User talk:SnorlaxMonster/Pokémon Syntax

Two additions

Are 'Browser' (as in the Fiore Browser) and 'Pokémon Storage System' collect capitalisations, or should they be lowercase? --Spriteit 03:59, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I checked and it is Pokémon Storage System. I don't actually own any Ranger games, but I checked a video online and it is indeed Browser. --SnorlaxMonster 11:17, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Battles

If Double Battle, Triple Battle, etc. are capital, shouldn't the respective articles be moved asap to raise awareness? Take it from my example: I often base capitalization (when in doubt) to how it is in the article. -tc²₆tc26- 09:33, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Ideally, a lot of things should be moved. They don't really need approval (apart from maybe changing disambig brackets because that's huge) because this is right and the other is wrong, but the reason I haven't done it yet is because there is a lot of relinking that will need to be done as a result. If you want to move Double Battle, Triple Battle, etc., go ahead, but I really don't like doing relinking (I'm generally trying to juggle a tonne of other things anyway). I've seen BulbaBot do relinking before (I'm pretty sure), so if we could get it automated, that would be amazing. --SnorlaxMonster 09:38, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Stat

how about stats such as Attack and Defense ? should they be capitalized ?----DJWolfy 09:51, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes, they are capitalized in BW, and we go by the most recent main series games.--電禅Den Zen 10:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes. --SnorlaxMonster 10:02, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

How about ribbons ? Do they need capitalization ?----DJWolfy 14:15, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes. --SnorlaxMonster 14:24, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Contests ?----DJWolfy 20:10, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes. ^ht14 05:10, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

How about "Single Battle" and "Symbol" ? ----DJWolfy 14:42, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Well ?----DJWolfy 17:13, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Oh and status ailments too. ----DJWolfy 19:49, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

And Wild ? damn I keep forgetting. ----DJWolfy 11:29, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Symbol and Single Battle are. Status ailments are not, and neither is wild Pokémon. --SnorlaxMonster 05:20, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

TCG

Could this be expanded to include TCG? A lot of terms are incorrectly interpreted within the fandom, and it would be nice to have a list of them somwhere, which this page would be great for. ^Maverick_Nate 15:53, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Absolutely. What kind of terms did you want to add? --SnorlaxMonster 12:54, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

I'll work out a list. I'll have to look through the entire TCG to get a complete group of them, and that might take a little bit. ^Maverick_Nate 19:06, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Mud and Bait

In-game (at least in SoulSilver) the 'mud' and 'bait' (as used in Safari Zone games) are capitalized in-game. (in NPC conversations) Is this sufficient reason to capitalize those terms (as they relate to usage in the Safari Zone) on Bulbapedia? Steph 20:09, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes. --SnorlaxMonster 10:05, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Other

I've seen that starter is not capitalized and therefore should be added to the list. How about Contest pass and Contest hall ?----DJWolfy 14:29, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

The reason I don't ave starter on the list is that I don't believe it is an official term. Since it is unofficial, it is lowercase by default. I want to keep this list restricted to official terms only. Contest Hall is covered by locations and Contest Pass by items. --SnorlaxMonster 14:36, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

At least you should specify that unofficial terms go lowercase by default.----DJWolfy 14:38, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Good point. --SnorlaxMonster 14:47, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Uhm, shouldn't it be specified what kind of Eggs, Fossils, Symbols and such should be capitalized ? New users might think that not only Frontier Symbols should be capitalized. The same for Pokémon Eggs and Fossils.----DJWolfy 18:00, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Also, how about the name of the series ? ----DJWolfy 19:24, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

What, "Pokémon"? It's already there. And all terms only refer to things within the Pokémon universe (Pokémon doesn't change the grammar rules of the English language). I'll add some more links to help clarify though. --SnorlaxMonster 14:34, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

No, I meant series... Original, Advanced Generation...----DJWolfy 14:47, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

But why don't the original series get capitalization ?----DJWolfy 15:15, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Uhm, well ?----DJWolfy 15:38, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

It's not an official term, and you'll notice that it's never capitalized on BP anywhere (well, there's always a few strays). Same reason it's not italicized. --SnorlaxMonster 15:45, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

When exactly do words use "the" and don't use "the". An example here and here. Also, how about "Cave of Origin" ? What does that use ?----DJWolfy 16:22, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Also, how about level and gender ? ----DJWolfy 16:37, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Bulleted points (when they're not sentences) and sections work like article titles. So while in a sentence you would always write "the Wallace Cup", in the article title it is merely called "Wallace Cup". --SnorlaxMonster 11:22, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Well, how about "level", "gender" and Cave of Origin ?----DJWolfy 14:01, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

"The Cave of Origin", "level", and "gender". --SnorlaxMonster 12:02, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Move Tutor

In-game (in SoulSilver, on a sign in Blackthorn City) and several times on Pokémon.com, 'move tutor' is capitalized as 'Move Tutor'. However, Bulbapedia consistently spells the term as 'move tutor.' Is the evidence for capitalization of the term sufficient to overturn the Bulbapedia convention? Steph (talk) 15:28, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

The sign in Blackthorn City and the map description of Driftveil City do not mean anything, as all words are capitalized in those media regardless of whether they should be usually or not (both are followed by a capital "House"). However, since both Pokémon.com and Prima guidebooks use Move Tutor, I believe that it is fair to say that it should be capitalized (at least until we get it used in in-game in a sentence). --SnorlaxMonster 13:40, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Stuff

How about this ? Do none of them get "the" or just some ? Also, what does Cave of Origin get ? Do "level" and "gender" need capitalization ?----DJWolfy 12:03, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Oh, just now I've seen that you replied above... Sorry.----DJWolfy 12:04, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I would think that many of them would use "the" in sentences, but in a list like that they shouldn't. I've got a lot of catching up to do right now, so I don't have time to watch a bunch of PMD LPs to work out whether each location uses "the" or not right now (I'm not restarting my games just for that purpose). You're welcome to investigate yourself, if you would like. --SnorlaxMonster 12:10, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I'll pass, got a lot of other stuff to edit. Btw, how long will it take for this page to be mainspaced ?----DJWolfy 12:16, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Probably when the rest of the MoS gets finished, since I'm essentially breaking off part of it (honestly I started this because I saw people warring over the useage of "the" a few times and checked what it should have been, but I kept forgetting and needing to check again so this page just compiled the list of them). --SnorlaxMonster 12:18, 14 June 2012 (UTC)