Stock car racing:Writing better articles

This article is a guide and not a policy. The contents of this article are a collection of suggestions how to make an article better. You can help complement this article by adding your own opinion, or translating from original article.

Writing style and tone
Each person who contributes articles and edits articles has a different writing style. This contributes to the uniqueness and privilege of the contributors themselves. However, matters relating to word choice (diction) and terms should be the main concern of contributors.

There are two writing styles that are deemed appropriate for articles. Furthermore, writers should always note that the tone of the writing is official (formal), cold (impersonal),and neutral (impartial: takbias, not emotional, and free from prejudice).

News / journalistic style
A number of contributors suggest using a news writing style. This style is the prose style for the news on the front page of a newspaper or news bulletin broadcast on radio and television. Its main feature is the placement of important information at the beginning, and less important information following behind it. This form was originally intended so that editors could cut the bottom part of a story if it lacked space in the layout; this style prioritizes important information because most people need important information immediately, while less important information can be searched for later.

Encyclopedia articles don't have to follow a news writing style, but being familiar with this style can help plan the style and layout of an article. It should also be noted that news writing style does not mean that a writing tone such as entertainment news is acceptable (see the Writing tone section).

Style summary
Summary style is a writing style that is similar to a news style, but applies to highlighting topics that will be explained later. This style is used to start subsections, not new paragraphs.

The basic idea of ​​this style is to share information with readers who expect some detailed information. Readers can decide for themselves whether they will read the details provided or a sufficient summary at first.

There are two main reasons for using a summary style. The first is that readers need different degrees of detail: some readers only want a brief summary (so they can read only the introduction), others need more information (this is where a summary style can help), and readers who are interested in the details involved. can in-depth read the accompanying subsections. Another reason is that articles that are too long make it difficult to read and run the risk of unnecessary repetition. The summary still pays attention to the completeness of the content.

Writing tone
articles, and other encyclopedic content, should be written in an official tone. The standard for official tone is not uniform as it depends on the subject being discussed. It is recommended to follow the style used by Trusted source, while keeping articles clear and easy to understand. The official tone means that articles should not be written using, complex language such as legal language, (words that only a certain group or class can understand), or language that is taxa, and escaped. The Indonesian language used should be firm, concise and effective.

Articles should not be written from a first or second person perspective. Articles written like this are frequently deleted. First-person pronouns such as "I" or "we" imply a point of view inconsistent with neutral point of view. However "we" may be used in a mathematics context. Pronouns such as "you", "you", or "you" appear frequently in usage manuals, and are therefore not suitable for encyclopedias. First and second person pronouns should be only used in the article in a direct quote that is relevant to the subject being discussed.

English in general does not recognize. However, if you find a word with a gender, and there is an alternative word without gender that can be used, choose that word. For example, choose the word "child" instead of "son" or "daughter" if gender information is not required.

Emphasis punctuation should only appear according to general agreement in daily practice. The exclamation point ("!") Should be used only in direct quotations.

Think about the readership
In presenting an article, it is necessary to consider that the articles published on are articles that are readable by all circles with education or not, politicians or authorities,  commoners or ordinary people''', and so on. Assume that readers read articles on to learn. It is possible that the reader does not know the subject of the article at all: articles on must explain the subject thoroughly.

Avoid using jargon whenever possible. An article entitled "The use of the chromatic scale in the early days of Baroque music" is likely to be read by musicians, so it is very appropriate to provide technical details and jargon. Conversely, an article entitled "Rap Music" might be read by teenagers who only want a brief and easy to understand explanation, which will be continued or linked with detailed explanation if needed. If jargon is used in an article, a brief explanation should be provided in the article. Try to balance the breadth and detail of the article so that readers can get information from it.

Evaluate context
Here are some things to think about to help you consider whether the context of a particular article is broad enough for the reader:
 * Can the article be understood if the reader gets it from navigation menu Any page? (Special:Allpages)
 * Imagine yourself a layman who can speak English from another country. Can you understand the article?
 * Can a person understand the contents of the article if he reads only the printout of the first page?
 * Will the reader become interested in reading the contents of the link provided?

Build a network of pages
Consider placing articles in an interlocking article network. Make links to the above, categorization and context of the article (eg: is a,  is a  in ). Make links to similar articles (for see also, boundaries  and ). Don't make the category structure too deep and narrow, or too horizontal. Creating a top-down (general to specific) category system helps to create articles in subcategories.

Also, avoid creating orphaned articles. If you are writing a new article, make sure there are other pages that link to your article.

Please explain the clear
Describe facts that may be obvious to you but are not necessarily clear to the reader. Usually this kind of statement is the first sentences in the article. For example, consider the following sentence: " was created in response to and went into production in 1995."

Stay focused on the topic of the article
Good articles do not contain irrelevant or slightly irrelevant information. When writing articles, you may veer off into a side topic. Include such additional information in a different article that is more relevant to the new topic. Links can be provided to these new articles and interested readers can follow them, while readers who are not interested need not be distracted.

Use an appropriate amount of color
It should only be used sparingly, as a secondary visual aid. Every computer and browser has different specifications, and you can't tell how many colors, if any, are visible on the user's machine. Wikipedia is international: each color means different things in different cultures. Too many color variations on a single page will look cluttered and untidy. Specifically, use red for warnings only.

Also be aware of the presence of users with low vision. Watch for problems with bad lighting, color blindness, a screen that is too dark or bright, and contrast settings that don't match.

Use clear, precise, and accurate terms
The use of the term needs special attention for those who wish to make page contributions and article editing while still paying attention to the English Spelling (EBI) which has been regulated by the English Government. The use of new or less common terms should be given an additional explanation in the form of opening and closing brackets, after the end of the sentence put an asterisk beside the period; then after the article is written, create a new section with the name of the footnote, and the last way is with opening triangles to refer to references.