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[edit] Style Guide
To keep SSDPedia articles consistent, please refer to the following style guides.
[edit] Chapter Names
All chapter names should be in this format...
- CORRECT: Anytown University SSDP
- INCORRECT: AU SSDP
- INCORRECT: SSDP at Anytown University
- INCORRECT: Anytown University
- INCORRECT: Anytown University SSDP Chapter
[edit] Objective Voice
SSDPedians should strive to write articles in the most objective language possible.
- INCORRECT: Random student drug testing is bullshit.
- CORRECT: Random student drug testing has been shown by studies to be ineffective and possibly counterproductive.
[edit] Categorization
All articles should be categorized. To list an article within a category, simply write [[Category:Example]] into the wikitext, replacing "Example" with a category from this list.
[edit] Scope
SSDPedia is an encyclopedia about drugs, drug policy, drug policy reform, and student advocacy. Any articles that do not fall within those topics will be deleted for lack of relevance.
[edit] Articles about general topics
Articles about topics that relate to drug policy must not be titled as such, since SSDPedia's scope is already that of drug policy. For example, an article on police corruption as it relates to drug policy should simply be entitled "Police corruption" rather than "Police corruption and drug policy."
The exception to this rule is if the article could either be about drug policy in general or SSDP in specific. For example, "history" could refer to the history of drug policy or the history of SSDP, so the former should be entitled "Drug policy history" and the latter be titled "SSDP's history."
[edit] Articles about SSDP
All articles about SSDP should contain "SSDP" in the article title. So, instead of "National staff," it should be "SSDP's national staff."