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 ==Article Text==
-All articles must be written in English. American spelling should be used unless it is in a direct quote. The first sentence ''must'' be a definition of the term. Any other information is secondary to the definition. The definition of a term should preferably be more than a single sentence. A short paragraph or two is preferable. Do not directly copy/paste the definition from somewhere else without additions or alterations, because 99% of the time it does not meet our criteria for formatting. The definition ''cannot'' be a quote.
+All articles must be written in English.  The first sentence ''must'' be a definition of the term. Any other information is secondary to the definition. Do not directly copy/paste the definition from somewhere else without additions or alterations, because 99% of the time it does not meet our criteria for formatting. The definition ''cannot'' be a quote.
 The text of articles should be written in the third person, in a formal style. The word "you" should ''never'' be used. Remember that the formal pronoun for a hypothetical person in English is "one". When writing, slang, colloquial expressions, and a casual tone should be avoided. Obvious grammatical and spelling mistakes are not allowed. (See the spelling and grammar section for more information.)
+Do not use jargon/overly complex terminology unless appropriate. Articles should be as comprehensible and concise as possible.
-When writing you should assume that the person reading your page has little to no knowledge of this term, the LGBT+ community, and internal LGBT+ politics. Explain your topic from the ground up, do not use overly complex terminology unless it's necessary, in which case explain what that terminology means and/or link to the relevant articles. Present your article objectively. You should describe what the term is, who identifies with it, and why. Do not bring up "discourse" or similar things in the article unless it is important to the formation of term (such as the case with [[allosexual]]) in which case put it in the "history" section.
+Present articles objectively. You should describe what the term is, who identifies with it, and why. Do not bring up "discourse" or similar things in the article unless it is important to the formation of term (such as the case with [[allosexual]]) in which case put it in the "history" section.
 ===Swear Words and Sensitive Content===
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 Writing should be in formal English. Spelling and grammatical errors are highly undesirable.
-*American English spelling should be used.
+*American English spelling should be used, except for in direct quotes.
 *Remember that names of genders and sexualities are not proper nouns, and therefore should not be capitalized.
 *Do not use informal language/stylization (eg: exclamation points, slang words or casual shortenings of words).
+*Do not use "&" in place of "and".
 *Double quotes ("...") are preferable in most cases. Single quotes ('...') should be used for inner quotes (quotes inside quotes).
 *The months in all dates should be spelled out. Do not use month abbreviations. Do not use numbers for months. Dates should always be stated as month, day, year. (Example: November 26, 2020.)
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 *Even if the gender of a hypothetical person is established "they/them" pronouns should still be used. Other pronouns should only be used if the pronouns used are ''directly'' relevant to the topic of the article (see [[He/Him Lesbian|he/him lesbian]]).
 *When talking about a single, hypothetical person, the use of the singular "themself" is acceptable.
-*''Never'' use the pronoun "you" at any point in the article (except in quotes). Use "they" or "one".
+*Do not use the pronoun "you" at any point in the article (except in quotes). Use "they" or "one".
-*Do not use neopronouns to talk about a hypothetical person. Use "they" or "one".
+*Do not use "he or she" or "s/he" (or anything similar), or neopronouns to talk about a hypothetical person. Use "they" or "one".
-*Never use "he or she" or "s/he" or anything similar.
 ===Language Use===
 Here are several specific language use cases:
-*American English spelling should be used unless it's in a direct quote.
-*Do not use "&" in place of "and".
 *When mentioning someone's username do NOT include "@", "u/", or any other things that some websites use to specify users.
 *For numbers twelve and less, they should be spelled out (with the exception of dates). Numbers 13 or greater should be written with numerals.
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 *Do not say "enbys", "NBs", or "non-binarys". Say "non-binary individuals".
 *Do not say "transmen"/"transwomen" or "trans-men"/"trans-women". Say "trans men"/"trans women". The same applies when talking about cis men/women.
-#Use Latino or Latine, not Latinx.
+#Use Latino or Latine rather than Latinx to refer generally to Latine individuals.
 *When talking about identities, especially genders, avoid using doubtful language such as "they believe they are...".
 *Don't misgender anyone when talking about them in the history section. If in doubt use the individual's name or use they/them pronouns.