Don't Call It the WingKiPedia (August 11, 2007)

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  1. Vinman Brigadier General

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    Urgh... ok. I restored the 'the's.

    Sorry about making kind of a big deal out of something so insignificant, it's just something that drives me crazy. I'll work on the sectors and quadrants for a while.
    Vinman, Aug 24, 2007
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  2. Dundradal See You Starside

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    I don't know how having it there would drive you crazy. It makes grammatical sense and sounds better than not having it there.
    Dundradal, Aug 24, 2007
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  3. Vinman Brigadier General

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    It's the way I was taught while working in the naval history field. Ship names are proper names and shouldn't have 'the' in front of them. Putting a 'the' in front of TCS Cerberus would be like putting a the in front of a person's name.

    Then again, there are plenty of 'the's in the games, so I'll concede the point.
    Vinman, Aug 24, 2007
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  4. ChrisReid Super Soaker Collector / Administrator

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    Likewise for Dundradal. Who would have ever thought his masters' degree in military history would ever come in handy?

    And not just the games, but also printed published Wing Commander sources as well. There certainly is a style where you eliminate 'the', but it's limited to particular circles.
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  5. Vinman Brigadier General

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    All the sectors (except the Hari sector) now have basic pages noting their location in relation to Sol and link to their component quadrants, which now have basic pages listing their component star systems. Now we just need to fill them in.

    Next up, I'll try and create basic pages for the systems of the Gemini sector, listing planets and bases.
    Vinman, Aug 24, 2007
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  6. Dundradal See You Starside

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    Yeah, it's highly specialized. You either teach or make sandwiches for those who do. Oh and help create WCPedia.
    Dundradal, Aug 24, 2007
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  7. Kilrathikiller Cadet

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    I'm enjoying it just wish I had more time to devote to this. This project is a great idea and will blow the old encyclopedia away. No offense to the people who set up the old one its just hard to find the info that your looking for.
    Kilrathikiller, Aug 25, 2007
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  8. floundericiousMI Captain

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    I nominate LeHah as quality administrator of the wing commander wiki... but he needs a better title:

    Lord High Arbiter of Quality

    Note: this is only mildly sarcastic...with such a heated opinion of the low quality and stupidity on Wikipedia, I think LeHah would be a good candidate for rigorously beating up entries to make sure they "stand on their own two legs"
    floundericiousMI, Aug 28, 2007
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