UniWiki:Manual of Style/Captions: Difference between revisions

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=== Wording ===

~~{{shortcut|WP:CAPWORD}}~~

*While a short caption is often appropriate, if it might be seen as trivial ("People playing Monopoly"), consider extending it so that it adds value to the image and is related more logically to the surrounding text ("A product of the [[Great Depression]], Monopoly continues to be played today.").

* While a short caption is often appropriate, if it might be seen as trivial ("People playing Monopoly"), consider extending it so that it adds value to the image and is related more logically to the surrounding text ("A product of the [[Wikipedia:Great Depression|Great Depression]], Monopoly continues to be played today.").

*Sometimes the title-and-subtitle style with a colon works: "Neoclassicism: antiquity recreated in an 18th-century mode".

* Sometimes the title-and-subtitle style with a colon works: "Neoclassicism: antiquity recreated in an 18th-century mode".

*It is usually unnecessary to state what kind of image is being shown. In the case of a map of the world which clearly shows countries that are members of [[NATO]] you can just use the caption "NATO members", rather than "Map of NATO members".

* It is usually unnecessary to state what kind of image is being shown. In the case of a map of the world which clearly shows countries that are members of [[Wikipedia:NATO|NATO]] you can just use the caption "NATO members", rather than "Map of NATO members".

*An artist's rendition of a subject of history should be identified as such to avoid confusing details of actual events or portrait likenesses with artistic renditions of them, which are not always accurate.

* An artist's rendition of a subject of history should be identified as such to avoid confusing details of actual events or portrait likenesses with artistic renditions of them, which are not always accurate.

*Wikipedia has its technical means of getting readers to the full-size version of the image; therefore amending the caption with a direct link to the image (for example, "click for larger view") is not appropriate.

* Wikipedia has its technical means of getting readers to the full-size version of the image; therefore amending the caption with a direct link to the image (for example, "click for larger view") is not appropriate.

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 === Wording ===
-{{shortcut|WP:CAPWORD}}
-*While a short caption is often appropriate, if it might be seen as trivial ("People playing Monopoly"), consider extending it so that it adds value to the image and is related more logically to the surrounding text ("A product of the [[Great Depression]], Monopoly continues to be played today.").
+* While a short caption is often appropriate, if it might be seen as trivial ("People playing Monopoly"), consider extending it so that it adds value to the image and is related more logically to the surrounding text ("A product of the [[Wikipedia:Great Depression|Great Depression]], Monopoly continues to be played today.").
-*Sometimes the title-and-subtitle style with a colon works: "Neoclassicism: antiquity recreated in an 18th-century mode".
+* Sometimes the title-and-subtitle style with a colon works: "Neoclassicism: antiquity recreated in an 18th-century mode".
-*It is usually unnecessary to state what kind of image is being shown. In the case of a map of the world which clearly shows countries that are members of [[NATO]] you can just use the caption "NATO members", rather than "Map of NATO members".
+* It is usually unnecessary to state what kind of image is being shown. In the case of a map of the world which clearly shows countries that are members of [[Wikipedia:NATO|NATO]] you can just use the caption "NATO members", rather than "Map of NATO members".
-*An artist's rendition of a subject of history should be identified as such to avoid confusing details of actual events or portrait likenesses with artistic renditions of them, which are not always accurate.
+* An artist's rendition of a subject of history should be identified as such to avoid confusing details of actual events or portrait likenesses with artistic renditions of them, which are not always accurate.
-*Wikipedia has its technical means of getting readers to the full-size version of the image; therefore amending the caption with a direct link to the image (for example, "click for larger view") is not appropriate.
+* Wikipedia has its technical means of getting readers to the full-size version of the image; therefore amending the caption with a direct link to the image (for example, "click for larger view") is not appropriate.
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