@James -- You are welcome to make your argument to the WMF Comms team. I too used to be an "Internet" user ;)
@Guillaume -- thanks, that's exactly what I was wondering about. On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> wrote: > 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: > >> >> >> On 8 October 2014 12:13, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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. >> -- >> James D. Forrester >> Product Manager, Editing >> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. >> >> [email protected] | @jdforrester >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > Katherine Maher > Chief Communications Officer > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > +1 (415) 712 4873 > [email protected] > -- Katherine Maher Chief Communications Officer Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 +1 (415) 712 4873 [email protected]
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