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Wikipedia avoids unnecessary capitalization.In English, capitalization is primarily needed for proper names, acronyms, and for the first letter of a sentence. [a] Wikipedia relies on sources to determine what is conventionally capitalized; only words and phrases that are consistently capitalized in a substantial majority of independent, reliable sources are capitalized in Wikipedia.
@Cinderella157: Absolutely we do have our own style conventions, but this policy literally starts off with Wikipedia relies on sources to determine what is conventionally capitalized; only words and phrases that are consistently capitalized in a substantial majority of independent, reliable sources are capitalized in Wikipedia, and the sources ...
If you read the lead of MOS:CAPS, you'll see the general principle, "Wikipedia relies on sources to determine what is conventionally capitalized; only words and phrases that are consistently capitalized in a substantial majority of independent, reliable sources are capitalized in Wikipedia." Looking at the article, I see that the term was made ...
In building upon work-based learning, competency-based degrees, and college-connected apprenticeships, [4] apprenticeship degrees combine on-the-job training with accredited degree programs. [ 2 ] Apprenticeship degrees enable employers to train employees without a degree to fill professional vacancies, while providing employees a paid, low-to ...
"State" should be capitalized when referring to the government of the state or the official name of the state, but otherwise not. -Rrius 18:55, 15 April 2010 (UTC) My question was intended to get a better idea of whether there is a need for the addition. I agree that "state" should not be capitalized in "state of _____".
One would not refer to "private", "sapper", "bombardier" or any other rank/employment in without caps (usually), except where it is a "pre-nominal"- such as "Private Bloggs". "Scout" capitalised in the generic goes against the MOS - but this is another issue. Regards, Cinderella157 13:14, 29 January 2018 (UTC) A grammar matter.
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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. Several discussions (e.g. this one ) have failed to reach a consensus on whether "stage directions" such as (right) or (behind podium) should be in italics, set off with commas, etc.