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:'''That's tricky, but since you're dealing with the name of the ride, I would say that they should be capitalized.'''
::'''Perhaps I can answer this better. Consider this a rule of thumb: The article title should be written as if the words in the title were being written in a sentence. So, in the case of 'Car ride', if you wrote a sentence, would you capitalize 'car ride' if it were in that sentence? The answer to that should determine whether or not you capitalize an article title. Of course, the first word of a title, just like the first word of a sentence, is always capitalized regardless of whether it's a proper noun or not. -- [[User:LostInRiverview|Patrick (LostInRiverview)]]<small> ([[User_talk:LostInRiverview|talk]])([[User_blog:LostInRiverview|blog]])</small> 15:36, July 16, 2010 (UTC)'''
''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?
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''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.'''
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