Wiktionary:Votes/2007-10/style for mentioned terms

Style for mentioned terms edit

  • Voting on: the default style to use for mentioning Latin (roman) script terms and phrases (those written with the English alphabet or one very similar) within running text, e.g. in ===Etymology=== and ====Usage notes====. The decision will be incorporated into the '.mention-Latn' class of MediaWiki:Common.css, used by {{term}}. Each reader can override the default using WT:PREFS or WT:CUSTOM.
    • This vote will not affect list sections like ====Synonyms==== and ====Related terms====.
    • This vote will not affect transliterations.
    • This vote will not affect “form-of” definitions.
    • This vote will not affect mentions of terms in languages like Russian or Chinese, which use other scripts and have their own considerations.
  • Vote ends: 10 November 2007 23:59 UTC
  • Vote started: 11 October 2007 23:59 UTC

The default, reader-overridable style for Latin (roman) script mentions in running text should be bold edit

E.g.: mention word for readers who have no custom preference
  1.   Support — [ ric | opiaterein ] — 01:19, 12 October 2007 (UTC) if we're going to have a default, I think this should be bold, because after all, it's important and should be noticeable.[reply]
  2.   Support DAVilla 03:52, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  3.   Support EncycloPetey 15:34, 13 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The default, reader-overridable style for Latin (roman) script mentions in running text should be italics edit

E.g. mention word for readers who have no custom preference
  1.   Support Visviva 00:58, 12 October 2007 (UTC) Let's do this thing.[reply]
  2.   Support DCDuring 01:02, 12 October 2007 (UTC) No objection[reply]
  3.   Support Circeus 01:35, 12 October 2007 (UTC) I like it.[reply]
  4.   Support Connel MacKenzie 01:52, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  5.   Support DAVilla 03:53, 12 October 2007 (UTC) My strong preferance, but either will do. DAVilla 03:53, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  6.   Support \Mike 08:50, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  7.   Support Williamsayers79 07:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  8.   Support Tohru 03:02, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  9.   Support — Beobach972 03:41, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  10.   Support H. (talk) 18:37, 28 October 2007 (UTC) Following long-standing typographic traditions.[reply]
  11.   Support. bd2412 T 17:00, 29 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  12.   SupportSaltmarshTalk 08:07, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  13.   Support — As has already been pointed out, this is the convention in lexicography. — Paul G 08:36, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  14.   Support Rhanyeia 15:52, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose: There should be no default style for Latin (roman) script mentions in running text edit

Abstain edit

  1.   Abstain Widsith 10:08, 13 October 2007 (UTC) Don't really mind: quite like both.[reply]

Decision edit