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=== Formatting and punctuation === | === Formatting and punctuation === | ||
* Captions normally start with a capital letter. | * Captions normally start with a capital letter. | ||
* The text of captions should not be specially formatted (with italics, for example), except in ways that would apply if it occurred in the main text. | * The text of captions should not be specially formatted (with italics, for example), except in ways that would apply if it occurred in the main text. | ||
* Most captions are not complete sentences, but merely [[sentence | * Most captions are not complete sentences, but merely [[Wikipedia:Sentence fragment|sentence fragments]], which should not end with a period. If any complete sentence occurs in a caption, then all sentences, ''and any sentence fragments'', in that caption should end with a period. | ||
** "The Conservatory during Macquarie Night Lights, a summer festival" (no final period), but | ** "The Conservatory during Macquarie Night Lights, a summer festival" (no final period), but | ||
** "The Conservatory during Macquarie Night Lights. The Conservatory was spotlit for the occasion." (final period for complete sentence and another to conclude the preceding sentence fragment) | ** "The Conservatory during Macquarie Night Lights. The Conservatory was spotlit for the occasion." (final period for complete sentence and another to conclude the preceding sentence fragment) | ||