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<noinclude>''Usage:'' | |||
To include the following text in an article, type: | |||
<nowiki>{{howtoanswer}}</nowiki> </noinclude> | |||
<big>'''How to answer a question'''</big><br> | <big>'''How to answer a question'''</big><br> | ||
*'''Indent your answer'''. | *'''Indent your answer'''. Indent your response under previous text by putting a colon (:) at the beginning of each paragraph of your response. | ||
* '''Be thorough'''. | * '''Be thorough'''. Provide as much of the answer as you can. | ||
* '''Provide links''' when available, such as [[wikilink]]s to related articles, or links to the information that you used to find your answer. | |||
* '''Provide links''' | * '''For long answers, [[Help:Adding an article|create a new article]] and link to it from here''' (if your answer is more than a paragraph or so in length). | ||
* ''' | * ''' Sign your response''' using four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). | ||
<noinclude> [[Category:Q and A templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude> | |||
* ''' Sign your response''' | |||
<noinclude> | |||
Latest revision as of 04:55, 27 June 2007
Usage:
To include the following text in an article, type:
{{howtoanswer}}
How to answer a question
- Indent your answer. Indent your response under previous text by putting a colon (:) at the beginning of each paragraph of your response.
- Be thorough. Provide as much of the answer as you can.
- Provide links when available, such as wikilinks to related articles, or links to the information that you used to find your answer.
- For long answers, create a new article and link to it from here (if your answer is more than a paragraph or so in length).
- Sign your response using four tildes (~~~~).