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UniWiki:Manual of Style/Captions: Difference between revisions

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* 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".
* 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.
* The UniWiki 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.


=== Formatting and punctuation ===
=== Formatting and punctuation ===