UniWiki:Manual of Style/Capital letters: Difference between revisions

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* Proper names of specific [[Wikipedia:military awards and decorations|military awards and decorations]] are capitalized ({{xt|Medal of Honor}}, {{xt|Victoria Cross}}).

==~~{{anchor|Acronyms and initialisms}}~~ Acronyms==

==Acronyms==

~~{{Shortcut|MOS:CAPSACRS}}{{Anchor|Acronyms}}~~

On the UniWiki, most [[Wikipedia:Acronyms|acronyms]] are written in all capital letters (such as ''[[Wikipedia:NATO|NATO]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:JPEG|JPEG]]''). The UniWiki does not follow the practice of distinguishing between acronyms and [[Wikipedia:Acronym#Nomenclature|initialisms]]. Do not write acronyms that are pronounced as if they were a word with an initial capital letter only, e.g. do not write {{xt|UNESCO}} as {{!xt|Unesco}}, or {{xt|NASA}} as {{!xt|Nasa}}.

{{See also|~~Wikipedia~~:Manual of Style/Abbreviations#Acronyms}}

* Some acronyms (mostly trademarks like ''[[Wikipedia:Yahoo!|Yahoo!]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Taser|Taser]]'') conventionally or officially use a mixture of capitals and lower-case letters, even non-letters; for any given example, use the spelling that is most commonly used (e.g., ''[[Wikipedia:LaTeX|LaTeX]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:M&Ms|M&Ms]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:3M|3M]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:InBev|InBev]]''). Do not mimic trademark stylization otherwise ''(see [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Trademarks]])''.

On ~~Wikipedia~~, most [[acronyms]] are written in all capital letters (such as ''[[NATO]]'', ''[[BBC]]'', and ''[[JPEG]]''). ~~Wikipedia~~ does not follow the practice of distinguishing between acronyms and [[Acronym#Nomenclature|~~initialism~~]]s. Do not write acronyms that are pronounced as if they were a word with an initial capital letter only, e.g. do not write {{xt|UNESCO}} as {{!xt|Unesco}}, or {{xt|NASA}} as {{!xt|Nasa}}.

* Non-trademarked acronyms that have become assimilated into English as everyday words may be written as common nouns when it is conventional to do so (e.g. ''[[Wikipedia:Scuba|scuba]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Laser|laser]]'', but ''[[Wikipedia:ZIP code|ZIP code]]'' and ''bank [[Wikipedia:Personal identification number|PIN]]'').

* Some acronyms (mostly trademarks like ''[[Yahoo!]]'' and ''[[Taser]]'') conventionally or officially use a mixture of capitals and lower-case letters, even non-letters; for any given example, use the spelling ~~found in the majority of [[WP:Identifying reliable sources|reliable]], [[WP:Independent sources|independent sources]]~~ (e.g., ''[[LaTeX]]'', ''[[M&Ms]]'', ''[[3M]]'', and ''[[InBev]]''). Do not mimic trademark stylization otherwise ~~{{crossref|~~(see [[WP:Manual of Style/Trademarks]])}}.

* Non-trademarked acronyms that have become assimilated into English as everyday words may be written as common nouns when it is conventional to do so (e.g. ''[[scuba]]'' and ''[[laser]]'', but ''[[ZIP code]]'' and ''bank [[Personal identification number|PIN]]'').

Use only ~~source~~-~~attested~~ acronyms; ~~[[WP:No original research|~~do not make up]] new ones (for example, the [[World Pool-Billiard Association]] is the WPA, and it is not referred to as the "[[Women's Professional Billiard Association|WPBA]]").

Use only commonly-used acronyms; do not make up new ones (for example, the [[Wikipedia:World Pool-Billiard Association|World Pool-Billiard Association]] is the WPA, and it is not referred to as the "[[Wikipedia:Women's Professional Billiard Association|WPBA]]").

"Also known as", when abbreviated on second or later occurrences, or in a table, should be given as {{xt|a.k.a.}} or {{xt|AKA}} (whichever reads easier in the context). Do not use {{!xt|aka}}, {{!xt|A/K/A}}, or other unusual renderings.

