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"making numerous trivial edits *Note: * "Trivial edits" is a tricky to define. Many of our best contributions also make trivial edits in addition to ones that contribute substantively to articles. If, however, you are mostly making tiny edits that do not improve the article (e.g adding a links to irrelevant articles, adding a comma here or a semicolon there) just so your name appears on the byline and your "edits" count goes up, then that will be frowned upon. Each edit is moderated and therefore each one takes up editor time."

Line 23:543 · Do not put full stops at the end of a list item.

"although your name remains associated with the edits that are made, it may not remain there if it becomes necessary to move that text from one article to another."

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"although we periodically ask for advice from our editorial board in regards to new features and actively encourage Radiopaedians to give us feedback on current and future features, the final decisions rest with Radiopaedia Australia PTY LTD."

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Contractions
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"please do not post your own or your family's imaging and ask for advice - it's not that we don't care, but it is unethical for us to give advice, and also makes us vulnerable to medico-legal challenges"

Line 48:82 · Never use contractions: use 'it is' in place of 'it's'.

"please do not post your own or your family's imaging and ask for advice - it's not that we don't care, but it is unethical for us to give advice, and also makes us vulnerable to medico-legal challenges"

Line 48:99 · Never use contractions: use 'do not' in place of 'don't'.
Litotes
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"We are attempting to create the best radiology resource, which is no small task. This is going to take the combined efforts of many, many people. We prefer to focus on what Radiopaedia IS, but it has proven necessary to explicitly state what Radiopaedia is NOT:"

Line 1:70 · Consider using 'large' instead of 'no small'
Acronyms
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"We are attempting to create the best radiology resource, which is no small task. This is going to take the combined efforts of many, many people. We prefer to focus on what Radiopaedia IS, but it has proven necessary to explicitly state what Radiopaedia is NOT:"

Line 1:293 · 'NOT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Radiopaedia is NOT a place to cut and paste content from textbooks, articles or other websites"

Line 4:19 · 'NOT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Radiopaedia is NOT a place for you to promote your own research"

Line 9:19 · 'NOT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Radiopaedia is NOT seeking to reference every publication"

Line 14:19 · 'NOT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Radiopaedia is NOT a place to artificially buff your CV by making thoughtless or unhelpful contributions. For example:"

Line 19:19 · 'NOT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Radiopaedia is NOT a place for those who are protective of their prose"

Line 28:19 · 'NOT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Radiopaedia is NOT a place for trolls"

Line 36:19 · 'NOT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Radiopaedia is NOT a platform for you to promote your website or organisation"

Line 41:19 · 'NOT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Radiopaedia is NOT an advice forum"

Line 46:19 · 'NOT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Radiopaedia is NOT an open-source project"

Line 55:19 · 'NOT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"although we periodically ask for advice from our editorial board in regards to new features and actively encourage Radiopaedians to give us feedback on current and future features, the final decisions rest with Radiopaedia Australia PTY LTD."

Line 56:245 · 'PTY' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
List Caps
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"Radiopaedia is NOT a place to cut and paste content from textbooks, articles or other websites"

Line 4:4 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Radiopaedia is NOT a place for you to promote your own research"

Line 9:4 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Radiopaedia is NOT seeking to reference every publication"

Line 14:4 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Radiopaedia is NOT a place for those who are protective of their prose"

Line 28:4 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Radiopaedia is NOT a place for trolls"

Line 36:4 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Radiopaedia is NOT a platform for you to promote your website or organisation"

Line 41:4 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Radiopaedia is NOT an advice forum"

Line 46:4 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Radiopaedia is NOT an open-source project"

Line 55:4 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.
Emphasis
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"making numerous trivial edits *Note: * "Trivial edits" is a tricky to define. Many of our best contributions also make trivial edits in addition to ones that contribute substantively to articles. If, however, you are mostly making tiny edits that do not improve the article (e.g adding a links to irrelevant articles, adding a comma here or a semicolon there) just so your name appears on the byline and your "edits" count goes up, then that will be frowned upon. Each edit is moderated and therefore each one takes up editor time."

Line 23:117 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>also</em>'

"we also are not somewhere to help you with your difficult cases at work; some of us individually may be willing to do so when you have developed a personal friendship, but as an organisation, that is not what we are for"

Line 50:92 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>individually</em>'
Oxford Comma
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"Radiopaedia is NOT a place to cut and paste content from textbooks, articles or other websites"

Line 4:61 · Use the Oxford comma in 'textbooks, articles or other'.
Semicolons
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"copyright is a legal concept enacted by most governments and any infringement threatens the very existence of Radiopaedia; see copyright issues"

Line 5:133 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"we have a fantastic audience, and if you would like to sponsor us, we are more than happy to officially promote your organisation; see sponsorship"

Line 42:141 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"we also are not somewhere to help you with your difficult cases at work; some of us individually may be willing to do so when you have developed a personal friendship, but as an organisation, that is not what we are for"

Line 50:79 · Use semicolons judiciously.
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