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:(The second would contain either "top" or "bottom," depending on what the sysops prefer. -[[User:CSGuy|CSGuy]] 18:10, 3 July 2008 (EDT)
:(The second would contain either "top" or "bottom," depending on what the sysops prefer. -[[User:CSGuy|CSGuy]] 18:10, 3 July 2008 (EDT)
:: I support the first one (I thought we already had that, but it appears not). The second I think needs more guidance about how much and when it should be used, but I do support consistency of placement. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 21:04, 4 July 2008 (EDT)
:: I support the first one (I thought we already had that, but it appears not). The second I think needs more guidance about how much and when it should be used, but I do support consistency of placement. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 21:04, 4 July 2008 (EDT)
== Earth or earth? ==
I'd like us to decide on a style for the term used to refer to this planet. There seems to be two main views on this:
* That the capitalised version (Earth) should always be used when talking about the planet (but not, or course, when talking about dirt). So ''The Earth is not exactly spherical''.
** This is supported by:
*** The United States Government Printing Office Style Manual 2000 (according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Archive_(capitalization) this] Wikipedia talk page, although their link is dead).
*** New Jersey Institute of Technology (according to [http://science-teachers.com/articles/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5 this] page, but no link provided).
*** The Chicago Manual of Style (according to [http://science-teachers.com/articles/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5 the same] page, but no link is provided).
* That an uncapitalised version (earth) is always used, except when referring to the planet as one of several planets. So ''The earth is not exactly spherical'', but ''the inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars''.
** This is supported by:
*** [http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/capitals.htm Capital Community College Foundation]
*** [http://imgi.uibk.ac.at/mmetgroup/MMet_imgi/tools/mayfield/capitals.htm The Mayfield Handbook of Technical & Scientific Writing]
*** [http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/style/sciterminology.html University of Minnesota Style Manual]
This was from a quick Google search. Perhaps others can find more. Personally, I'm not too fussed either way, although I would like some consistency and therefore a decision in the Manual of Style. What do others think?
[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 09:00, 23 September 2008 (EDT)
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Just for a laugh, whilst researching this issue, I also came across [http://www.anu.edu.au/mail-archives/link/link0007/0061.html this message-board post]:
{{QuoteBox|I am always suspicious of people who remove the capitalisation from proper nouns. Christians did this to the name of our dear planet, citing it as "earth" as part of their marketing strategy of disparaging this life in favour of the benefits of the next one...}}
What the...??!!
[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 09:00, 23 September 2008 (EDT)