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Similarly, when showing the source of an [[acronym]] or [[abbreviation#Syllabic abbreviation|syllabic abbreviation]], emphasizing the letters that make up the acronym is undesirable:

Similarly, when showing the source of an [[Wikipedia:Acronym|acronym]] or [[Wikipedia:abbreviation#Syllabic abbreviation|syllabic abbreviation]], emphasizing the letters that make up the acronym is undesirable:

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 * Proper names of specific [[Wikipedia:military awards and decorations|military awards and decorations]] are capitalized ({{xt|Medal of Honor}}, {{xt|Victoria Cross}}).
-=={{anchor|Acronyms and initialisms}} Acronyms==
+==Acronyms==
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+{{See also|UniWiki:Manual of Style/Abbreviations#Acronyms}}
-{{Shortcut|MOS:CAPSACRS}}{{Anchor|Acronyms}}
+On the UniWiki, most [[Wikipedia:Acronyms|acronyms]] are written in all capital letters (such as ''[[Wikipedia:NATO|NATO]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:JPEG|JPEG]]'').  The UniWiki does not follow the practice of distinguishing between acronyms and [[Wikipedia:Acronym#Nomenclature|initialisms]]. Do not write acronyms that are pronounced as if they were a word with an initial capital letter only, e.g. do not write {{xt|UNESCO}} as {{!xt|Unesco}}, or {{xt|NASA}} as {{!xt|Nasa}}.
-{{See also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Abbreviations#Acronyms}}
+* Some acronyms (mostly trademarks like ''[[Wikipedia:Yahoo!|Yahoo!]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Taser|Taser]]'') conventionally or officially use a mixture of capitals and lower-case letters, even non-letters; for any given example, use the spelling that is most commonly used (e.g., ''[[Wikipedia:LaTeX|LaTeX]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:M&Ms|M&Ms]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:3M|3M]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:InBev|InBev]]'').  Do not mimic trademark stylization otherwise ''(see [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Trademarks]])''.
-On Wikipedia, most [[acronyms]] are written in all capital letters (such as ''[[NATO]]'', ''[[BBC]]'', and ''[[JPEG]]'').  Wikipedia does not follow the practice of distinguishing between acronyms and [[Acronym#Nomenclature|initialism]]s. Do not write acronyms that are pronounced as if they were a word with an initial capital letter only, e.g. do not write {{xt|UNESCO}} as {{!xt|Unesco}}, or {{xt|NASA}} as {{!xt|Nasa}}.
+* Non-trademarked acronyms that have become assimilated into English as everyday words may be written as common nouns when it is conventional to do so (e.g. ''[[Wikipedia:Scuba|scuba]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Laser|laser]]'', but ''[[Wikipedia:ZIP code|ZIP code]]'' and ''bank [[Wikipedia:Personal identification number|PIN]]'').
-* Some acronyms (mostly trademarks like ''[[Yahoo!]]'' and ''[[Taser]]'') conventionally or officially use a mixture of capitals and lower-case letters, even non-letters; for any given example, use the spelling found in the majority of [[WP:Identifying reliable sources|reliable]], [[WP:Independent sources|independent sources]] (e.g., ''[[LaTeX]]'', ''[[M&Ms]]'', ''[[3M]]'', and ''[[InBev]]'').  Do not mimic trademark stylization otherwise {{crossref|(see [[WP:Manual of Style/Trademarks]])}}.
-* Non-trademarked acronyms that have become assimilated into English as everyday words may be written as common nouns when it is conventional to do so (e.g. ''[[scuba]]'' and ''[[laser]]'', but ''[[ZIP code]]'' and ''bank [[Personal identification number|PIN]]'').
-Use only source-attested acronyms; [[WP:No original research|do not make up]] new ones (for example, the [[World Pool-Billiard Association]] is the WPA, and it is not referred to as the "[[Women's Professional Billiard Association|WPBA]]").
+Use only commonly-used acronyms; do not make up new ones (for example, the [[Wikipedia:World Pool-Billiard Association|World Pool-Billiard Association]] is the WPA, and it is not referred to as the "[[Wikipedia:Women's Professional Billiard Association|WPBA]]").
 "Also known as", when abbreviated on second or later occurrences, or in a table, should be given as {{xt|a.k.a.}} or {{xt|AKA}} (whichever reads easier in the context). Do not use {{!xt|aka}}, {{!xt|A/K/A}}, or other unusual renderings.
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-Similarly, when showing the source of an [[acronym]] or [[abbreviation#Syllabic abbreviation|syllabic abbreviation]], emphasizing the letters that make up the acronym is undesirable:
+Similarly, when showing the source of an [[Wikipedia:Acronym|acronym]] or [[Wikipedia:abbreviation#Syllabic abbreviation|syllabic abbreviation]], emphasizing the letters that make up the acronym is undesirable:
 :''Incorrect'': {{!xt|FOREX (FOReign EXchange)}}