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==Wonky/ | ===Capitalized/Title Case=== | ||
The capitalization in the manuals is so wonky and inconsistent I really want to just throw it out and stick to proper language (only capitalizing proper nouns and words that are in actual titles (and only the first word of a sentence)). <span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Capital_letters Wikipedia considers | *acronyms (RoE, AB, SoD, HotA) | ||
*companies (New World Computing, The 3DO Company, Ubisoft) | |||
*heroes (Caitlin, Solmyr, Dessa) | |||
*pages (Main Page, List of Creatures, Did You Know) | |||
*places (Erathia, Bracada, Krewlod) | |||
===Lowercase=== | |||
*buildings (village hall, town hall, city hall, capitol, fort, citadel, castle, tavern) | |||
*classes (alchemist, battle mage) | |||
*creatures (angel, archangel) | |||
*individual terms (hero, experience points, spell points, movement points) | |||
*primary skills (attack, defense, knowledge, power) | |||
*spells (haste, magic arrow, chain lightning) | |||
*war machines (catapult, ballista, first aid tent, ammo cart) | |||
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==Wonky/Inconsistent Capitalization in the Manuals== | |||
The capitalization in the manuals is so wonky and inconsistent I really want to just throw it out and stick to proper language (only capitalizing proper nouns and words that are in actual titles (and only the first word of a sentence)). Since the names of pages are shown as titles at the top of each page, they should be in title case (not fully capitalized). [[File:Hero Stormblessed small.gif|→ima|link=user:imahero]] 08:09, 17 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
:I'm up for debate on section headings. <span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Capital_letters Wikipedia considers them]</span> the same as sentences with only the first letter being capitalized. I think I might be OK with title case on section headings though. [[File:Hero Stormblessed small.gif|→ima|link=user:imahero]] 08:30, 17 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
::<span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(capitalization) Wikipedia also recommends]</span> not capitalizing the second or subsequent words in an article title (unless the title is a proper name). I'm also up for debate on this as I'd prefer the title at the top of each page to be in title case regardless. [[File:Hero Stormblessed small.gif|→ima|link=user:imahero]] 08:44, 17 May 2021 (UTC) |