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Hi, Mary, as I said yesterday on the Talk page of [[Wild Turkey]], the CZ convention is not to use capital letters in the name of an article unless the word itself is a proper noun. Therefore the '''Wild Turkey''' article should be called '''Wild turkey''' and this article should be called '''Mourning dove'''. As for [[Russian Blue]], I'm not sure -- it could probably be argued either way. But for any future articles with more than one word, please remember to follow our conventions. Thanks! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 00:34, 11 August 2010 (UTC) | Hi, Mary, as I said yesterday on the Talk page of [[Wild Turkey]], the CZ convention is not to use capital letters in the name of an article unless the word itself is a proper noun. Therefore the '''Wild Turkey''' article should be called '''Wild turkey''' and this article should be called '''Mourning dove'''. As for [[Russian Blue]], I'm not sure -- it could probably be argued either way. But for any future articles with more than one word, please remember to follow our conventions. Thanks! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 00:34, 11 August 2010 (UTC) | ||
:Are you sure. Isn't dove part of the proper name of this bird? While I am sure that you would type dove when talking about the species, would you type this particular bird as a mourning dove or a Mourning Dove or a Mourning dove. I'm thinking that it's Mourning Dove. Using mourning dove would suggest that the bird is actually mourning. Mourning dove would suggest that the name of the dove was Mourning. That only leaves Mourning Dove. Good question. [[User:D. Matt Innis|D. Matt Innis]] 03:25, 11 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
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the title of the article should be Mourning dove
Hi, Mary, as I said yesterday on the Talk page of Wild Turkey, the CZ convention is not to use capital letters in the name of an article unless the word itself is a proper noun. Therefore the Wild Turkey article should be called Wild turkey and this article should be called Mourning dove. As for Russian Blue, I'm not sure -- it could probably be argued either way. But for any future articles with more than one word, please remember to follow our conventions. Thanks! Hayford Peirce 00:34, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
- Are you sure. Isn't dove part of the proper name of this bird? While I am sure that you would type dove when talking about the species, would you type this particular bird as a mourning dove or a Mourning Dove or a Mourning dove. I'm thinking that it's Mourning Dove. Using mourning dove would suggest that the bird is actually mourning. Mourning dove would suggest that the name of the dove was Mourning. That only leaves Mourning Dove. Good question. D. Matt Innis 03:25, 11 August 2010 (UTC)