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===Capitalization=== In general, written text conforms to English capitalization rules. Page titles and section headers should be written in normal sentence case, capitalizing only the first word, proper nouns, and other formal identifiers. Races, whose names are often synonymous with their Age of origin (such as the [[Pento]]), are capitalized. Species (such as the [[bahro]]) are not. Capitalization of group names is dependent upon the source material ([[Judges of Yahvo]], [[Moiety]], [[explorers]]). In cases where the source material is inconsistent, leave the word uncapitalized. Guilds are always capitalized when referred to by name ("[[Guild of Archivists]]"). When the specific guild's name is omitted, the word "guild" is not capitalized. For D'ni proper names with apostrophes in them, only the first letter is capitalized. e.g. ''Ae'gura'' and ''A'gaeris'' instead of ''Ae'Gura'' and ''A'Gaeris''. ====Formal identifiers==== A formal identifier can be one of two things: * a proper noun used to label a specific person, place, or thing, or * a common noun whose meaning is substantially altered in the context of its use when describing a foreign artifact. For example, [[Atrus]], [[Riven]], and [[Ferry Terminal]] are all proper nouns. For objects such as [[Nexus terminal]], the name of the Age is capitalized, but the object itself is not. The word "book" is not capitalized when referring to a regular book, but a ''D'ni'' Book ''is'' (specifically, [[Book]], [[Linking Book]], [[Descriptive Book]]). Similar examples include [[Art]], [[Age]], [[Tablet]], and [[Slate]]. Like guilds, the words "journey" and "quest" should only be capitalized when a specific instance is being described. e.g. ''Yeesha's first [[Journey]] is one of several journeys which explorers are asked to undertake''.
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