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Hi all, I just reorganized this Intro a bit to make it look structured . But I wonder what is the best solution when an Intro is “kilometer” long? Like this one I just fixed: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-the-Correct-Posture-in-Ballet < very long. Are we allowed to shrink an Intro? It’s not counted as vandalism? Or we can notify an author that it’s too long and ask them to shrink the text??? I do understand that some introductions are necessary to make longer in order for the article to make a better sense. But some are really beyond reasonable… LOL

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We could maybe remove unnecessary info in it, if any, or put the {{intro}} template to it?

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Hi @Hailey Girges, there was an {{intro}} template there already. I think it’s a brief explanation to every type of ballet, but made it too long. Do you think we should feel free to shrink ? You know, what seems to be unnecessary to us may be quite necessary for the article?? I am just contemplating, not exactly sure what to do.:slight_smile:

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I have tried to cut-short the intro. You can see my changes here : http://www.wikihow.com/index.php?title=Get-the-Correct-Posture-in-Ballet&diff=13638902&oldid=13638892

If you have knowledge about a topic, then feel free to edit and try to make it better! If you don’t, then you can ask someone who might have knowledge about that topic or directly ask the author if they are reachable.

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It doesn’t matter if you’re adding or removing large amounts of information. As long as it’s a good-faith edit, preferably with a good edit summary, it won’t be regarded as vandalism:wink:

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@Illneedasaviour , I heard somebody mentioned something about removing big chunks of information from the article MAY BE interpreted as vandalism. It was a long time ago, but I still remember that.

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Shina, it looks fine, except, this sentense is confusing: “The same way learning is fundamental, the same can be said about ballet”. I would REPHRASE it but I am not sure the meaning of it.:slight_smile:

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@Laura7491 Leaving a concise edit summary will provide some context to your edit, especially when it’s a bold, radical change. This is the best way to communicate with patrollers so they don’t misinterpret the edit and revert it. http://wikihow.com/Write-a-Good-Edit-Summary-on-wikiHow

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Introductions are meant to be concise. Sure, one can condense an intro, as long as he or she does not remove any relevant information or details.

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Yea, I was quite confused abut it too. Maybe " Learning is fundamental; the same can be said about ballet" would suit?

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@Adelaide1230

This is the whole point about “relevant information”, dear. >> If I don’t know any details about ballet, I can not judge what’s relevant and what’s not.:slight_smile:

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Then the intro template would be good to use if you don’t know the topic, or you could do a little wiki research on it, weather you know the topic or not, many other users who do can always edit your edits to make it more accurate;)

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Intros are meant to be concise, so as to garner the interest of readers. If the intro is too long, it will put readers off. Ever heard of Tl;Dr? Same principle. wikiHow is a how to site. Encyclopaedic entries would better fit in Wikipedia.

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Further and relevant text can always be moved in the Tips section or used as backup information within the Steps… not necessarily have it stayed in the introduction section.

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Hi @ Maluniu, I gotcha! Good idea moving to Tips. I thought about it too. Thank you all!