in subpages etc., but I wonder about articles like [[diaper]], which gives advice on how to change them. We're not Wikipedia, yes, but it may be that we could get into a spot of bother in some articles over presenting subjective advice within the article, rather than a subpage.[[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] 18:03, 18 August 2008 (CDT) | ||
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Instructions
Should we have an equivalent of this Wikipedia rule:
Instruction manuals. While Wikipedia has descriptions of people, places, and things, a Wikipedia article should not read like a how-to style manual of instructions, advice (legal, medical, or otherwise) or suggestions, or contain how-tos. This includes tutorials, walk-throughs, instruction manuals, game guides, and recipes.The how-to restriction does not apply to the Wikipedia: namespace, where "how-to"s relevant to editing Wikipedia itself are appropriate, such as Wikipedia:How to draw a diagram with Dia. Also, in article space, describing to the reader how other people or things use something is encyclopedic; instructing the reader in the imperative mood about how to use something is not.
I know we have recipes in subpages etc., but I wonder about articles like diaper, which gives advice on how to change them. We're not Wikipedia, yes, but it may be that we could get into a spot of bother in some articles over presenting subjective advice within the article, rather than a subpage.John Stephenson 18:03, 18 August 2008 (CDT)