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 ==Article Layout==
-===Page Names===
+===Page Names and Capitalization===
-{{gamename}} has all items and creatures titles written in all lowercase, unless the name is proper([[Sparafucile]] vs [[giant centipede nest]]). To keep in the same spirit, all items and creatures will follow the same convention against the standard Wiki standard of capitalizing every word. If possible, the capitalization format of the game must be obeyed as much as possible. As an example, all mutations follow standard wiki title convention ([[Multiple Legs]]) but cybernetics do not ([[cherubic visage]]). Concepts and mechanics that have no official name will follow standard wiki title format.
+{{gamename}} has all items and creatures titles written in all lowercase, unless the name is proper([[Sparafucile]] vs [[giant centipede nest]]). To keep in the same spirit, all items and creatures will follow the same convention. If possible, the capitalization format of the game must be obeyed as much as possible. As an example, all mutations are capitalized in Title Case as they are in game ([[Multiple Legs]]) but cybernetics are not ([[cherubic visage]]). Concepts and mechanics that have no official name will follow standard wiki title format. The same concept applies to capitalizations of terms that appear within the text of an article.
+Exceptions can be made for section titles, table headers, and similar labels - these typically are written in Title Case regardless of the terminology involved.
+Examples of terms and their typical capitalization:
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Terminology
+! Capitalization Scheme
+! Example
+|-
+| Mutation names
+| Title Case
+| {{favilink|Corrosive Gas Generation}}
+|-
+| Skills and powers
+| Title Case
+| [[Dual Wield]]
+|-
+| Proper names
+| Capitalized / Title Case
+| {{favilink|Lake Hinnom}}, {{favilink|banner of the Holy Rhombus}}, {{favilink|flume-flier of the sky-bear}}
+|-
+| Non-proper location names
+| Lowercase
+| {{favilink|desert canyons}}
+|-
+| Most items and creatures
+| Lowercase
+| {{favilink|spaser pistol}}, {{favilink|gelatinous prism}}
+|-
+| Game mechanics terminology
+| Lowercase
+| [[critical hit]], [[thrown weapon combat]]
+|}
 === Headings ===
+When an article is divided into headings, start at level 2 headings, which are written in wiki code <code>== like so ==</code>. This makes it so that all headings in the page are "smaller" than the page title, which is itself a level 1 heading. Unless there is a good reason, don't use level 1 headings (<code>= like this =</code>) in articles or in templates that are meant to be transcluded into articles.
-When an article is divided into headings, start at level 2 headings, which are written in wiki code <code>== like so ==</code>. This makes it so that all headings in the page are "smaller" than the page title, which is itself a level 1 heading. Unless there is a good reason, don't use level 1 headings (<code>= like this =</code>) in articles or in templates that are meant to be transcluded into articles.
+Headings should use Title Case (most words other than articles and conjunctions are capitalized).
 ===Infoboxes===