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'''Mandatory fun''' means that articles are written in a light and comical tone, but not in a forced way. There should be some humanity behind the words written, at least for the more practical and hands on articles.
'''Mandatory fun'''. Articles should be written in a light and comical tone where possible, not in a forced way.


The articles try to get to the point, but are not written to the dry and formal style of Wikipedia. Funny images and maybe memes where appropriate will be included, inline in articles.  
This is best suited to practical and hands-on articles. There's no need for a super dry and formal style. Include funny images and jokes in your article in a balanced way!
==Reasons for the policy==
'''Information is not fun to consume'''. Good quips and gags lead to better outcomes for everyone.  


This policy is far more important than people think: '''information by default is not fun to consume'''. People don’t want to read information, by at least making it mildly entertaining and keeping newbies guessing what they’ll read next, this will help things along. So, a balance between straight to the point stuff, and whatever good quip or lighthearted gag that can be put into place. ''Visual gags are important.''
Readers want to have fun reading the wiki, and read more if it's more fun, which means better eyeballs.
 
Editors want to have fun ''writing'' the wiki.
 
==How to implement mandatory fun==
====Visual gags====
Upload memes and see if they fit well into the article.
====Be funny, and not just stupid====
Is the joke you're going to add genuinely funny, or just stupid? Hopefully it has the potential to get some kind of amusement out of either readers or editors. If it's just lowbrow humour with no comedic element, or if it's on the level of a twelve-year-old, it's not funny enough for our exacting high standards and should be removed as soon as possible by someone with a better sense of humour.
 
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Latest revision as of 12:04, 13 June 2020

All readers should look like this, 24/7.

Mandatory fun. Articles should be written in a light and comical tone where possible, not in a forced way.

This is best suited to practical and hands-on articles. There's no need for a super dry and formal style. Include funny images and jokes in your article in a balanced way!

Reasons for the policy

Information is not fun to consume. Good quips and gags lead to better outcomes for everyone.

Readers want to have fun reading the wiki, and read more if it's more fun, which means better eyeballs.

Editors want to have fun writing the wiki.

How to implement mandatory fun

Visual gags

Upload memes and see if they fit well into the article.

Be funny, and not just stupid

Is the joke you're going to add genuinely funny, or just stupid? Hopefully it has the potential to get some kind of amusement out of either readers or editors. If it's just lowbrow humour with no comedic element, or if it's on the level of a twelve-year-old, it's not funny enough for our exacting high standards and should be removed as soon as possible by someone with a better sense of humour.