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==== Do not capitalize ==== | ==== Do not capitalize ==== | ||
;Item and block names | ;Item and block names | ||
Items and blocks should be treated as common nouns in text and therefore should not be capitalized. Exceptions are | Items and blocks should be treated as common nouns in text and therefore should not be capitalized. Exceptions are made for proper nouns within the object, such as ''Nether''. Another exception is made when the item is in the title of the article. | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
:''[[Steel | :''[[Steel Ingot|Steel ingots]] are crafted with three pieces of [[Crude Steel|crude steel]].'' | ||
:''[[Blast | :''[[Blast Furnace|Blast furnaces]] can use [[Nether Coal|Nether coal]] as a fuel source.'' | ||
;Entity names | ;Entity names | ||
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Examples: | Examples: | ||
:''Chunks which can generate [[slimes | :''Chunks which can generate [[Slime|slimes]] constantly spawn slime particles in them.'' | ||
:''[[Cloth]] is an item dropped from [[zombies | :''[[Cloth]] is an item dropped from [[Zombie|zombies]].'' | ||
==== Do capitalize ==== | ==== Do capitalize ==== | ||
;Titles | ;Titles | ||
Titles should be in title case if they are a feature in ''Better than Adventure!''. This style guide, for example, is not in the mod, therefore it is in sentence case ("Style guide" rather than "Style Guide"). However, the title for the [[block of steel]] page is in title case due to the block being in the game. | Titles should be in title case if they are a feature in ''Better than Adventure!''. This style guide, for example, is not in the mod, therefore it is in sentence case ("Style guide" rather than "Style Guide"). However, the title for the [[Block of Steel|block of steel]] page is in title case due to the block being in the game ("Block of Steel" rather than "Block of steel"). Note that the hyperlink does not capitalize. | ||
;Item and block names | ;Item and block names | ||
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* '''IMPORTANT: Make sure that the hyperlink isn't capitalized, but the actual page linked is! Otherwise, when the page is made, it won't actually lead to the correct page.''' | * '''IMPORTANT: Make sure that the hyperlink isn't capitalized, but the actual page linked is! Otherwise, when the page is made, it won't actually lead to the correct page.''' | ||
* Every first mention of any block, item, mob, biome, dimension, etc. should be hyperlinked. See below for an example. | * Every first mention of any block, item, mob, biome, dimension, etc. should be hyperlinked. See below for an example. | ||
==== Heading | ==== Heading ==== | ||
First mention of [[coal]] is hyperlinked, the second mention of coal isn't. | First mention of [[Coal|coal]] is hyperlinked, the second mention of coal isn't. | ||
==== Another Heading | |||
==== Another Heading ==== | |||
This mention of coal is not hyperlinked either. Notice how both non-hyperlink mentions aren't capitalized either. | This mention of coal is not hyperlinked either. Notice how both non-hyperlink mentions aren't capitalized either. | ||