659
edits
User:TTEchidna/NewMOS: Difference between revisions
From the talk page.
m (→Nouns, capitalization, and specific terminology: PokéGear has changed to Pokégear. Already ammended on current MOS a little while ago. I changed it the way the current one was changed.) |
(From the talk page.) |
||
| Line 98: | Line 98: | ||
* Locations should also be capitalized in a manner consistent with English grammar; [[Ruins of Alph]] has the A in Alph always capitalized, while numbered [[route]]s, such as {{rt|101}}, {{rt|217}}, and so on, are proper nouns and must have the R capitalized. | * Locations should also be capitalized in a manner consistent with English grammar; [[Ruins of Alph]] has the A in Alph always capitalized, while numbered [[route]]s, such as {{rt|101}}, {{rt|217}}, and so on, are proper nouns and must have the R capitalized. | ||
* Specific terminology is different; leveling up has a lowercase L, as would "starter Pokémon" have a lowercase "s" (but, of course, a capital P in Pokémon.) | * Specific terminology is different; leveling up has a lowercase L, as would "starter Pokémon" have a lowercase "s" (but, of course, a capital P in Pokémon.) | ||
* Specific element types are called "Water-type" and "Rock-type" when used as nouns and their subject pages are [[Water (type)]] and [[Rock (type)]], respectively. ''Squirtle is a | * Specific element types are called "Water-type" and "Rock-type" when used as nouns and their subject pages are [[Water (type)]] and [[Rock (type)]], respectively. ''Squirtle is a '''Water type''''' is not correct; ''Squirtle is a '''Water-type''''' is. When linking, it is preferred that <code><nowiki>{{type2|Water}}</nowiki></code> is used to link to the page on Water-types as "Water-type" than <code><nowiki>{{t|Water}}-type</nowiki></code>. | ||
:*When referring to the type as a whole, however, the words are ''not'' hyphenated. ''The '''Water-type''' is the most abundant type'' is not correct; ''The '''Water type''' is the most abundant type'' is. | |||
* Evolutionary levels should be designated as "unevolved", "first evolution", and "second evolution" for Pokémon that have undergone zero, one, and two evolutions respectively during their development. TCG terminology of "basic Pokémon", "stage 1 Pokémon" and "stage 2 Pokémon" should not spill over into other media, as {{p|Pikachu}} and several other Pokémon are considered basic in the TCG sense, yet are Pokémon that have undergone one evolution in their lifetimes, making them first-evolution Pokémon, more akin to {{p|Charmeleon}} than unevolved Pokémon, which their pre-evolutions are. | * Evolutionary levels should be designated as "unevolved", "first evolution", and "second evolution" for Pokémon that have undergone zero, one, and two evolutions respectively during their development. TCG terminology of "basic Pokémon", "stage 1 Pokémon" and "stage 2 Pokémon" should not spill over into other media, as {{p|Pikachu}} and several other Pokémon are considered basic in the TCG sense, yet are Pokémon that have undergone one evolution in their lifetimes, making them first-evolution Pokémon, more akin to {{p|Charmeleon}} than unevolved Pokémon, which their pre-evolutions are. | ||