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::<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) | ::<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) | ||
:::I'd also be OK with following the following the wikipedia naming conventions and using them as our go to authority. Just keep in mind that we would need to change many page names to lower case if we choose to do this. [[File:Hero Stormblessed small.gif|→ima|link=user:imahero]] 09:30, 17 May 2021 (UTC) | :::I'd also be OK with following the following the wikipedia naming conventions and using them as our go to authority. Just keep in mind that we would need to change many page names to lower case if we choose to do this. [[File:Hero Stormblessed small.gif|→ima|link=user:imahero]] 09:30, 17 May 2021 (UTC) | ||
::::im afraid the only effect the new rule list will have its someone gillging after finding this page in ten years once again. as for me, i think we should stick to in-game 'capitalize it all' style. a player has a full right not to know if the manual exists at all, but ull get nowhere from 'the Labyrinth is guarded by several Minotaurs' window. that means all ur lowercase list is going up except for the individual terms. besides, with 'skeletons and skeleton warriors' we are losing 'Skeletons' as the basic tier one necropolis creatures and 'skeletons' as both basic and upgraded ones. | |||
::::fully capitalized page names look weird to me either. | |||
::::and im not sure if the general wiki naming conventions can be of any use for us. were not describing some birds or minerals here - our object is complex enough and already has its own capitalization system. sacrificing this system in the name of abstract wiki gods will cause nothing but confusion for the users. --[[User:GroundhogYear|GroundhogYear]] ([[User talk:GroundhogYear|talk]]) 10:01, 17 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Revision as of 10:01, 17 May 2021
My New Proposed Policy
Capitalized/Title Case
- 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)
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). 
08:09, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
- I'm up for debate on section headings. Wikipedia considers them the same as sentences with only the first letter being capitalized. I think I might be OK with title case on section headings though. 08:30, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
- Wikipedia also recommends 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. 08:44, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
- I'd also be OK with following the following the wikipedia naming conventions and using them as our go to authority. Just keep in mind that we would need to change many page names to lower case if we choose to do this. 09:30, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
- im afraid the only effect the new rule list will have its someone gillging after finding this page in ten years once again. as for me, i think we should stick to in-game 'capitalize it all' style. a player has a full right not to know if the manual exists at all, but ull get nowhere from 'the Labyrinth is guarded by several Minotaurs' window. that means all ur lowercase list is going up except for the individual terms. besides, with 'skeletons and skeleton warriors' we are losing 'Skeletons' as the basic tier one necropolis creatures and 'skeletons' as both basic and upgraded ones.
- fully capitalized page names look weird to me either.
- and im not sure if the general wiki naming conventions can be of any use for us. were not describing some birds or minerals here - our object is complex enough and already has its own capitalization system. sacrificing this system in the name of abstract wiki gods will cause nothing but confusion for the users. --GroundhogYear (talk) 10:01, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
- I'd also be OK with following the following the wikipedia naming conventions and using them as our go to authority. Just keep in mind that we would need to change many page names to lower case if we choose to do this.
- Wikipedia also recommends 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.