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How to answer a question

Indent your answer. If there is text expanding upon the question, indent your response by putting a colon (:) at the beginning of each paragraph of your response.
Be thorough. Provide as much of the answer as you are able to.
Be concise, not terse. Please write in a clear and easily understood manner. Keep your answer within the scope of the question as stated.
Provide links when available, such as wikilinks to related articles, or links to the information that you used to find your answer.
Create a new article and link to it if your answer is more than a paragraph or so in length.
Be polite.
Sign your response using four tildes (~~~~).
The reference desk is not a soapbox.

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 <big>'''How to answer a question'''</big><br>
+*'''Indent your answer'''. <small>If there is text expanding upon the question, indent your response by putting a colon (:) at the beginning of each paragraph of your response.</small>
 * '''Be thorough'''. <small>Provide as much of the answer as you are able to.</small>
 * '''Be concise, not terse'''. <small>Please write in a clear and easily understood manner. Keep your answer within the scope of the question as stated. </small>
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 * '''Create a new article and link to it''' <small>if your answer is more than a paragraph or so in length.</small>
 * '''Be polite'''.
+* ''' Sign your response''' <small>using four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>).</small>
 * '''The reference desk is not a soapbox'''.
 <noinclude>Usage: </noinclude>