Help:Formatting Guidelines - Revision history

Reddick at 17:25, 11 October 2007

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Reddick at 17:21, 11 October 2007

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Reddick at 20:29, 10 October 2007

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Reddick at 20:11, 10 October 2007

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Tai: /* When to Italicize */

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‎When to Italicize

Tai: /* When to Italicize */

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‎When to Italicize

Tai at 21:09, 28 September 2007

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Tai at 21:04, 28 September 2007

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Reddick: /* When to Italicize */

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‎When to Italicize

Reddick at 18:22, 28 September 2007

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-'''This article has been updated and replaced with the much superior and more aptly-named, ''Style Guide''.  Leaving this article intact for a future help topic related to actual formatting of pages.'''
+'''This article has been updated and replaced with the much superior and more aptly-named, ''Style Guide''.  Leaving the last draft of this article intact for modification into a future help topic related to actual formatting of pages.'''
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 *"Shall we all go together?" he asked.
 *Did he say, "We should all go together"?

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 *'''Scientific names''' of plants and animals, such as <I>canis dingo</I> or <I>ailurus fulgens</I>, take italics.
 *'''Foreign-language words''' that are likely to be unfamiliar to readers. For example, "At the Ristorante di Dante, I ordered <I>cervello</I>, not knowing I would be served brains." Don't, however, italicize proper names, such as Ristorante di Dante.
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 ** ... operas and other full-length musical compositions, except for works that are named by their number or key (for example, Symphony No. 2)
 ** ... ships, planes, automobiles and trains, but not a prefix such as "USS"
-*'''Scientific names'' of plants and animals, such as <I>canis dingo</I> or <I>ailurus fulgens</I>, take italics.
+*'''Scientific names''' of plants and animals, such as <I>canis dingo</I> or <I>ailurus fulgens</I>, take italics.
 *'''Foreign-language words''' that are likely to be unfamiliar to readers. For example, "At the Ristorante di Dante, I ordered <I>cervello</I>, not knowing I would be served brains." Don't, however, italicize proper names, such as Ristorante di Dante.
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 *'''Quotes'''  When quoting someone directly, using italics helps the quote to stand out as not being part of the surrounding prose of the article.  (Note: When italics are needed within a quote, de-italicize the emphasized word or phrase.)
 **Example: "''It was late in the day and I was ''really'' hungry.''"
-* Italicize the titles of books, which may be novels, book-length nonfiction or book-length poems. Generally, the titles of shorter works, such as essays or shorter poems, are not italicized but are set off with quotation marks.
+*'''Titles''' Italicize the titles of books, which may be novels, book-length nonfiction or book-length poems. (Generally, the titles of shorter works, such as essays or shorter poems, are not italicized but are set off with quotation marks.) Also italicize the names of...
-*Italicize the names of newspapers and periodicals.
+** ... newspapers and periodicals
-*Italicize the names of television series, but not the names of individual episodes (which are set off with quotation marks).
+** ... television series, but not the names of individual episodes (which are set off with quotation marks)
-*Use italics for the names of movies and plays.
+** ... movies and plays
-*Use italics for names of operas and other full-length musical compositions, except for works that are named by their number or key (for example, Symphony No. 2).
+** ... operas and other full-length musical compositions, except for works that are named by their number or key (for example, Symphony No. 2)
-*Italicize the names of ships, planes, automobiles and trains.
+** ... ships, planes, automobiles and trains. Do ''not'' italicize and prefix such as "USS"
-*Scientific names of plants and animals, such as <I>canis dingo</I> or <I>ailurus fulgens</I>, take italics.
+*'''Scientific names'' of plants and animals, such as <I>canis dingo</I> or <I>ailurus fulgens</I>, take italics.
-*Italicize foreign-language words that are likely to be unfamiliar to readers. For example, "At the Ristorante di Dante, I ordered <I>cervello</I>, not knowing I would be served brains." Don't, however, italicize proper names, such as Ristorante di Dante.
+*'''Foreign-language words''' that are likely to be unfamiliar to readers. For example, "At the Ristorante di Dante, I ordered <I>cervello</I>, not knowing I would be served brains." Don't, however, italicize proper names, such as Ristorante di Dante.
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 Using italics is great for emphasizing a word or phrase within the line.
 ===When to Italicize===
-*'''In place of ALL CAPS'''  All uppercase for emphasis is a convention for environments where there is no opportunity or mechanism for other formatting (like text-only emails or message boards).  In general, all caps words are interpreted online as screaming, and frankly they just look bad.
+*'''In place of ALL CAPS'''  All uppercase for emphasis is a convention for environments where there is no opportunity or mechanism for other formatting (like text-only emails or message boards).  In general, all caps words are interpreted online as screaming, and frankly they just look bad. Use italics for emphasis sparingly. It's almost always better if the emphasis is clear from the structure of the sentence itself.
 **Example: It was late in the day and Bob was REALLY hungry.<BR>Should be: It was late in the day and Bob was ''really'' hungry.
 *'''Quotes'''  When quoting someone directly, using italics helps the quote to stand out as not being part of the surrounding prose of the article.  (Note: When italics are needed within a quote, de-italicize the emphasized word or phrase.)
 **Example: "''It was late in the day and I was ''really'' hungry.''"
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	**For example, assume your article contains the statement, "''John once flew on an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane airplane] seated next to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_lincoln Abraham Lincoln].''" The first link is superfluous, because details about air travel and the origin of planes do not have any bearing on the statement, but details about the other passenger is what makes the statement important.		**For example, assume your article contains the statement, "''John once flew on an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane airplane] seated next to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_lincoln Abraham Lincoln].''" The first link is superfluous, because details about air travel and the origin of planes do not have any bearing on the statement, but details about the other passenger is what makes the statement important.

		+	==Italics==
		+	Using italics is great for emphasizing a word or phrase within the line.
		+	===When to Italicize===
		+	*'''In place of ALL CAPS''' All uppercase for emphasis is an convention for environments where there is no opportunity or mechanism for other formatting. In general, all caps words are interpreted online as screaming, and frankly they just look bad.
		+	**Example: It was late in the day and Bob was REALLY hungry.<BR>Should be: It was late in the day and Bob was ''really'' hungry.
		+	*'''Quotes''' When quoting someone directly, using italics helps the quote to stand out as not being part of the surrounding prose of the article. (Note: When italics are needed within a quote, de-italicize the emphasized word or phrase.)
		+	**Example: "''It was late in the day and I was ''really'' hungry.''"

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