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#Guidelines and Rules

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### We want complete sentences.
 * We don't want just words and phrases.
 * Phrases used as complete utterances in everyday conversation are OK if included in a dialog, showing their use in context.
  * Example: *"When did Tom arrive?" "Just before Mary did."*

### Don't include annotations as part of sentences.
 * Don't include things like the following inside your sentences.
   * *He/she* as in *He/she said it was hot.*
      * Instead, you should submit 2 sentences.
          * *He said it was hot.*
          * *She said it was hot.*
   * *(female speaker)* as in *She said it was hot. (female speaker)*
      * Instead, put this as a comment and ask for someone to add it as a tag.
      * If you have tagging rights, then tag it yourself.
   * *(by Mark Twain)* as in *If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. (by Mark Twain)*
      * Instead, put this as a comment and ask for someone to add it as a tag.
      * If you have tagging rights, then tag it yourself.

### Don't forget capitalization and punctuation.
 * Sentences should be written in the normal way that an educated native speaker would write them.

### Only adopt "orphan" sentences in your own native language.
 * Adopting is a way to give your "stamp of approval."
 * A "stamp of approval" by a native speaker means more, so that's why we have this guideline.

### Behave like mature adults.

* Collaborative projects such as ours work best when people cooperate and get along with each other.
* Read details: [Rules Against Bad Behavior](rules-against-bad-behavior)

## Hints and Suggestions

### When contributing new sentences that are not translations of other sentences, search first to help avoid submitting duplicates.

* Some duplicates are created naturally as you add translations to sentences.  Our duplicate-merging script will eventually take care of these.
* However, if you are contributing a new sentence that is not a translation and that sentence is a duplicate, you waste other members' time, because they will unnecessarily translate a duplicate that has likely already been translated.
* Read details: [How to Search for Text](http://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/text-search)



## Suggested New Guidelines - Not Yet Official

### Don't submit strange sentences and translations
 * For example, don't translate a person's name, such as Dick, into the word "Haystack."
  * FRENCH: Dick essaya en vain de résoudre le problème.
   * [tatoeba.org/969450](http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/969450)
  * ENGLISH: Haystack tried in vain to solve the problem.



## Short Link to this Page

http://bit.ly/tatoebaguidelines

Regular members can use this link to direct new members to this page.

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# Sandbox

Use this page to experiment with wiki markup. 

Nested bulleted list:

* a
  * a.b
      * a.b.c
  * a.v
* z  

Code sample (note that the format differs between preview mode and final presentation):

`
if (a)
    b
else
    c
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