Forum:CT:Capitalizing "sector"

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The result of the debate was change the Manual of Style to decapitalize "sector" in sector names except where dictated by canon. - Lord Hydronium 07:22, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Our MOS says we should always capitalize "Sector" in sector names. Canon disagrees:

• Outbound Flight (page numbers from the hardcover): "Marcol sector" (38); "Droma sector", "Haldeen sector", "Albanin sector" (195)
• Boba Fett: A Practical Man: "Mandalore sector" (25)
• The Kathol Outback: "Kathol sector" (3)
• Senator Moe Killed in Blast — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #50 (original site is defunct): "Atrivis sector"
• Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial: "Meridian sector" (68)
• The New Essential Chronology: "Kanz sector" (25)
• Coruscant and the Core Worlds: "Corellian sector" (69)
• Sacrifice: "Corellian and Bothan sectors" (278)
• Legacy of the Force: Inferno: "Kanz sector" again (65)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: Consistently uncapitalized

Corporate Sector is the only one I can think of that is consistently capitalized. So I propose that except where canon dictates otherwise (like Corporate Sector), we change the MOS and make "sector" lowercase in all sector names.

Always use lowercase unless dictated by canon

1. Lord Hydronium 01:15, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
2. Graestan^(Talk) 01:25, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
3. Could add Allegiance to that list. Toprawa and Ralltiir 01:33, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
4. Per the "galaxy" or "Galaxy" debate, plus provision for canon use.--Goodwood ^{(Alliance Intelligence)} 02:48, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
5. This whole "canon" idea, it's revolutionary. You could be on to something here. -- Darth Culator ^(Talk) 02:56, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
6. Nicely proposed, LH. Greyman^(Talk) 05:12, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
7. Per Darth Culator. Atarumaster88 ^{(Talk page)} 05:21, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
8. Per Goodwood. I wondered if we were ever going to fix this. jSarek 10:33, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
9. Makes sense. Green Tentacle ^(Talk) 19:05, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
10. Per Culator, and tacking on another vote for good measure. Wildyoda 20:38, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
11. -- AdmirableAckbar ^(Talk) 21:06, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
12. Per everyone. Unit 8311 12:00, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
13. Count me in :) Darth Benny (Vote struck per policy)
14. Per the rules for "galaxy", "dark side", etc. —Silly Dan _(talk) 14:33, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
15. Yay canon. Havac 19:17, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
16. —Xwing328^(Talk) 22:50, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
17. Ozzel 00:39, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
18. JMAS ^{Hey, it's me!} 01:14, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Always capitalize

Comments

• Long-standing precedent in FA and otherwise is to use the lowercase. Graestan^(Talk) 01:25, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
• Does anyone remember why the "capitalize" rule was made in the first place? —Silly Dan _(talk) 14:33, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Some canon, but not most or recent canon, had the sectors capitalized. Graestan^(Talk) 22:15, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

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