User talk:Avanu

santorum

Words must go at the correct capitalisation, hence smith for the trade, Smith for the name. Equinox ◑ 23:27, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

This is both, see usage. Also, see Wiktionary:ELE#Entry_name "For languages with two cases of script, the entry name will usually begin with a lowercase letter. Exceptions include proper nouns, German nouns, and many abbreviations." Since this is both, it belongs on the same page. Honestly, the same *should* be the case with Smith, since you just have to add another entry on the same page. The idea that you have to go to two separate pages for the same spelling goes against common sense as well as the link I refer to above. -- Avanu 23:29, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

You're misinterpreting the policy. If you want it changed, start a vote. Equinox ◑ 23:32, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Is there another policy that I'm not seeing somewhere? "For languages with two cases of script, the entry name will usually begin with a lowercase letter". Seems super clear to me. I think you might be misinterpreting common sense and Web navigability. If Wiktionary actually has been operating this way, its a huge mistake. -- Avanu 23:35, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Also, show me where to start a vote. -- Avanu 23:36, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Someone's created (deprecated template usage) Santorum for you now. And see WT:VOTE, but I strongly advise you familiarise yourself with policy first. Equinox ◑ 23:42, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. -- Avanu 00:02, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

The next sentence: "Exceptions include proper nouns..." It is super clear. Gacurr 07:05, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Exceptions. Wonder what that means. Obviously it means since we normally capitalize a proper noun, we should give it an entry with an uppercase letter, but it doesn't address if the entry already exists. It doesn't address if the word has two cases and is both a proper noun and a regular noun. It doesn't address if a proper noun is created out of the original word, or the reverse, and it doesn't address rare cases where a proper noun is intentionally *not* capitalized. So, sure, if you want it to be multiple entries for the same spelling of a word, just because there's a proper noun tossed in there... that's just dumb. Since it doesn't happen with the other various parts of speech (verbs, pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections), why in the world should it happen just because it happens to be a proper noun? I await your thoughtful answer. -- Avanu 13:18, 13 June 2011 (UTC)