[WikiEN-l] A plea for sanity in capitalisation from the coalface

Sun Apr 27 06:43:00 UTC 2003

Tannin has a lot more patience than me. I would be more inclined to pack in 
the whole thing than argue at such length over an issue where the views of 
the incorrect majority take priority over those of the well-informed. 

I welcome amendmends, and sometimes, as in a recent  discussion with 
Montrealais over Crow/Corvus, even if I disagree, it helps me clarify my 
thoughts.

Tannin is right, 95% at least of the literature capitalises. Although nobody 
owns articles, I'm sure the capital-changers would be annoyed if I made 
ill-informed changes to their pet articles, assuming they write any.

I don't know why this is an issue. Capitalisation should be used where it is 
correct, proper names and species names, and not otherwise. I can't 
understand why people who make no contribution to these articles are so 
determined to undermine those who do. 
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