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==Language level==
We do not expect unreasonably high language skills since the texts should be written in a way that as many people as possible will understand them. A basic level and grasp of grammar is however required.

==Frequent grammar mistakes==
"When people's names end in 's', you can either add ' or 's (Charles' or Charles's) and choose pronunciation accordingly, either /iz/ or /isiz/. You might sometimes need to choose the latter to make the meaning clear. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/learnit/learnitv20.shtml Source]. --[[User:Inquisitor S.|Inquisitor S., Großmeister des Ordo Lexicanum]] ([[User talk:Inquisitor S.|talk]]) 23:03, 5 August 2019 (MDT)

==Capitalization==
A decision on capitalization in article names. --[[User:Inquisitor S.|Inquisitor S., Großmeister des Ordo Lexicanum]] ([[User talk:Inquisitor S.|talk]]) 11:08, 14 August 2019 (MDT)

===Also a decision or guideline on the capitalization of terms within articles is needed===

About your last edit of this article. It is a principle of Warhammer 40r unoverse to use terms with capital letters. Names of planets, weapons, Mechanicus terms, Space Marine terms - a similar principle is used in almost all articles in the Lexicanum. Are you going to correct this rule in all articles? I think this is illogical. Space Hulk like in capital letters (at least in its own article) - is a normal.--[[User:Darkelf77|Darkelf77]] ([[User talk:Darkelf77|talk]]) 06:23, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

:I looked around a few sources I had lying around (Kill Team: Into the Dark, the 8th edition Blood Angels Codex, and the rules for Orkish space hulks in Battlefleet Gothic) as well as a few Warhammer Community articles (like [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/04/24/into-the-dark-to-gallowfall-what-happened-during-this-season-of-kill-team/ this one] and [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/08/14/kill-team-annual-2023-play-through-the-entire-gallowdark-season-with-rules-for-every-team/ this one]). Literally every time they write "space hulk", it is lower cased unless it's in a title or referring to the board game. Games Workshop is oftentimes inconsistent with its capitalization, but that ain't the case here. And yeah, there are a lot of writing mistakes like this throughout the wiki, I'll try to fix them as I come across them. --[[User:Mikaka|Mikaka]] ([[User talk:Mikaka|talk]]) 07:27, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

==Italics==
Ship, tank etc. names should always be written in ''italics''. Makes for much easier reading. --[[User:Inquisitor S.|Inquisitor S., Großmeister des Ordo Lexicanum]] ([[User talk:Inquisitor S.|talk]]) 06:23, 11 May 2019 (MDT)

==Verbatim copies==
*Verbatim copies are generally not allowed with the exception of quotes.

==Style==
This is an encyclopaedia, correspondingly the language should be concise and matter-of-fact. No novel writing here!

==Gender-specific language==
Discussion about this goes below here: --[[User:Inquisitor S.|Inquisitor S., Großmeister des Ordo Lexicanum]] ([[User talk:Inquisitor S.|talk]]) 19:38, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
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