Add previously missing section (#10453)
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title: "Netdata style guide"
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-description: "The _Netdata style guide_ establishes editorial guidelines for all of Netdata's writing, including documentation, blog posts, in-product UX copy, and more."
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+description: "The Netdata style guide establishes editorial guidelines for all of Netdata's writing, including documentation, blog posts, in-product UX copy, and more."
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custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/contributing/style-guide.md
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## Language, grammar, and mechanics
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-**T/K**
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-If you're writing about Netdata for an external publication, such as a guest blog post, follow that publication's
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-style guide or standards, if they have one published.
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+To ensure Netdata's writing is clear, concise, and universal, we have established standards for language, grammar, and
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+certain writing mechanics. However, if you're writing about Netdata for an external publication, such as a guest blog
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+post, follow that publication's style guide or standards, while keeping the [preferred spelling of Netdata
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+terms](#netdata-specific-terms) in mind.
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### Active voice
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