I'm curious about the correct punctuation for this phrase which appears in some badges...
"non-community wiki answers"
I initially thought it was referring to wiki answers that were somehow non-community. This confused me. It turns out it is referring to answers that aren't community wiki answers.
Am I correct that it should be punctuated "non-community-wiki answers"?
related: https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/309426/non-community-wiki-answers-and-grammar
Answer
You're almost right. When joining the negative modifier ("non") to a two-word term, you need to keep the two-word term connected by a hyphen, but use an en dash to connect the "non"
- non–community-wiki answer
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