Forum:Capitalization in Infoboxes - time to follow our rules

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This vote is to confirm that we are to follow the local guidelines for Infoboxes and other template headers going forward.

For the longest time, our local guidelines have specified that we rely on the Wikipedia Manual of Style. In the case of infoboxes, our local guidelines do not go into specifics, therefore it is assumed that all infoboxes must follow the Wikipedia infobox guidelines.

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However, it seems that we have historically and erroneously applied another local policy to override the Wikipedia ruleset. These policies do not cover infoboxes at all, in fact, they only apply to the article title, URL and narrative text.

• The Content organization guideline mandates that we do not overcapitalize 'article names.

• The Editing guideline mandates that we do (a) not overcapitalize article names or links; (b) ignore in-game overcapitalization when referring to generically named content, such as deathclaw or laser gun, when writing in a paragraph form; (c) capitalize game mechanics, such as SPECIAL, Perks or other statistics. This includes stats like Carry Capacity or AP Refresh.

In conclusion, since there are no policies overriding the Wikipedia guidelines, we are to discontinue the use of undercapitalization in all infoboxes and header sections.

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Proposal by: Scribe-Howard (waster_93) (talk) 04:45, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

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Poll

Poll finished on 12:00 am June 18, 2021 (UTC).

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Yes

1. StalagHilterTootsies (talk) 04:48, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

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Result

TBD

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