http://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=ConsistencyConsistency - Revision history2026-05-01T04:54:51ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.23.2http://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Consistency&diff=15004&oldid=prevPeterWilson at 17:43, 16 December 20082008-12-16T17:43:08Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Consistency''' in the sense of 'applying the same rules always, as far as possible', or 'always behaving in a similar manner', 'not springing any surprises' should be an aim of all writers. It is sometimes expressly required (see AWE's fourth [[Principles of Referencing|Principle of Referencing]]).</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Consistency''' in the sense of 'applying the same rules always, as far as possible', or 'always behaving in a similar manner', 'not springing any surprises' should be an aim of all writers. It is sometimes expressly required (see AWE's fourth [[Principles of Referencing|Principle of Referencing]]).</div></td></tr>
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</table>PeterWilsonhttp://hull-awe.org.uk/index.php?title=Consistency&diff=12357&oldid=prevPeterWilson: New page: '''Consistency''' in the sense of 'applying the same rules always, as far as possible', or 'always behaving in a similar manner', 'not springing any surprises' should be an aim of all writ...2008-04-01T18:09:40Z<p>New page: '''Consistency''' in the sense of 'applying the same rules always, as far as possible', or 'always behaving in a similar manner', 'not springing any surprises' should be an aim of all writ...</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Consistency''' in the sense of 'applying the same rules always, as far as possible', or 'always behaving in a similar manner', 'not springing any surprises' should be an aim of all writers. It is sometimes expressly required (see AWE's fourth [[Principles of Referencing|Principle of Referencing]]).<br />
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Do not forget, however, that the content of a piece of writing - especially the meaning of an academic assignment - is more important than a superficial conformity to a detailed style sheet - [["The perfect is the enemy of the good"|"the perfect is the enemy of the good"]].<br />
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[[category:good writing]][[category:Good academic writing]]<br />
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