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Wikipedia:List dos and don'ts

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It is neither anencyclopedia article nor one ofWikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects ofWikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists. It may reflect differing levels ofconsensus andvetting.

Lists are sometimes the best way to present information.

When working with lists:

DO:
Be sure a list is thebest way to organize the data.
Follow thecore content policies.
Provide context and criteria in alead.
Organize entries as appropriate.
Tag withtemplate messages as appropriate.

DON'T:
Don't use a list whereprose would work better.
Don't create lists based ontrivial criteria.
Don't leaveblank lines between list items.
Don't use anumbered list unless the numbers are meaningful.
Don't mix differentgrammatical forms among list items.

Also:

Do consider joiningWikiProject Lists.

v t e Lists in Wikipedia
Style	Lists Lists of works Stand-alone lists Set index articles Naming conventions (lists) Accessibility/Lists
Content	Wikipedia:Contents/Lists Featured list criteria WikiProject Lists WikiProject Outlines WikiProject Indexes
Guideline	Categories, lists, and navigation templates
Essays	Categories vs. lists Lists in Wikipedia Lists within articles Listcruft Write the article first Pro and con lists List dos and don'ts (information page)
Existing lists	Featured lists List of lists Lists of lists List of lists of lists
Templates	Template index/Lists Category:List templates
Assistance	Help:List

v t e Wikipedia dos and don'ts
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Collaboration	Consensus Talk
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