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 * Refer to factual items using the wiki link markup (e.g. <nowiki>[[foo]]</nowiki>), but only in the first reference (or if it's not obvious). No need to make every word in the body a link.
 * Always remember to add a category to the article.
-* Do not include OOC comments in the body of the page. If you need to share information or comments about an article, use the "Talk"/"Discussion" tab for that page.
+* If you need to share information or comments about an article, use the "Talk"/"Discussion" tab for that page.
 * Use UK English to be consistent with in-game text - honour instead of honor,  colour instead of color, et cetera.
 * When creating links, make sure you check the plurality of any existing topics.
 ==Privileged Information==
-* The same rules go here as for the Forums. Please do not share quests, skills information, or anything that should reasonably stay private (i.e., Guild news posts, Order esoterica, et cetera).
+* Please do not share information that should reasonably stay private (organisation posts, private communications, guild help files, etc).
-* Information that is related to quests should only be included when they are instrumental in describing an area or denizen, and of course, we should never include any information that you could not attain without actually completing part of a quest. For example, saying that Abraxan is looking for an idol is one thing; giving explicit instructions as to how to get the idol is another.
+* Basic quest information is allowed, especially for newbie quests. However, outside of the newbie quests, just give general information rather then step by step instructions.
-* If information related to a quest must be included, be as vague as possible.
 ==Imperian-specific considerations==
-* In pages about Areas, individual places within the area should be bolded (unless they are linked).
+* In pages about areas, individual places within the area should be bolded (unless they are linked).
-* Other areas and all denizens should be linked, not bolded or italicised.
+* Other areas and all NPCs should be linked, not bolded or italicised.
 * Adventurers are not usually linked (see [[ImperianWiki:Contributing Guidelines#Adventurers of Note|Adventurers of Note]]).
-* Some categories have special meaning. For instance, Areas, Townes and City-states all classify different types of places (with special in-game meanings). Make sure you are using the correct category.
+* Some categories have special meaning. For instance, areas, townes, councils and cities all classify different types of places (with special in-game meanings). Make sure you are using the correct category.
 * Locations should link via the entire proper name. For instance <nowiki>"[[Fenash River]]" not "[[Fenash]] River"</nowiki>.
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 ==Article Naming==
-Articles are referenced by their names, so choosing an appropriate one is very key. Most information can be referred to by its proper name, such as "Predator" or "Azdun". Sometimes, it's helpful to further qualify a name if it's possibly ambiguous we do this by appending a parenthetical to the end. For example: "Peace (affliction)" could differentiate between "Peace" (referring to the realm of a Goddess).
+Articles are referenced by their names, so choosing an appropriate one is very key. Most information can be referred to by its proper name, such as "Predator" or "Theroc". Sometimes, it's helpful to further qualify a name if it's possibly ambiguous we do this by appending a parenthetical to the end. For example: "Peace (affliction)" could differentiate between "Peace" (referring to the realm of a the dead goddess).
 If an article's title has more than one word, ''DO'' use spaces. "Ithaqua Forest" not "IthaquaForest".