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MMMMMMMMMMMMM: Clarify case

2021-05-12T01:15:48Z

Clarify case

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	* Their vs. there vs. they're. The correct method is to expand the contraction "they're" to "they are." Their is the possessive of they. There is as in "Look over there."		* Their vs. there vs. they're. The correct method is to expand the contraction "they're" to "they are." Their is the possessive of they. There is as in "Look over there."
	* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)		* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)
	* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines]		* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines]. Note that article titles, as well as section headers, should be in sentence case. As of 2021, article titles should all be in sentence case, but there are still many section headers in title case. Please change them if you see them.
	* It is not necessary to specify that something is a part of Super Mario 64 since everything on this wiki is centered around Super Mario 64.		* It is not necessary to specify that something is a part of Super Mario 64 since everything on this wiki is centered around Super Mario 64.
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Macrepeh: category

2020-03-27T20:14:54Z

JoshDuMan: wtf idk how to edit this to make it not link

2018-09-13T04:55:48Z

wtf idk how to edit this to make it not link

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	==Common Mistakes==		==Common Mistakes==

	* Do not put words alongside reference links (i.e. <code><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ</ref></code>, not <code><ref>BitFS 0x A presses on N64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ</ref></code>)~~. The meaning of the reference will be obvious from context~~.		* Do not put words alongside reference links, you can instead put the title and author within a link to make citations easier to read. (i.e. <code><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&lt "BitFS 0x A presses on N64" by Pannenkoek2012];/ref></code>, not <code><ref>BitFS 0x A presses on N64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ</ref></code>).
	* Use parentheses properly! Examples:		* Use parentheses properly! Examples:
	DO:		DO:

Stick: It is not necessary to specify that something is a part of Super Mario 64 since everything on this wiki is centered around Super Mario 64.

2018-07-24T05:32:56Z

It is not necessary to specify that something is a part of Super Mario 64 since everything on this wiki is centered around Super Mario 64.

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	* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)		* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)
	* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines]		* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines]
			* It is not necessary to specify that something is a part of Super Mario 64 since everything on this wiki is centered around Super Mario 64.

Stick: undone nims gay changes

2018-07-12T10:24:21Z

undone nims gay changes

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	* Their vs. there vs. they're. The correct method is to expand the contraction "they're" to "they are." Their is the possessive of they. There is as in "Look over there."		* Their vs. there vs. they're. The correct method is to expand the contraction "they're" to "they are." Their is the possessive of they. There is as in "Look over there."
	* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)		* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)
	* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines] with one exception: Community consensus. It is "Vanish Cap '''u'''nder the Moat" simply because "VCutM" is the standard designation for the course. '''This overrides the Manual of Style in every case where the former is applicable.'''		* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines]

Nim: IT IS LITERALLY VCutM

2018-07-11T23:15:32Z

IT IS LITERALLY VCutM

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	* Their vs. there vs. they're. The correct method is to expand the contraction "they're" to "they are." Their is the possessive of they. There is as in "Look over there."		* Their vs. there vs. they're. The correct method is to expand the contraction "they're" to "they are." Their is the possessive of they. There is as in "Look over there."
	* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)		* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)
	* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines] with one exception: Community consensus. It is "Vanish Cap '''u'''nder the Moat" simply because ~~nim says so, apparently~~. '''This overrides the Manual of Style in every case where the former is applicable.'''		* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines] with one exception: Community consensus. It is "Vanish Cap '''u'''nder the Moat" simply because "VCutM" is the standard designation for the course. '''This overrides the Manual of Style in every case where the former is applicable.'''

Bloopiero at 22:53, 11 July 2018

2018-07-11T22:53:37Z

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	* Their vs. there vs. they're. The correct method is to expand the contraction "they're" to "they are." Their is the possessive of they. There is as in "Look over there."		* Their vs. there vs. they're. The correct method is to expand the contraction "they're" to "they are." Their is the possessive of they. There is as in "Look over there."
	* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)		* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)
	* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines] with one exception: Community consensus. It is "Vanish Cap '''u'''nder the Moat" simply because ~~"VCutM" is the standard designation for the course~~. '''This overrides the Manual of Style in every case where the former is applicable.'''		* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines] with one exception: Community consensus. It is "Vanish Cap '''u'''nder the Moat" simply because nim says so, apparently. '''This overrides the Manual of Style in every case where the former is applicable.'''

Nim at 16:43, 11 July 2018

2018-07-11T16:43:28Z

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	* Their vs. there vs. they're. The correct method is to expand the contraction "they're" to "they are." Their is the possessive of they. There is as in "Look over there."		* Their vs. there vs. they're. The correct method is to expand the contraction "they're" to "they are." Their is the possessive of they. There is as in "Look over there."
	* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)		* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)
			* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines] with one exception: Community consensus. It is "Vanish Cap '''u'''nder the Moat" simply because "VCutM" is the standard designation for the course. '''This overrides the Manual of Style in every case where the former is applicable.'''

Nim at 16:33, 11 July 2018

2018-07-11T16:33:32Z

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	DO:		DO:
	A sentence (parenthetical). Another sentence.		A sentence (parenthetical). Another sentence.
			A sentence. (note on previous sentence without a following sentence.)

	DON'T:		DON'T:
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	A sentence. (Parenthetical) another sentence.		A sentence. (Parenthetical) another sentence.
	A sentence (Parenthetical) another sentence.		A sentence (Parenthetical) another sentence.
			* Its vs. it's. The correct method is to (usually) expand the contraction "it's" to "it is." Be formal when possible.
			* Their vs. there vs. they're. The correct method is to expand the contraction "they're" to "they are." Their is the possessive of they. There is as in "Look over there."
			* Periods and quotes. Put the period ''inside'' the quotation marks unless it's a direct quote from a person mid-sentence. For example: He said "I still have a dream." He said "It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." He said "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up". (This clause was followed by a comma in the speech, so I put the period outside of the quotation marks.)

Nim at 16:24, 11 July 2018

2018-07-11T16:24:50Z

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	Try to follow it in main articles. You might loosen up a bit of the tighter grammar restrictions due to this not being as formal of a site.		Try to follow it in main articles. You might loosen up a bit of the tighter grammar restrictions due to this not being as formal of a site.

			==Common Mistakes==

			* Do not put words alongside reference links (i.e. <code><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ</ref></code>, not <code><ref>BitFS 0x A presses on N64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ</ref></code>). The meaning of the reference will be obvious from context.
			* Use parentheses properly! Examples:
			DO:
			A sentence (parenthetical). Another sentence.

			DON'T:
			A sentence (parenthetical.) Another sentence.
			A sentence. (parenthetical.) Another sentence.
			A sentence (parenthetical.). Another sentence.
			A sentence. (parenthetical.). Another sentence.
			A sentence. (Parenthetical). Another sentence.
			A sentence. (Parenthetical) another sentence.
			A sentence (Parenthetical) another sentence.

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	* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines]		* Proper capitalization in title names. '''This is very important since messing this up once will require many many edits across the whole site!''' Follow the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles#Capital_letters Wikipedia guidelines]
	* It is not necessary to specify that something is a part of Super Mario 64 since everything on this wiki is centered around Super Mario 64.		* It is not necessary to specify that something is a part of Super Mario 64 since everything on this wiki is centered around Super Mario 64.
			[[Category:Help]]