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==Once and only once==

"[https://deviq.com/principles/once-and-only-once Once and only once]" is ~~a term~~ in programming that ~~essentially~~ states that there is no point in doing something repeatedly when it only needs to be done once. The same principle applies to this wiki: '''don't repeat yourself'''. That is, you should avoid duplicating the same information across different articles because it makes it more difficult to keep that information up-to-date. For example, ~~[https://bloons.fandom.com/wiki/Dart_Monkey_(BTD6)#Target_Priorities|~~stating what each targeting option does for every tower and upgrade in ''BTD6''] is unnecessary when targeting options have the same effect on most towers and upgrades and users can just go to the articles for those targeting options to find out what they do. ~~These~~ articles should only note exceptions to the rule, such as attacks that always target ~~first~~.

"[https://deviq.com/principles/once-and-only-once Once and only once]" is an adage in programming that states that there is no point in doing something repeatedly when it only needs to be done once. The same principle applies to this wiki: '''don't repeat yourself'''. That is, you should avoid duplicating the same information across different articles because it makes it more difficult to keep that information up-to-date. For example, stating what each targeting option does for ''every tower and upgrade'' in ''BTD6'' is unnecessary when targeting options have the same effect on most towers and upgrades and users can just go to the articles for those targeting options to find out what they do. In this case, these articles should only note exceptions to the rule, such as attacks that always target strong.

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 ==Once and only once==
-"[https://deviq.com/principles/once-and-only-once Once and only once]" is a term in programming that essentially states that there is no point in doing something repeatedly when it only needs to be done once. The same principle applies to this wiki: '''don't repeat yourself'''. That is, you should avoid duplicating the same information across different articles because it makes it more difficult to keep that information up-to-date. For example, [https://bloons.fandom.com/wiki/Dart_Monkey_(BTD6)#Target_Priorities|stating what each targeting option does for every tower and upgrade in ''BTD6''] is unnecessary when targeting options have the same effect on most towers and upgrades and users can just go to the articles for those targeting options to find out what they do. These articles should only note exceptions to the rule, such as attacks that always target first.
+"[https://deviq.com/principles/once-and-only-once Once and only once]" is an adage in programming that states that there is no point in doing something repeatedly when it only needs to be done once. The same principle applies to this wiki: '''don't repeat yourself'''. That is, you should avoid duplicating the same information across different articles because it makes it more difficult to keep that information up-to-date. For example, stating what each targeting option does for ''every tower and upgrade'' in ''BTD6'' is unnecessary when targeting options have the same effect on most towers and upgrades and users can just go to the articles for those targeting options to find out what they do. In this case, these articles should only note exceptions to the rule, such as attacks that always target strong.
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