User:Lanyon
Created 5th June 2005
Tip of the moment...
![]() The lead section
The lead section is an essential summary of an article, located above the first heading. In the source text (the text in the edit window), a heading looks like this:
The lead section is a very important part of every article. The length should correspond to the overall length of the article: an article of 50,000 characters might well have a three paragraph lead, while one of 15,000 or less should limit itself to one or two paragraphs. The text should give a good overview of the article, but it should also get the reader hooked and interested in learning more. Take a look at some featured articles for inspiration. It is often a good idea to align a representative image with the lead by placing – – Read more: To add this auto-randomizing template to your user page, use {{totd-random}}
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