Thread:Ironwestie/@comment-25205196-20160201180752/@comment-5754239-20160202031529


 * Note: I accidentally reloaded this page as I was typing my response, so I'll have to try and remember what I wrote down. I assure you that my wording was better the first time. :)*

Hey Barns! So far I've been able to keep my head on.

Little preface: I haven't played the game in a while and I can't say that I know what it plays like now.

My take on naming conventions (in terms of plural vs singular):
 * Singular is better over plural for general nouns. I wouldn't name a page "Cows" because a cow is still a generic noun in the Hay Day universe. I agree with Wikipedia's naming convention in this regard.
 * Context matters. The line between proper nouns and general nouns isn't always clear in Hay Day. For instance, "Roadside Shop" could reasonably be renamed "Roadside shops" (or "Roadside Shops" in our current capitalization convention). There are tons of "roadside shops" throughout the game world; there is one roadside shop for every player and most if not all roadside shops can be accessed by any given player. However, because there is only one Roadside Shop feature, the page is named "roadside shop". The page itself does not talk about various individual roadside shops, instead talking about the feature.
 * It depends on scope. The (intended) scope of a page impacts what the name will be. As in the case of the Roadside Shop/roadside shops (above), the page should be named according to what kind of information the page says about the subject. "Products" is a list-like page. It is essentially a navigation page about the different types of products available in the game, not what a product is. Thus, it's reasonable to name it "Products" instead of "Product".
 * I don't think we should go with how the game does it. I've said it before that there are/were some grammatical errors in the names of some items (looking at you, "Wheel Of Fortune"). Some may disagree since the wiki is (indirectly) supported by Supercell, but I think we have a disclaimer for a reason.

All of these points have some sort of twist on them in some way and I'm sure that none of these are a one-size-fits all case. I hope that this was helpful nonetheless.

Thanks, ~ironwestie (talk to me) 03:15, February 2, 2016 (UTC)