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===Tagname Rules===
===Tagname Rules===
To ensure tag-naming consistency, please abide by these rules:
To ensure tag-naming consistency, please abide by these rules:
* Tag names are basically all '''lower-case''', just like they would be used in sentences.
:* Tag names are basically all '''lower-case''', just like they would be used in sentences with '''British English''' spelling, e.g.
* Reminder: Countries / languages start with a capital 1st letter, i.e. Spain, French, Japanese
::<tt>{{link|animelist|tagid|4869|anything can be awesome}}</tt>
* '''Abbreviations''' are kept all ''upper-case'', e.g. SMS, CG, OP, ED, 3D.
:* Reminder: '''Countries / languages''' start with a capital 1st letter, i.e.  
* '''Names''' (e.g. movies, book titles): Use ''[[Capitalization|Book Title Capitalization]]'' on these names, e.g. Blade Runner, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
:: <tt>Spain, French, Japanese</tt>
* '''Japanese words''' are spelled all ''lower-case'', e.g. sakura, henshin, onii-chan.
:* '''Abbreviations''' are kept all ''upper-case'', e.g.
* <span style="color: red">'''Avoid''':</span>
:: <tt>SMS, CG, OP, ED, 3D.</tt>
# redundant use of existing '''category names''' - set the category instead!
:* '''Names''' as in movies or book titles use ''[[Capitalization|Book Title Capitalization]]'', e.g.
# redundant use of '''character tags''', e.g. character names, voice actors, directors, anime specific organisations, fannames, etc.
:: <tt>Blade Runner, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</tt>
# all upper-case tag names, e.g. NEVER -> never
:* '''Japanese words''' are spelled all ''lower-case'', e.g.  
# avoid excessive use of ! or ?, e.g. foobar!!! -> foobar!
:: <tt>sakura, henshin, onii-chan.</tt>
* Please try to be objective when creating tag names, e.g. "this show is crap" will certainly not help and be deleted.


''Examples: great OP song, Japanese mythology, tsundere, engaged to an alien, Weekly Shounen Jump''
<span style="color: red">'''Avoid''':</span>
:* redundant use of existing '''category names''' - set the category instead!
:* redundant use of '''character tags''', e.g.
:: character names, voice actors, directors, anime specific organisations, fannames, etc.
:* all upper-case tag names, e.g.
::<tt>FOOBAR -> foobar</tt>
:* avoid excessive use of ! or ?, e.g.
::<tt>foobar!!! -> foobar!</tt>
{{eyecatchLight|1|Note|Please try to be objective when creating tag names, e.g. "<tt>this show is crap</tt>" will certainly not help and be deleted.}}
 
''Examples:'' <tt>great OP song, Japanese mythology, tsundere, engaged to an alien, Weekly Shounen Jump</tt>


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