Template talk:alternative capitalization of
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This template and its friends (Template:obsolete capitalization of and any similarly named templates) have been discussed before here and here, with some users objecting to the use of the templates on lowercase strings like protestant and god#Proper_noun. Would it make sense to change the display text from "alternative capitalization of" to something else, e.g. "alternative case form of"? The template names would not necessarily have to be changed, and if they were changed, the current names could be kept as redirects. - -sche (discuss) 23:30, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
- ‘Alternative case form of’ does sound superior. It’s misleading to call lower‐case forms ‘capitalizations.’ We should modify the wording to be more inclusive. --Romanophile (talk) 19:10, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
- I agree with -sche. — I.S.M.E.T.A. 13:53, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
- Moved to Template:alternative case form of, with Template:alternative capitalization of left as a redirect. - -sche (discuss) 14:29, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
- Sorry for objecting so late, but recently when I see "case" in a dictionary, I tend to think of grammatical case, not letter case. I think this may cause more confusion than it solves. — Keφr 14:55, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
- I'd've objected as well as, while supposedly more 'inclusive', it's a lot less clear what it refers to. Seems ultimately self-defeating, perhaps replace with
{{form of|alternative capitalization}}in order to be less confusing. Renard Migrant (talk) 15:22, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
- I'd've objected as well as, while supposedly more 'inclusive', it's a lot less clear what it refers to. Seems ultimately self-defeating, perhaps replace with
- What about changing what is displayed to "alternative letter-case form of word"? — I.S.M.E.T.A. 18:27, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
- Oppose: Because it was better at the old title, because nobody uses "alternative case form" and lots of people use "alternative capitalization", because it wasn't properly tagged as an RfM, and because it should have been better publicized because this is such a high-profile template. Purplebackpack89