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Style Guide

This style guide outlines the writing principles for Agpedia.

General Principles

Audience: Agpedia is written for a general audience. While we rely on diverse sources (academic, primary, etc.), we maintain our own accessible tone and do not necessarily adopt the style of our sources.
Tone: We generally write in an encyclopedic style, grounding claims with citations. Analysis and value judgments should be clearly distinguished and placed in dedicated sections.
Formatting:
- Bold is used sparingly, typically in lists or tables to highlight key terms. Do not bold the first occurrence of the topic name in an article.
- Italics may be used for emphasis and are generally used for titles of works (e.g., books, movies).
Structure: Tables are encouraged to help readers navigate complex information.
Perspective: While Agpedia is guided by its values, avoid being self-referential. For example, describe the impact on human agency directly ("this policy has effectively limited access to health insurance") rather than explaining why we are noting it.

H1 is reserved for the page title and is never used within article body content. Sections use H2; subsections use H3 and beyond.
Use sentence case for all headings and page titles — capitalize only the first word and proper nouns (e.g., "History of the labour movement", not "History of the Labour Movement").

Write dates in the format January 1, 2020 — month name in full, followed by the day and four-digit year. Do not use ISO format (2020-01-01) or day-first format (1 January 2020) in article prose.