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:::Well, for concern #1, it has always made sense to me to use a ''the'' before room names, as in most cases, a definite article helps with specificity and clearness. As for #2, I've been italicizing the names, except where they are being used as a '''location''', rather than a '''ship'''. {{User:Bop1996/sig}} 23:41, 23 October 2011 (UTC) | :::Well, for concern #1, it has always made sense to me to use a ''the'' before room names, as in most cases, a definite article helps with specificity and clearness. As for #2, I've been italicizing the names, except where they are being used as a '''location''', rather than a '''ship'''. {{User:Bop1996/sig}} 23:41, 23 October 2011 (UTC) | ||
::::In regards to using definite articles: (I think) I agree with you, Malake. It does feel weird to say "Reactor Core" instead of "The Reactor Core", but ''Echoes'' doesn't say "The Torvus Bog" or "The Agon Wastes" or "The Sanctuary Fortress". It's a location and locations don't always need definite articles. For example, I went to Grand Canyon recently. In the park, they never say "The Grand Canyon". It's always, "Here at Grand Canyon...". Saying "Biotech Research Area 1" without a definite article doesn't sound weird, and it's because, as you already noted, these aren't places named after objects (reactor core named Reactor Core). On the other hand, we do say "The United States," but, as none of the rooms I can think of officially have "the" in front of them, I say it's best to leave it off. On the other hand, we say "the kitchen" or "the dining room," so I guess it really depends on whether or not these are proper nouns. Also, we say "the Annihilator Beam" despite the fact that it's a proper noun. Hmm. I'm sort of talking myself out of my decision in an attempt to seem balanced. O_o I need to think about this more. Can we find some official citations regarding this to settle this issue? | |||
::::In regards to italics, I also lean heavily towards the real life usage. {{:User:Embyr_75/sig}} 17:16, 24 October 2011 (UTC) | |||
