Template:Howtoanswer
How to answer a question
- 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.
- The reference desk is not a soapbox.
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