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Makerspace (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is a guide to how pages on the wiki should be created and written, in order to keep things consistent. == Page Names & Titles == * Page names and titles, when relating to equipment, includes only the equipment name and model number not the particular type of equipment it is. An exception to this would be if this is included in the manufacturer's model name. ** "Haas UMC-500" ''not'' "Haas UMC-500 5-axis CNC Mill" ** "Bambu Lab X1E" ''not'' "Bambu Lab X1E...") |
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** "[[Anycubic Wash & Cure 3]]" is OK, the ampersand is part of the model name. | ** "[[Anycubic Wash & Cure 3]]" is OK, the ampersand is part of the model name. | ||
** "Power Up & Power Down (CMM)" is not OK, it should be spelled out "Power Up and Power Down (CMM)". | ** "Power Up & Power Down (CMM)" is not OK, it should be spelled out "Power Up and Power Down (CMM)". | ||
== Headings == | |||
* Headings should normally be in "Title Case". | |||
* There should normally be no final punctuation in a heading or sub heading. | |||
* Subheadings may be in "Sentence case" if appropriate. | |||
== Bulleted Lists and Numbered Lists == | |||
Items in lists should normally end with a full stop. | |||
== Capital Letters == | |||
=== Title case === | |||
According to the [[wikipedia:AP_Stylebook|Associated Press Stylebook]]. Examples taken [[wikipedia:Title_case#AP_Stylebook|from Wikipedia]]. | |||
* Capitalize the principal words. | |||
* Capitalize prepositions and conjunctions of four letters or more. | |||
* Lowercase the articles ''the'', ''a'', and ''an''. | |||
* Capitalize the first and last words (overrides the rules above). | |||
* Capitalize the "to" in infinitives (e.g., I Want To Play Guitar). | |||
=== Sentence case === | |||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case#Stylistic_or_specialised_usage | |||