Among the many notes I have gathered throughout my mistakes in making articles:
- Do not ask for help all of the time, search for yourself.
- Preemptively think about what other people will say to argue.
- Avoid arguments that rely on opinion.
- Acknowledge positives and negatives, weigh everything equally.
- Source when appropriate.
- Use the right choice of words.
- Source the original source, don’t copy from Wikipedia.
- Check for grammar. Seriously, check it if makes sense.
- Flow well between paragraphs, add additional details.
- Stay objective, not subjective.
- Elaborate when you need to, don’t assume the people know.
- Avoid unprofessional tone. Refrain from using phrases like “People say” or “Most say”, just bring up the argument directly.
- Don’t encourage support on the character, there are threads in Smashboards that have that role, not for Source Gaming.
- Keep wording short, don’t make it long for the sake of it, turn this “As of Level-5’s current state” into this “Currently, Level-5…"
- Inform, not persuade.
- Avoid run-ons.
- Mention who/what you are referring to when writing about something.
- Mix it up, don’t refer to their/its name all the time when continually talking about it, if they have something like a nickname or name that people commonly call, use it often to avoid being repetitive.
- Use your adjectives.
- Don’t just copy and paste links, link it in the words. For example, if I was talking about how Bayonetta is a popular candidate, I wouldn’t copy and paste the link after that. I would highlight the words and then use the link function. It saves space.
If you follow these guidelines. You'll start of writing great!