EliteWiki talk:Manual of Style - Revision history

User2357: "Failing italics ...", + corrected "Fer-de-Lance"

2024-01-19T13:23:10Z

"Failing italics ...", + corrected "Fer-de-Lance"

User2357: Italicised Elite combat rating => emphasis, not the simulator itself

2024-01-10T17:02:03Z

Italicised Elite combat rating => emphasis, not the simulator itself

User2357: Fer de Lance; not Fer De Lance

2024-01-10T15:14:15Z

Fer de Lance; not Fer De Lance

User2357: Should "grammar nazism" be capitalised? ;p

2024-01-10T15:02:33Z

Should "grammar nazism" be capitalised? ;p

User2357: Added a subtle remark regarding subtleties of context

2024-01-10T12:30:13Z

Added a subtle remark regarding subtleties of context

User2357: 3 different styles of writing "elite" for 3 different contexts

2024-01-10T10:46:33Z

3 different styles of writing "elite" for 3 different contexts

Murgh: add shortcutnote

2022-01-26T20:15:36Z

add shortcutnote

Murgh: add shortcutnote

2022-01-26T19:48:59Z

add shortcutnote

Psylem: Discussing Ulite Namespace

2013-12-07T14:45:09Z

Discussing Ulite Namespace

Diederick at 20:42, 29 July 2009

2009-07-29T20:42:33Z

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 The second, without the acute diacritic on the first "E", refers to the GalCop Combat-Rating, and is always written with at least an initial capital, as defined in the original, 1984 ''The Space Trader's Flight Training Manual'' (SBG38/B1), pp. 9 - 10.
-Since there is also a third possible meaning within this present context, it is suggested that all references to the ''Elite'' simulator (whether IRL or in-universe, or however else it might be interpreted) should be italicised, and also always written with an initial capital, as the proper brand-name of the simulator. It is recommended that this distinction be applied to all other proper brand-names and their abbreviations as well: ''Frontier: Elite 2'' (''FE2''), ''Frontier: First Encounters'' (''FFE''), ''ArcElite'', ''Elite Plus'', ''Elite -- The New Kind'' (''E-TNK''), ''Oolite'', ''Elite: Dangerous'' (''E:D''), etc.
+Since there is also a third possible meaning within this present context, it is suggested that all references to the ''Elite'' simulator (whether IRL or in-universe, or however else it might be interpreted) should be italicised, and also always written with an initial capital, as the proper brand-name of the simulator. It is recommended that this distinction be applied to all other proper brand-names and their abbreviations as well: ''Frontier: Elite 2'' (''FE2''), ''Frontier: First Encounters'' (''FFE''), ''ArcElite'', ''Elite Plus'', ''Elite -- The New Kind'' (''E-TNK''), ''Oolite'', ''Elite: Dangerous'' (''E:D''), etc. Failing italics in this particular case, quotation marks, i.e. 'Elite', should be used.
-Of course, italics might also be used for emphasis referring to an Elite combat rating, but this fourth distinct meaning should be clear from the context within which it is applied.
+Of course, italics might also be used for emphasis referring to an Elite combat rating, but this fourth distinct meaning should be clear from the context within which it is applied. Failing italics for emphasis, ALLCAPS, or another, similar designation, could be used.
 It is recommended that these distinctions be included in the ''Elite'' Wiki's Manual of Style. It seems as if such distinctions might lend some greater credibility to an author, by indicating that they are actually aware of the subtleties of the various contexts within which they operate.
-While we're considering upper and lower cases, and ship make and model names... An anaconda is a snake, but an Anaconda is a type of spaceship in GalCop Space. (Just as it is not a mazda mx-5, but a Mazda MX-5.) For consistency, it is recommended that all ship-types (and models) should be identified by initial capitals, even non-animal-types, e.g.: Mk I, Mk II, Mk III, Star Boat, (Orbit) Shuttle, Warship, Robot Fighter, Transporter, Interceptor, etc. ('Star Boat' seems to be a derivation of 'spaceship', and should therefore, ideally, also have been a single word 'Starboat', but decades of misspelling have now made it what it is.) ... However, Fer de Lance, not Fer De Lance.
+While we're considering upper and lower cases... Regarding ship make and model names, an anaconda is a snake, but an Anaconda is a type of spaceship in GalCop Space. (Just as it is not a mazda mx-5, but a Mazda MX-5.) For consistency, it is recommended that all ship-types (and models) should be identified by initial capitals, even non-animal-types, e.g.: Mk I, Mk II, Mk III, Star Boat, (Orbit) Shuttle, Warship, Robot Fighter, Transporter, Interceptor, etc. ('Star Boat' seems to be a derivation of 'spaceship', and should therefore, ideally, also have been a single word 'Starboat', but decades of misspelling have now made it what it is.) ... However, Fer-de-Lance (lower-case 'de', and hyphenated), not Fer De Lance.
 --[[User:User2357|User2357]] ([[User talk:User2357|talk]]) 10:46, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

