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''Follow naming conventions''- I don't know whether this applies to this wiki. Are we to change article names such as Car Ride and Hedge Maze to Car ride and Hedge maze, or are both words considered proper nouns?
:'''That's tricky, but since you're dealing with the name of the ride, I would say that they should be capitalized.'''
''Real-Life Articles''- Shouldn't this policy apply to all pages, not just real life ones? Or do we consider in game articles are written using the games themselves as sources?
:'''Using the terms Real-Life and In-Game was only meant to differentiate styles that may differ between articles focused on game content, and articles focused on the games themselves, or things outside of the games. Certainly, the game does serve as a good source of information about the game, but if a person is stating information that did not come from the game, then they should explain how or why they know, and show where the knowledge came from. That being said, most info from the game shouldn't need a citation.'''
''Differences in the English Language''- Not completely sure. Does this mean we can use British or American English, as long as it is consistant with the article. The only reason I ask is because I live in Australia and we use colour, mum, etc. And if I am the only one, I could try and use American spelling if it would make things easier.--[[User:Matt 20 1|Matt 20 1]] 12:42, July 16, 2010 (UTC)▼
▲''Differences in the English Language''- Not completely sure. Does this mean we can use British or American English, as long as it is consistant with the article. The only reason I ask is because I live in Australia and we use colour, mum, etc. And if I am the only one, I could try and use American spelling if it would make things easier.
:'''The intent is that the whole Wiki does not need to conform to one single convention. If one page switches back and forth between conventions, it can tend to be a bit jarring to the reader, so it's best to write a page so that the entire page fits into one - it doesn't matter whether that 'one' is British/Commonwealth English or American (or other) English, just as long as it's uniform in the article. On that note, if an editor goes to edit a page written in one form of English, they shouldn't edit the form of English to meet their own conventions, but rather should have their edits conform to the pre-existing convention on the article.'''
--[[User:Matt 20 1|Matt 20 1]] 12:42, July 16, 2010 (UTC)
:--'''[[User:LostInRiverview|Patrick (LostInRiverview)]]<small> ([[User_talk:LostInRiverview|talk]])([[User_blog:LostInRiverview|blog]])</small> 15:14, July 16, 2010 (UTC)'''
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