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{{nutshell|The Manual of Style exists to provide a clear, consistent and stable standard with which to format written Wikipedia articles.}}

[[Image:Encyclopaedia Britannica 15 with 2002.jpg|thumb|left|115px|We're working on shortening the MoS&nbsp;... really.]]

The [[WP:MOS|Manual of Style]], sometimes abbreviated as MoS, is a long guide that provides standards on how to format written Wikipedia articles. Because there are so many articles out there, it is important to follow it as a guideline as best you can; this is so that your contribution can remain clear, consistent and stable. The simplest way to do this is just to find a well written article and copy its formatting.

This introduction provides a light gloss of some of the most important features of the Manual of Style that will help in getting you around.

[[File:Wikilink example small.png|thumb|290px|right|Example of good wiki linking.]]

===Links===

Linking through hyperlinks is an important feature of Wikipedia. While external links help to embed Wikipedia into the external World Wide Web, internal links (or 'wiki links') bind the project together into an interconnected whole. Links provide instant pathways to locations outside and within the project that are likely to increase our readers' understanding of the topic at hand.