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Accessibility This short guide goes over several aspects of accessibility to keep in mind when writing or editing posts on the Codidact network. There are many different disabilities out there, and these tips cover accessibility for many of them, such as people using screen readers, keyboard users, colorblind user... (more) |
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Accessibility Statement Sharing information and being part of a community are the two fundamental goals of the Codidact Project. Everyone deserves access to information and to be a part of a community, and with that in mind, the Codidact Foundation is committed to accessibility in all areas of the Codidact Project. Who ... (more) |
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Answer scoring and ordering Overview On Codidact, answers to questions are sorted by their scores, so that you'll see the best-received answers first. Each answer has a score based on a ratio of upvotes to total votes, weighted to favor posts with fewer downvotes. For example, a post with seven upvotes will be shown higher ... (more) |
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Search options While searching on a Codidact site, you have several options to help refine your search and make it easier to find what you're looking for. Searching will search all posts across that site, including Questions, Answers, Meta posts, and whatever other post types your site may have. Basic keyword s... (more) |
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Guidelines for referencing and quoting When you're writing a post, referencing and quoting external material is a great way to back up your posts, provide sources, and increase the quality of what you're writing. There are, however, a few things to keep in mind when quoting external material. Referencing online material When you... (more) |
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How to ask a great question The best way to get a perfect answer to your questions is to ask a great question. The better your question is, the easier it will be for someone to be able to give you the answer you need. Here are a few things to keep in mind when asking questions. Make sure your question is in scope Every Codida... (more) |
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Categories and post types In addition to just Q&A, here on Codidact each site can also add several different categories of posts. This is useful for different types of knowledge sharing, as well as for site activities and community building. These categories can contain different post types. Post types Currently, we have ... (more) |
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How to write good alt text What is alt text and why should I care about it? Alt text, or an image description, is what shows up in place of an image when that image fails to load. It's also what a screen reader will read out when someone is using a screen reader to browse the site, as well as what search engines and feeds ... (more) |
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So you're a moderator now So you've been given moderator status on a Codidact site. Welcome! This is what that means for you. Your community is your community Codidact communities are community-run. Codidact is here to support you and your community, but you make the decisions about how you run things yourselves. We'l... (more) |
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Formatting Posts Codidact uses the CommonMark implementation of Markdown for formatting posts. Italics You can italicize a word by placing a single asterisk () or single underscore () around a word. Either Codidact or Codidact will render as Codidact. Bold You can bold a word by placing a double asterisk or doubl... (more) |
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FAQ Welcome to Languages and Linguistics! We're glad you're here. The following information is relevant primarily within this community. If you have a question that applies to the entire Codidact family of communities, you may want to look at our Global FAQ or Global TOS. What is this site all about... (more) |
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