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==Words that may introduce bias== | ==Words that may introduce bias== | ||
===Puffery=== | ===Puffery=== | ||
{{see also|SmashWiki:Neutral Point of View}} | |||
Also known as "{{s|wikipedia|peacock terms}}", puffery refers to the use of words that overly promote or disparage a subject without summarising verifiable information. Terms that promote puffery, such as great, fantastic, awesome, incredible, landmark, best, worst, horrible, dreadful, appalling, awful, or gimmicky should ideally be given either facts or attribution to demonstrate a point. For instance, simply stating {{SSB4|Cloud}} has a horrible recovery is unacceptable; stating Cloud's recovery is poor as a result of several "blind spots" in [[Climhazzard]]'s ledge [[sweetspot]]s and its low vertical and horizontal distances would be acceptable. | Also known as "{{s|wikipedia|peacock terms}}", puffery refers to the use of words that overly promote or disparage a subject without summarising verifiable information. Terms that promote puffery, such as great, fantastic, awesome, incredible, landmark, best, worst, horrible, dreadful, appalling, awful, or gimmicky should ideally be given either facts or attribution to demonstrate a point. For instance, simply stating {{SSB4|Cloud}} has a horrible recovery is unacceptable; stating Cloud's recovery is poor as a result of several "blind spots" in [[Climhazzard]]'s ledge [[sweetspot]]s and its low vertical and horizontal distances would be acceptable. | ||
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==Vulgarities, obscenities, and profanities== | ==Vulgarities, obscenities, and profanities== | ||
{{h2|SmashWiki:What SmashWiki is not|SmashWiki is not censored}}, and as a result, a number of words considered offensive may be used in the mainspace, such as in the terms [[ESRB leak|Motherfucking Leaker]] or [[Death by Rape]]. Outside of direct contexts, however, offensive language is generally seen by readers as unprofessional, and should not be used, unless removing such vulgarities causes information to become less relevant or accurate. | |||
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