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	A '''short description''' is a concise explanation of the scope of the page. We intend to use descriptions in search suggestion, below each article title, and possibly by any community tools that uses our ~~[[SC:~~API~~\|API]]~~.		A '''short description''' is a concise explanation of the scope of the page. We intend to use descriptions in search suggestion, below each article title, and possibly by any community tools that uses our API.

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A '''short description''' is a concise explanation of the scope of the page. We intend to use descriptions in search suggestion, below each article title, and possibly by any community tools that uses our [[SC:API|API]].

[[File:Short description search suggestion.png|thumb|200px|Short description in search suggestion from the Star Citizen wiki]]
[[File:Short description article.png|thumb|200px|Short description as a subheading below the article title from the Star Citizen wiki]]

== Criteria ==
Here's a few brief rules:
* Be as brief as possible, preferably less than 40 characters.
* Focus on distinguishing the subject from similar ones rather than precisely defining it.
* Should be easy to read as it will be the first point of contact for many readers.
* Most important identifying information should be placed first.
* Should not be a full sentence unless absolutely necessary.
* Should be written as though it follows the title.
* Avoid duplicating information already in the title.
* No wikilinks, plain text only.
* Is not required to provide an adequate definition of the article subject.
* WikiProjects may find it useful to suggest standard formats which may be applicable to categories of articles.
* Avoid anything that is, or could reasonably be construed as, controversial or judgemental. Use universally accepted facts wherever possible.
* Use sentence case, starting with a capital letter. It is technically problematic to have to convert case when there may be proper nouns in the text.

For reference, please check {{WP|ref=no|Wikipedia:Short_description|text=WP:Short description}} on Wikipedia.

== Editing ==
Short description is easy to add and edit. Simply put a {{t|Short description}} template on the bottom of the page above the SEO template if it does not exist already. Note that some infobox templates generate a default short description, putting a short description template will override the generated one.

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:WP:SHORTDESC|Wikipedia:Short description]] on Wikipedia

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Bigwig at 21:10, 27 December 2024