GuildWiki talk:Misspellings

Skuld, check this shazaam out: User_questions/Archive_1. Ok I'll admit, a lot of the end bit is me getting overly excited and scaring everybody off but before I did that, it sounded like using either Commonwealth English or American English is fine as long as it's standarised throughout the article (PanSola, Rainith and myself seemed to agree on this). I've had that tip for ages on my user page (not that things are on my user page are policy, I'm um just saying!). As a Brit, to write armour on Misspellings, shame Skuld, shame! :P --Xasxas256 07:47, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
 * Oh right :p I have no shame! *stamps on kittens* &mdash; Skuld  08:25, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
 * Don't make me start clubbing baby seals to get my point accross! Actually isn't Japan getting closer to ending the ban on commerical waling a disaster? Hmmm this probably isn't the right place to discuss this is it? No seriously can we set up an official policy that: Commonwealth English or American English is fine as long as it's standarised throughout the article but in game terms should have the same spelling as the game (which is generally American English). --Xasxas256 08:41, 19 June 2006 (CDT)

You're welcome. And I corrected the spellings on some of the words I spotted along the way, too. --BarGamer 19:37, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
 * Well, looks like that's all of them. Added a note in the 5 "Armour" pages so that people don't go and break the images, trying to correct them. --BarGamer 19:11, 20 June 2006 (CDT)

Capitalizing profession names...
I've read about many things in the GuildWiki about professions, and see profession names sometimes capitalized and othertimes not. Which way is more formal when editing? Sorry for my newbie question. :) Just curious. --Talonz 00:43, 21 June 2006 (CDT)
 * They should be lower case &mdash; Skuld  09:17, 7 July 2006 (CDT)
 * I disagree, most in-game text has them capitalized. Especially in quest dialogues.  --Rainith 11:12, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

The names of the actual professions should be capitalized. However, the word profession in and of itself should not really be capitalized. At least not if you are following standard grammar syntax. ErkDog 22:39, 6 November 2006 (CST)

Defense vs Defence
I've always used the later and dictionaries seem to list it as ok, but the game (Whirling Defense at least) uses the former. Should we leave it as either goes like armo(u)r or go with the skill? &mdash; Skuld  13:48, 22 July 2006 (CDT)

&mdash; Skuld 01:32, 30 July 2006 (CDT)


 * FWIW - General American spelling is Defense. Defence is what is around de house.  --Rainith 01:54, 30 July 2006 (CDT)

Defence is a British variant of Defense. The game uses Defense, and this is a US(en) Wiki. consequently defense should be used in lieu of defence. I have added the relevant search item to the page. ErkDog 22:34, 6 November 2006 (CST)

Judgement/Judgment
I don't agree with this inclusion. Judgement is not spelt wrongly; it is just a variant. Also, whether or not armor/armour and the like is misspelt is subjective.
 * Nobody said you have to. I changed all of the spellings to Judgment anyway, so, I guess it's not a problem anymore. --Mgrinshpon 08:30, 27 September 2006 (CDT)

Whilst to While
I made an edit yesterday, whilst to while, and I considered adding whilst to the misspellings page. There seems to be conflicting advice on this page (commonwealth vs american english). Anyone have any thoughts specifically about whilst? Kai 11:13, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
 * The guideline above is pretty much the same as Wikipedia's. If a page is consistent in using either British or American English, leave it be.  If it's mixed, then it should be made consistent.  --68.142.14.106 11:17, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
 * That being the case I'm going to remove the brit words from the Misspellings page. Any objections? Kai 13:50, 4 August 2006 (CDT)
 * Oh, one other sticking point is we try to use in game terms. The game uses American spelling for certain things, so we also do.  Armour and favour probably shouldn't be used because of this.  --68.142.14.106 14:12, 4 August 2006 (CDT)
 * How hard can it be to make Armour articles redirect to the appropriate Armor article? It's an easy job whenever you find one. --Sunyavadin 01:01, 14 September 2006 (BST)

Gray/Grey
based on the recent dicussion in the Grey Giant article maybe this one should go on the table? --Lemming64 19:32, 13 September 2006 (CDT)
 * This is not exactly a misspelling, but a difference between American and British spelling. The game uses American spelling. And on this wiki we use the spelling that the game uses. --[[Image:TurningL sml.gif|Tetris L]] 09:22, 20 November 2006 (CST)

Yep, any instance of a word actually used in game must also match that spelling. ErkDog 13:02, 20 November 2006 (CST)

