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#REDIRECT [[SmashWiki:Manual of Style]]
 
Here are the standards by which articles should be titled.  Whenever possible, follow these guidelines.
 
* use the singular form of nouns
* with verbs, use the present participle form ([[jump-canceling]]) ''unless'' the infinitive form ([[wavedash]]) can also be used as a noun.
* do NOT use title caps. This is against the "rules" for titles but more appropriate for an encyclopedia, because we're documenting the proper capitalization of the term (hence, ''[[wall jumping]]'' is the proper title). Wiki software automatically capitalizes the first letter of the title; not much we can do about that.
* full names should be used, not abbreviations. Thus, [[forward aerial]] instead of "f-air" or "AFA."  Abbreviations can be made into redirects (write ''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[forward aerial]]</nowiki>'').
 
[[Category:Guidelines|Naming of articles]]

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