Wikipedia:Manual of Style/proposal

Writers are not required to follow any of the following guidelines. The joy of wiki editing is that perfection is not required.

If you wish to make a substantive change to the Manual of Style, please discuss it on the talk page first.

This Manual of Style has the simple purpose of making things easy to read by following a consistent format — it is a style guide. The following rules don't claim to be the last word. One way is often as good as another, but if everyone does it the same way, Wikipedia will be easier to read and use, not to mention easier to write and edit.