i think having lower case versions of rank names is beneficial as it might make it easier for templates and parsers to link to them in the future. i think the redirects currently leading to this page are all necessary. -- Captain M.K.B. 19:31, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
- sounds like a very good plan to me. (and I noticed you typed the above message in all lower case - ha ha) --
Sneg Admin•Talk 19:34, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
- it's my preferred mode of discourse :)
- one thing to note, in regards to capitalization rules, is how ranks are used in a sentence as proper nouns, versus common nouns.
- He was promoted to master chief petty officer. -- (common noun)
- The man introduced himself as Master Chief Petty Officer John Q. Smith. -- (proper noun as a title relating to J.Q. Smith)
- I think this illustrates that both links need to work. -- Captain M.K.B. 19:39, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
- one thing to note, in regards to capitalization rules, is how ranks are used in a sentence as proper nouns, versus common nouns.
- Great catch. So rank is only capitalized when it's used as a title like "doctor" or "mister"? -- Sneg Admin•Talk 19:43, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
- According to my Blue Book (this is for American English, see rules 3 through 6), this applies for all titles. The Navy's press release style guide recommends things the way i just spelled them out for enlisted rates. I'm sure that European English might be different (those countries with Germanic capitalization), and the page i cited states internal military documentation capitalizes these for emphasis or abbreviation regardless of proper or common usage.
- I'm thinking we should go with the American English Blue Book rules for titles, here on STEU, however -- as I've found it to work successfully on MA where I set up the rank articles. -- Captain M.K.B. 19:55, 4 January 2007 (UTC)