Guide to making edits

Making edits is easy. If you want guidelines, these three define what a great post on Hingmy is all about.

Wiki Edits

When you are contributing to Hingmy take some time to understand what page you are editing. Match your edit to the type of content you, as a reader, would expect.

For example, a product guide should contain information. Personal opinions belong in forum thread.

• It's OK to try; and actually hard to get wrong

  Go ahead, make an edit. You won't get banned, if you make a mistake. Chances are you won't get things wrong anyways.

• Provide facts, not opinions.

  Don't do: I think tablesaw 123X's table is too small!

  Instead do: Tablesaw 123X's table is smaller than that of most tablesaws.

• Don't write content that will be out of data soon

  Don't do: The 123X tablsaw has the largest blade size in the market.

  Instead do: Blade size is an improtant attribute of tablesaws.

• Use good spelling and grammar

  We all want our pages to be as readable as possible. Slang and l33t speak don't help with that.

• Don't plagiarize; create instead!

  How would you feel if someone took your work and reposted it on their website? Respect the author and create your own content.

• Don't preach, inform instead

  Don't do: We all know how important it is for a tablesaw to be heavy.

  Instead do: In general, heavy machines dampen motor vibrations better than lighter machines.

Property Edits

Properties, more than anything on this site, are about accuracy. Good data helps everyone.

• Don't guess

  We all want accurate data. Get your data from the manufacturer or measure the machine yourself.