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The first two can both have custom names and descriptions, and the last two are related very closely by name, but not at all by feature. You can see why I think this is a bit of a minefield, even with a disambiguation page. More importantly, for most people reading this page, it could obviously get quite complicated with wiki discussions and editing style consistency, unless there is some sort of referenced explanation or consensus on the use of this word/term. —Now I've written this, I realise that, regarding the latter part, this is probably easily addressed via the [[Dwarf_Fortress_Wiki_talk:Centralized_Discussion/Changes_to_terminology#Style_and_consistency|Style and consistency]] section here, and/or the [[Dwarf_Fortress_Wiki_talk:Manual_of_Style|Manual of Style]]. --[[User:Alpacalypse|Alpacalypse]] ([[User talk:Alpacalypse|talk]]) 18:30, 12 March 2023 (UTC) | The first two can both have custom names and descriptions, and the last two are related very closely by name, but not at all by feature. You can see why I think this is a bit of a minefield, even with a disambiguation page. More importantly, for most people reading this page, it could obviously get quite complicated with wiki discussions and editing style consistency, unless there is some sort of referenced explanation or consensus on the use of this word/term. —Now I've written this, I realise that, regarding the latter part, this is probably easily addressed via the [[Dwarf_Fortress_Wiki_talk:Centralized_Discussion/Changes_to_terminology#Style_and_consistency|Style and consistency]] section here, and/or the [[Dwarf_Fortress_Wiki_talk:Manual_of_Style|Manual of Style]]. --[[User:Alpacalypse|Alpacalypse]] ([[User talk:Alpacalypse|talk]]) 18:30, 12 March 2023 (UTC) | ||
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* In other cases, the plural should generally redirect to the singular. | * In other cases, the plural should generally redirect to the singular. | ||
− | I think things like "symbols", "objects", etc fall under the latter category. I went ahead and redirected [[Symbols]] to [[Symbol]], and moved the article about the menu to | + | I think things like "symbols", "objects", etc fall under the latter category. I went ahead and redirected [[Symbols]] to [[Symbol]], and moved the article about the menu to "Symbols (menu)". —[[User:OddballJoe|OddballJoe]] ([[User talk:OddballJoe|talk]]) 18:28, 13 March 2023 (UTC) |
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==Style and consistency== | ==Style and consistency== |