User:Andrewa/A proposal regarding capital letters in article titles
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There have been many discussions over the years concerning use of capital letters in article titles, including some of the most bitter and disruptive in our history.
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And very much still a work in progress... not the first attempt and probably not the last. In particular, it still tends to ramble a bit. It's repetitive. |
This page in a nutshell: Capital letters should be used more often in Wikipedia article titles. |
Wikipedia tends to avoid use of capital letters. This stems from the original draft of the article naming policy, written by Larry Sanger, in which he expressed a preference for this and offered a rationale, but also clearly labels it as his personal opinion.
Most recently, there has been a trend to follow the style used in reliable secondary sources on the topic of the article in question. This has if anything led to more discussion and conflict rather than less.