Chalo Chatu:Writing better articles: Difference between revisions

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* As a general rule, the first (and only the first) appearance of the page title should be in boldface as early as possible in the first sentence:
* As a general rule, the first (and only the first) appearance of the page title should be in boldface as early as possible in the first sentence:
<blockquote>{{xt| The '''2017-18 Zambia cholera outbreak''' in an on going epidemic of cholera affecting much of Zambia.}}</blockquote>
<blockquote>{{xt| The '''2017-18 Zambia cholera outbreak''' in an on going epidemic of cholera affecting much of Zambia.}}</blockquote>
* However, if the title of a page is descriptive and does not appear ''verbatim'' in the main text, then it should not be in boldface. So, for example, [[ History of Zambia]] begins with:
<blockquote>{{xt| This article deals with the history of the country now called [[Zambia]] from prehistoric times to the present. .}}</blockquote>


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