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	Since there is also a third possible meaning within this present context, it is suggested that all references to the ''Elite'' simulator (whether IRL or in-universe, or however else it might be interpreted) should be italicised, and also always written with an initial capital, as the proper brand-name of the simulator. It is recommended that this distinction be applied to all other proper brand-names and their abbreviations as well: ''Frontier: Elite 2'' (''FE2''), ''Frontier: First Encounters'' (''FFE''), ''ArcElite'', ''Elite Plus'', ''Elite -- The New Kind'' (''E-TNK''), ''Oolite'', ''Elite: Dangerous'' (''E:D''), etc.		Since there is also a third possible meaning within this present context, it is suggested that all references to the ''Elite'' simulator (whether IRL or in-universe, or however else it might be interpreted) should be italicised, and also always written with an initial capital, as the proper brand-name of the simulator. It is recommended that this distinction be applied to all other proper brand-names and their abbreviations as well: ''Frontier: Elite 2'' (''FE2''), ''Frontier: First Encounters'' (''FFE''), ''ArcElite'', ''Elite Plus'', ''Elite -- The New Kind'' (''E-TNK''), ''Oolite'', ''Elite: Dangerous'' (''E:D''), etc.
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		+	Of course, italics might also be used for emphasis referring to an Elite combat rating, but this fourth distinct meaning should be clear from the context within which it is applied.

	It is recommended that these distinctions be included in the ''Elite'' Wiki's Manual of Style. It seems as if such distinctions might lend some greater credibility to an author, by indicating that they are actually aware of the subtleties of the various contexts within which they operate.		It is recommended that these distinctions be included in the ''Elite'' Wiki's Manual of Style. It seems as if such distinctions might lend some greater credibility to an author, by indicating that they are actually aware of the subtleties of the various contexts within which they operate.

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 It is recommended that these distinctions be included in the ''Elite'' Wiki's Manual of Style. It seems as if such distinctions might lend some greater credibility to an author, by indicating that they are actually aware of the subtleties of the various contexts within which they operate.
-While we're considering upper and lower cases, and ship make and model names... An anaconda is a snake, but an Anaconda is a type of spaceship in GalCop Space. (Just as it is not a mazda mx-5, but a Mazda MX-5.) For consistency, it is recommended that all ship-types (and models) should be identified by initial capitals, even non-animal-types, e.g.: Mk I, Mk II, Mk III, Star Boat, (Orbit) Shuttle, Warship, Robot Fighter, Transporter, Interceptor, etc. ('Star Boat' seems to be a derivation of 'spaceship', and should therefore, ideally, also have been a single word 'Starboat', but decades of misspelling have now made it what it is.)
+While we're considering upper and lower cases, and ship make and model names... An anaconda is a snake, but an Anaconda is a type of spaceship in GalCop Space. (Just as it is not a mazda mx-5, but a Mazda MX-5.) For consistency, it is recommended that all ship-types (and models) should be identified by initial capitals, even non-animal-types, e.g.: Mk I, Mk II, Mk III, Star Boat, (Orbit) Shuttle, Warship, Robot Fighter, Transporter, Interceptor, etc. ('Star Boat' seems to be a derivation of 'spaceship', and should therefore, ideally, also have been a single word 'Starboat', but decades of misspelling have now made it what it is.) ... However, Fer de Lance, not Fer De Lance.
 --[[User:User2357|User2357]] ([[User talk:User2357|talk]]) 10:46, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

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	It is recommended that these distinctions be included in the ''Elite'' Wiki's Manual of Style. It seems as if such distinctions might lend some greater credibility to an author, by indicating that they are actually aware of the subtleties of the various contexts within which they operate.		It is recommended that these distinctions be included in the ''Elite'' Wiki's Manual of Style. It seems as if such distinctions might lend some greater credibility to an author, by indicating that they are actually aware of the subtleties of the various contexts within which they operate.
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		+	While we're considering upper and lower cases, and ship make and model names... An anaconda is a snake, but an Anaconda is a type of spaceship in GalCop Space. (Just as it is not a mazda mx-5, but a Mazda MX-5.) For consistency, it is recommended that all ship-types (and models) should be identified by initial capitals, even non-animal-types, e.g.: Mk I, Mk II, Mk III, Star Boat, (Orbit) Shuttle, Warship, Robot Fighter, Transporter, Interceptor, etc. ('Star Boat' seems to be a derivation of 'spaceship', and should therefore, ideally, also have been a single word 'Starboat', but decades of misspelling have now made it what it is.)

