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Below are answers to frequently asked questions about the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (MoS). They address concerns, questions, and misconceptions which have repeatedly arisen at MoS talk pages, article talk pages, etc. Please update this material when needed. |
This is an extended "frequently asked questions and answers" page regarding the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (WP:MOS, or "MoS") guideline, and also touches on the Wikipedia:Article titles ("AT") policy and other related pages.
The short-form FAQ about the MoS, which only addresses a handful of perennial matters in summary, is at MOS:FAQ. The questions addressed in this page are not in MOS:FAQ, or vice versa.