Charles Matthews wrote:
> Brian McNeil wrote:
>   
>> I don't think WMUK needs a style guide as long as Wikinews' but, it
>> might be an idea to note points as we go along that should be
>> consistent.
>>
>>
>>   
>>     
> Oooh, let's do the endash-hyphen thing right here ... not. The press do 
> have their own style guides, so the message is more important than the 
> medium.
>
> I have moved material around to get the punch into the first para. "Mary 
> Rose" is good: on everyone's radar, apparently.
>
> Charles
>
>   


Style guides? A few weeks back, I contacted The Guardian to correct the 
spelling of "PARC" quoting a well known online encyclopedia as a 
reliable source. I also pointed out that "parc" appeared to be a 
registered trademark.

They were adamant. Their style guide said that it should be "Parc".

"One of those who has spent his time studying what happens on Wikipedia 
is Ed H Chi, a scientist who works at the Palo Alto Research Center 
(Parc) in California."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/aug/12/wikipedia-deletionist-inclusionist

But elsewhere (Technology Guardian) the spelling is correct:-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2004/feb/25/formerxeroxpa

Go figure.

Gordo


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