Cutscene / Cut Scene
Cutscene is akin to alot, spellcasters, etc. It is two words which have been inappropriately 'smashed' together, and found it's way into mainstream use. Alot, just like cutscene does not appear in the dictionary and as such should be separated whenever it is found. If it was an acceptable variant it would appear in the dictionary and indicate as much. I added the relevant search query and even changed a few articles already. I also created a redirect for Cut_Scene -> Cinematic. If you navigate to to Cutscene on WikiPedia it redirects to Cut_Scene indicating only that cutscene is so widely and inappropriately used that a redirect has been created on WikiPedia, for the mere purpose of "finding" the article. ErkDog 22:46, 6 November 2006 (CST)
 * Skuld, Cutscene does not appear in the dictionary. Further more, you did not check the talk page before editing.  Please advise. ErkDog 07:54, 20 November 2006 (CST)
 * Ironically, Wikipedia's article starts with "A cut scene or cutscene is ... ". And if you google for "cutscene" you find a lot of results, mostly related to computer games, from many renowned websites. --[[Image:TurningL sml.gif|Tetris L]] 09:05, 20 November 2006 (CST)

Well, just because a word has entered main stream use doesn't mean it is actually a valid word. However, I suppose the consensus should be honored and I agree that Cutscene could be removed. ErkDog 13:01, 20 November 2006 (CST)
 * Depending on your viewpoint, that is exactly when it becomes a valid word. --Fyren 19:35, 20 November 2006 (CST)
 * Exactly. Language is dynamic. New words are coined for new things, and spelling and grammar changes. Otherwise we'd all still be writing like Shakespeare or Beowulf. --[[Image:TurningL sml.gif|Tetris L]] 03:25, 23 November 2006 (CST)

Heros/Heroes
This one just hit me. Heros/heroes. I had no idea heros was a correct alternative. I should have checked before I went checking for mistakes and "fixing" them. In game it seems heroes is used, which makes me look a bit better. Does this warrant being added to the list? There is only one page left with heros (I only edited four) - BeXoR   19:58, 19 November 2006 (CST)
 * Does anyone have any thoughts on this? - BeXoR  [[Image:Bexor.png]] 18:53, 22 November 2006 (CST)
 * Since "heroes" is used in game, I say we stay with that. AFAIK that is the more common spelling (I may be wrong, maybe that is just the American spelling).  --Rainith 22:09, 22 November 2006 (CST)
 * I just noticed that there isn't an actual entry for "heros", it just redirects to there as a plural I suppose (or because heros is the greek origin). It does say "n. pl. heroes". My 50 year old Oxford dictionary ( :D ) says the correct plural is "heroes". I just figured "heros" was American cause I'd never seen it before. - BeXoR  [[Image:Bexor.png]] 23:13, 22 November 2006 (CST)
 * Heh, just checked dictionary.com and according to that "heros" is only correct when referring to multiple hero sandwiches, "heroes" is the correct spelling for all others. --Rainith 23:23, 22 November 2006 (CST)
 * Weird, dictionary.com is what I was using and it just redirects me. No message about sammiches. Merriam Websters says "3 plural usually heros : SUBMARINE 2" whatever the hell that means. O_O - BeXoR  [[Image:Bexor.png]] 23:28, 22 November 2006 (CST)
 * Hint for using dictionaries: Don't search for plural words, search for the singular and the plural forms will be listed. --Rainith 23:30, 22 November 2006 (CST)

Faction(s)
"Since faction is already a plural, it is stupid to say 'Factions'." &larr; this obviously needs rewording. For starters, the second campaign of the very game that this wiki is all about is called Factions! Furthermore, there are numerous examples of words that are plural ín the singular version (if you know what I mean), but still have a real plural (if you know what I mean): People(s), group(s), ... -- 09:22, 20 November 2006 (CST)
 * "There are several factions in.." "I want to gain faction standing with.." Depends on the usage. I think this is a redundant entry. It's grammatical, not a spelling error anyway, right? I think the "it is stupid" part should be removed, seeing as that's not very kind or objective. Maybe change it to say something about checking whether it's meant to be plural or singular. Dunno. :S - BeXoR  [[Image:Bexor.png]] 23:17, 22 November 2006 (CST)

Plauge vs Plague
This is a common misspelling, perhaps it should be added to the list? Lady Ryln 08:46, 21 November 2006 (CST)
 * Ryln, feel free to add things, if someone doesn't agree with you they will bounce it and open a talk item :) But you are correct. ErkDog 16:54, 21 November 2006 (CST)