On Wikipedia, we see a lot of abbreviations and jargon being used on talk pages and noticeboards. Most of these are linked to three types of documents on Wikipedia : policies, guidelines and essays. Policies are the most important documents to read, followed by guidelines, and then essays.
You should be aware of the following abbreviations and understand their meaning :
Generally, when dealing with a submitter's questions, you should avoid using acronyms directly, as they won't necessarily understand what you mean and can come across as bitey. Instead, a better alternative is to link the short cut with a more readable name that someone can understand, using the using [[WP:SHORTCUTNAME|human readable name]] syntax. For example : I'm sorry, but the two references you added are press releases - we need significant coverage in independent reliable sources to confirm notability.
On Wikipedia, we see a lot of abbreviations and jargon being used on talk pages and noticeboards. Most of these are linked to three types of documents on Wikipedia : policies, guidelines and essays. Policies are the most important documents to read, followed by guidelines, and then essays.
You should be aware of the following abbreviations and understand their meaning :
Generally, when dealing with a submitter's questions, you should avoid using acronyms directly, as they won't necessarily understand what you mean and can come across as bitey. Instead, a better alternative is to link the short cut with a more readable name that someone can understand, using the using [[WP:SHORTCUTNAME|human readable name]] syntax. For example : I'm sorry, but the two references you added are press releases - we need significant coverage in independent reliable sources to confirm notability.