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== Capitalization ==
 
== Capitalization ==
 
The search engine is case-sensitive. Like in normal English usage, all proper nouns should be capitalized.
 
The search engine is case-sensitive. Like in normal English usage, all proper nouns should be capitalized.
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* Capitalize all theorems, lemmata, postulates, axioms, etc.
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* Nothing else but proper nouns should be capitalized.
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* If in doubt, contact a [[A:ADMIN|sysop]].
  
* For laws, capitalize all important words, e.g. Law of Cosines and Law of Definite Proporitions.
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More discussion [https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/h97741 here]
* Capitalize all important words in a term involving a proper noun, e.g. Riemann Hypothesis and Euler's Polyhedron Theorem.
 
 
 
More discussion [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=97741 here].
 
  
 
== Contests ==
 
== Contests ==
 
For contest pages, the year should go before the contest name. If there is a compilation sheet of all of the problems, it should be located at <tt>YYYY Contest Problems</tt>. All of the solutions go to subpages at <tt>YYYY Contest Problems/Problem #</tt>. The answer key goes to <tt>YYYY Contest Answer Key</tt>.  
 
For contest pages, the year should go before the contest name. If there is a compilation sheet of all of the problems, it should be located at <tt>YYYY Contest Problems</tt>. All of the solutions go to subpages at <tt>YYYY Contest Problems/Problem #</tt>. The answer key goes to <tt>YYYY Contest Answer Key</tt>.  
  
[[Category:AoPSWiki]]
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==Sections==
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Every non-trivial word in a section header should be capitalized without exception, like the title of a book.
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[[Category:AoPSWiki|Naming conventions]]

Latest revision as of 17:45, 3 July 2020

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The follow page creates guidelines for the systematic names of articles.

Capitalization

The search engine is case-sensitive. Like in normal English usage, all proper nouns should be capitalized.

  • Capitalize all theorems, lemmata, postulates, axioms, etc.
  • Nothing else but proper nouns should be capitalized.
  • If in doubt, contact a sysop.

More discussion here

Contests

For contest pages, the year should go before the contest name. If there is a compilation sheet of all of the problems, it should be located at YYYY Contest Problems. All of the solutions go to subpages at YYYY Contest Problems/Problem #. The answer key goes to YYYY Contest Answer Key.

Sections

Every non-trivial word in a section header should be capitalized without exception, like the title of a book.