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I'd like to propose that we make a consistent convention of what should be capitalized and what should not. I'd like to propose that the following should be enforced to be capitalized:
*{{WP|Proper noun|Proper nouns and proper names}}, which include[http://grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/Proper-Name.htm][http://grammar.about.com/od/punctuationandmechanics/a/Guidelines-For-Using-Capital-Letters.htm]:
**personal names (surnames, first names, nicknames and pseudonyms);
**geographical names (names of cities, countries, islands, lakes, mountains, rivers and so forth);
**names of unique objects (monuments, buildings, ships or any other unique object, e.g. Excalibur--the sword);
**names of unique animals (e.g. Benji or Bugs Bunny);
**names of institutions and facilities (cinemas, hospitals, hotels, libraries, museums or restaurants);
**names of newspapers and magazines;
**titles of books, musical pieces, paintings or sculptures;
**names of single events (e.g. Kristallnacht).
*Other names, like names of opportunities, moodlets, and objects
*Game titles and their short titles
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**Food (Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich, Lobster Thermidor, Crepes Suzette)
**Fish (Robot Fish, Deathfish, Red Herring)
*<s>TS1 NPC names ([[Nancy the Paper Girl]] to Nancy the paper girl)</s>
There are some terms that are very commonly capitalized. I don't know which category they'd fall on; either they should change or they remain as they are:
*Terms using the word "Sim," such as plantSim, Simology, Simbot, etc.
*WooHoo
*<s>The Grim Reaper</s> (Grim Reaper is a proper name, apparently)
*TS1 NPC names ([[Nancy the Paper Girl]] to Nancy the paper girl) (added)
I've probably missed any, or some people might oppose some changes. Please share your opinion about this. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 04:33, August 4, 2015 (UTC)
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:::::It was that reasoning of proper names that lead to my naming of fanon pages with "Family" rather than "family" for pages about various families. I do, however, understand the reasoning being not capitalizing family. One wouldn't do so in the statement of "Bella Goth is a member of the Goth family." It is just that seeing "Goth family" in the infobox just doesn't strike me as correct because it is being used as a title which would mean that family would have to be capitalized.
:::::Having said that, I really don't know if I can contribute much substance to this discussion that will lead to a conclusion. I can say that I do feel that making a clear manual of style with precise definitions is truly needed. I would support the community consensus on such a manual of style. -- [[User:Icemandeaf|Icemandeaf]] ([[User talk:Icemandeaf|talk]]) 06:45, August 5, 2015 (UTC)
::::::@LiR: I'm not sure if EA limits the use of "sim"/"Sim" to life state context only. As I said, EA tends to capitalize most terms in the game, but not always. Maxis-created life states would be Sim, Plumbot, Simbot, Servo, and PlantSims. I might favor this, but why is it only bound to life state context?
::::::@WH: I realized that "Alexander the Great" counts as a proper name, and therefore, the "Great" has to be capitalized. Maybe this is applicable to TS1 NPCs as well? I'm really not sure about that either. I've been researching a bit about proper name, and there's no explanation about "Alexander the Great" example. Or maybe it's only bound to adjective and not a noun? Because according to my reference, "Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City" has the "mayor" in lowercase, unless the word is written before the name. English is confusing. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 05:48, August 12, 2015 (UTC)
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