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:* I was unaware of the capitalization convention. To my mind it is silly to capitalize "internet", but I cannot dispute that the convention exists and has currency. I will make no extra effort to eradicate the capital, but I won't promise to employ it myself. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 19:54, 29 December 2009 (PST) | :* I was unaware of the capitalization convention. To my mind it is silly to capitalize "internet", but I cannot dispute that the convention exists and has currency. I will make no extra effort to eradicate the capital, but I won't promise to employ it myself. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 19:54, 29 December 2009 (PST) | ||
:* [http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/Capitalizing-Proper-Nouns.aspx Grammar Girl] agrees that "Internet" should typically be capitalized. I learned it that way once upon a time, but the argument about "the sky", in particular, is bothering me now. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 20:25, 29 December 2009 (PST) | :* [http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/Capitalizing-Proper-Nouns.aspx Grammar Girl] agrees that "Internet" should typically be capitalized. I learned it that way once upon a time, but the argument about "the sky", in particular, is bothering me now. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 20:25, 29 December 2009 (PST) | ||
== Alabama natives == | |||
Do we have or can we make an official ruling for what name to use for residents of Alabama? Alabamians, Alabamans, or something else? If anyone cares, in its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama Alabama article], Wikipedia currently uses the former twice and the latter once. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 11:27, 19 October 2010 (PDT) | |||
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Numbered street names
Do we make an exception when the street name starts a sentence? I was taught to spell out numbers when they start a sentence, but I imagine that varies depending on the style guide used, which is what this page is as far as BhamWiki goes. --Lkseitz 06:50, 17 November 2006 (PST)
- I don't think it's necessary. You're welcome to do so as long as the link works when it's a link. --Dystopos 06:59, 17 November 2006 (PST)
- For example: [[16th Street Baptist Church|Sixteenth Street Baptist Church]] makes: Sixteenth Street Baptist Church -- Rob 15:00, 17 November 2006 (PST)
- precisely --Dystopos 17:41, 17 November 2006 (PST)
Birth year
The rounding of years from an age given in a newspaper story is why I typically specify "circa" (c.) with the presumed year of birth in such cases. This still conveys the information, but makes it clear it's not 100% certain. --Lkseitz 10:48, 2 May 2008 (PDT)
Links
Perhaps we need a section on links? Here's Wikipedia's linking guide. --Lkseitz 10:07, 29 October 2009 (PDT)
Internet or internet?
- I was taught to capitalize the word "Internet". Argument can be found here. Apparently Dystopos and I disagree as he edited my Cullman Liquidators article. I've been changing them in other articles to be capitalized. Discussion? Ruling? --Wheresdib 18:02, 29 December 2009 (PST)
- I was unaware of the capitalization convention. To my mind it is silly to capitalize "internet", but I cannot dispute that the convention exists and has currency. I will make no extra effort to eradicate the capital, but I won't promise to employ it myself. --Dystopos 19:54, 29 December 2009 (PST)
- Grammar Girl agrees that "Internet" should typically be capitalized. I learned it that way once upon a time, but the argument about "the sky", in particular, is bothering me now. --Lkseitz 20:25, 29 December 2009 (PST)
Alabama natives
Do we have or can we make an official ruling for what name to use for residents of Alabama? Alabamians, Alabamans, or something else? If anyone cares, in its Alabama article, Wikipedia currently uses the former twice and the latter once. --Lkseitz 11:27, 19 October 2010 (PDT)