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This Wiki aims to be '''neutral''', '''understandable''', and '''informative'''. Every article should be written unbiasedly, factually, and formally. The Wiki should leave no questions unanswered for anyone reading the Wiki. Never assume prior knowledge. Someone completely new to OWOT should be able to understand everything. For example, do not write:

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|text=fg is a retarded ~~activity by~~ textwallers

|text=owot is a retarded site full of textwallers

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In addition to being a grammatically invalid and non-neutral sentence, this ''very'' brief article raises many questions that someone unfamiliar with OWOT might not know the answers to. What is fg? Why do people hate it? Who are textwallers? A better article about this topic would start something like this:

In addition to being a grammatically invalid and non-neutral sentence, this ''very'' brief article raises many questions that someone unfamiliar with OWOT might not know the answers to. What is OWOT? Why do people hate it? Who are textwallers? A better article about this topic would start something like this:

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|text='''~~Fictional googlology~~''' ('''FG''' or '''fg''') is the ~~niche hobby~~ of ~~assigning {{wp|Unicode}} characters~~ as ~~names for fictional numbers~~. ~~Fictional googology is common, as well as widely accepted~~, on [[~~TextWall~~]]~~, but it faces near-universal stigmatization among OWOT's users. While fictional googology is meant~~ to ~~be an offshoot~~ of ~~{{wp|Googology|standard googology}}~~, ~~it is typically regarded~~ by ~~OWOT's users~~ as ~~more of an art project that primarily serves as entertainment for children than a mathematical pursuit. People who engage~~ in ~~fictional googology are known as '''fictional googologists''', '''FGers''', or '''FGists'''~~.

|text='''Our World of Text''' (abbreviated as '''OWOT''' or '''OWoT''') is an interactive website where users can type text anywhere on an infinite grid. The site is accessible at <code>https://ourworldoftext.com/</code>. Users can choose the color of their text and visit other pages known as "worlds". In OWOT, all users start on the [[front page]] and see other worlds by adding the name of the world to the end of the URL after a slash, or by clicking a link, such as those present in the [[Center Console]].

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If you create an article like the one above{{mdash}}with only one paragraph{{mdash}}always remember to use {{tlx|stub}} to mark it as a [[:Category:Stubs|stub]]. Again, articles should be unbiased and neutral, regardless of how the OWOT community feels about the topic.