Yes, I'm aware. I wanted to know if WMF has style guidance on the issue. AP
calls for caps vs. emerging practice of usage as a common noun
(particularly in the UK -- Economist, BBC, Guardian, et al).

See more here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_of_%22Internet%22

Personally I prefer lowercase -- the "Internet," as per Evgeny Morozov,
does actually not exist.

On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 12:14 PM, James Forrester <[email protected]>
wrote:

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>
> On 8 October 2014 12:13, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Is there a styleguide guidance on that? A matter of debate and styling
>> absolutely everywhere I've ever worked. :)
>>
>
> ​Proper noun ("the Internet") per AP.
>
> https://www.apstylebook.com/?do=ask_editor&pg=faq
>
> J.
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