	--[[User:User2357\|User2357]] ([[User talk:User2357\|talk]]) 10:46, 10 January 2024 (UTC)		--[[User:User2357\|User2357]] ([[User talk:User2357\|talk]]) 10:46, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

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 Since there is also a third possible meaning within this present context, it is suggested that all references to the ''Elite'' simulator (whether IRL or in-universe, or however else it might be interpreted) should be italicised, and also always written with an initial capital, as the proper brand-name of the simulator. It is recommended that this distinction be applied to all other proper brand-names and their abbreviations as well: ''Frontier: Elite 2'' (''FE2''), ''Frontier: First Encounters'' (''FFE''), ''ArcElite'', ''Elite Plus'', ''Elite -- The New Kind'' (''E-TNK''), ''Oolite'', ''Elite: Dangerous'' (''E:D''), etc.
-It is recommended that these distinctions be included in the ''Elite'' Wiki's Manual of Style.
+It is recommended that these distinctions be included in the ''Elite'' Wiki's Manual of Style. It seems as if such distinctions might lend some greater credibility to an author, by indicating that they are actually aware of the subtleties of the various contexts within which they operate.
 --[[User:User2357|User2357]] ([[User talk:User2357|talk]]) 10:46, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

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	:''Shortcut: ET:MOS and EW:MOST redirects here''</br>		:''Shortcut: ET:MOS and EW:MOST redirects here''</br>
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		+	== élite vs. Elite vs. ''Elite'' ==
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		+	The first, with the acute diacritic on the first "e", refers to a superior (group of) person(s). This may be written with an initial lower-case "e".
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		+	The second, without the acute diacritic on the first "E", refers to the GalCop Combat-Rating, and is always written with at least an initial capital, as defined in the original, 1984 ''The Space Trader's Flight Training Manual'' (SBG38/B1), pp. 9 - 10.
		+
		+	Since there is also a third possible meaning within this present context, it is suggested that all references to the ''Elite'' simulator (whether IRL or in-universe, or however else it might be interpreted) should be italicised, and also always written with an initial capital, as the proper brand-name of the simulator. It is recommended that this distinction be applied to all other proper brand-names and their abbreviations as well: ''Frontier: Elite 2'' (''FE2''), ''Frontier: First Encounters'' (''FFE''), ''ArcElite'', ''Elite Plus'', ''Elite -- The New Kind'' (''E-TNK''), ''Oolite'', ''Elite: Dangerous'' (''E:D''), etc.
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		+	It is recommended that these distinctions be included in the ''Elite'' Wiki's Manual of Style.
		+
		+	--[[User:User2357\|User2357]] ([[User talk:User2357\|talk]]) 10:46, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

	== Ulite Namespace ==		== Ulite Namespace ==

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	== Ulite Namespace ==		== Ulite Namespace ==

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 == Ulite Namespace ==
 Hi Folks, I've moved all the Ulite pages to be prefixed with Ulite. I've copied the convention used by this category.... http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Category:Oolite_JavaScript_Reference
 Since it's fairly obscure stuff, I didn't think it was fair to take titles such as "Documentation" and "Overview". Some of the other pages had (Ulite) at the end of them. --[[User:Psylem|Psylem]] 14:45, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
 == Is this supposed to be there? ==

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		+	== Ulite Namespace ==
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		+	Hi Folks, I've moved all the Ulite pages to be prefixed with Ulite. I've copied the convention used by this category.... http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Category:Oolite_JavaScript_Reference
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		+	Since it's fairly obscure stuff, I didn't think it was fair to take titles such as "Documentation" and "Overview". Some of the other pages had (Ulite) at the end of them. --[[User:Psylem\|Psylem]] 14:45, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
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		+	== Is this supposed to be there? ==
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	Is this supposed to be there? or is this more spam? doesn't sound like a style manual to me!		Is this supposed to be there? or is this more spam? doesn't sound like a style manual to me!

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	[[User:Lukjad007\|lukjad007]] Agreed. This looks more like an add then a manual on how stuff should be written.		[[User:Lukjad007\|lukjad007]] Agreed. This looks more like an add then a manual on how stuff should be written.

−	([[User:Diederick\|Diederick]]) agrees as well. Who wrote the original style manual? Can (s)he confirm this is spam?	+	[[User:Diederick\|Diederick]] agrees as well. Who wrote the original style manual? Can (s)he confirm this is spam?