Thread:Ironwestie/@comment-24137507-20150120030703/@comment-5754239-20150120164847

Hi Plaineater,

This is an issue that has plagued me ever since I joined this wiki. It's true that a lot of our pages are capitalized corresponding to how they are in-game, while a lot are not. My personal opinion on the matter is that unless the subject is not a proper noun, it is not a proper name. That means that "Brook Trout", "Wheel Of Fortune", and "Decorations" aren't capitalized on the wiki.

However, there is a paradox. I realize that a lot of our pages, namely the Production Buildings, strictly disobey this rule. They aren't proper nouns, but like (almost) all items in Hay Day they are treated as proper names. Why? I can't answer that. It's a flawed interpretation of a rule.

My personal preference would be to only capitalize things that are proper nouns, and follow the base English language. I mean this because while most of the items in Hay Day are capitalized, they are not necessarily treated as proper names. In addition, it seems grammatically incorrect to capitalize certain things (such as, "I have five pieces of Bread, which I made in the Bakery"). Also, the game incorrectly capitalizes "Wheel Of Fortune" and spells shepherd's pie as "Shepherds Pie", meaning that it isn't the best thing to pattern one's articles on.

To sum up, there is a paradox in the naming conventions on the wiki. I would prefer the naming convention to be "only proper nouns should be capitalized", but our editors have varying interpretations of the rule. I realize that it is not up to me to decide what rules are on this wiki, so what I say is not set in stone. However, you will realize that the majority of pages have been renamed, in some way, to match the English language. Whether or not you choose to follow that is your decision. If anything, I ask you to talk to other editors and see what they think. If there is a conflict, you can just make a forum post and we can decide as a community. I don't have the time.

Please ask me if you need clarification. Thanks, ~ironwestie (talk to me) 16:48, January 20, 2015 (UTC)