How prose should sound. The principles below are language-agnostic. Apply them whether the wiki's primary language is English, Russian, Serbian, or anything else.
Voice
Aim for Wikipedia voice: neutral, encyclopedic, impersonal. Concrete numbers over evaluative words. Specify the object — "exchanging dinars for forints", not "the exchange".
Quoting sources
When a wiki cites a source, the reader should be able to verify the claim without leaving the page. The rules below make that possible.
Use blockquotes
Put quotations in markdown blockquotes (> ). Plain inline quotes get lost in dense prose; the indent and bar give the reader a visual cue.
Bilingual: original first, translation in italics
When the source is in a different language, quote the original first and put the translation in italics on the next line of the same blockquote. The reader sees both without leaving the page; an agent can verify the translation against the original later.
> "Original sentence in the source's language."
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> *"Translation in the wiki's primary language."*