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-<big>'''PLEASE NOTE: Currently this is still just a draft for a capitalization policy.'''</big>
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-The following are some rules for proper capitalization of the titles of anime and episodes.
+{{eyecatch|Note|Currently this is still just a draft for a capitalisation policy.}}
+The following are some rules for the proper capitalisation of anime, episode, and song titles.
 ==Japanese transcription==
-* For Japanese transcription titles, all words should be capitalized except for particles unless the particle is the first word in the title. Some common particles are:
+* For Japanese transcription titles, all words should be capitalised except for particles unless the particle is the first word in the title. Some common particles are: ''de, e, ga, na, ni, no, o, to, wa, yo, (etc...)''
-:de, e, ga, na, ni, no, o, to, wa, wo, yo, (etc...)
+** Regarding にて, which has multiple uses, transcribe as follows:
+*** にて used as 1 word particle: "nite"
+*** にて used as 1 word verb: "Nite"
+*** にて used as particle に and 手 meaning "hand": "ni Te" (に手)
+*** More generally, in cases where it's particle に + some word pronounced "Te", as in where it "can be construed as etymologically being constructed from parts", transcribe as "ni Te"
+* As a general rule, if the Japanese title contains words (in Latin alphabet) that are ALL CAPS or MiXeD CasE, the transcribed title should always be properly title cased. (Exceptions include abbreviations and initialisms that are usually upper-cased. Ex: TV, NHK, UMA, ...)  See [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=cmt&id=51254 this forum thread] for details.
 ==English==
 ===Rules===
-* The first and last words for English titles are always capitalized, and all except the words listed below are capitalized.
+* The first and last words for English titles are always capitalised, words after a colon are always capitalised, and all except the words listed below are capitalised.
-* The following are lower-case, unless they are the first word or last word:
+* The following are lower case, unless they are the first word:
 :'''Articles''': a, an, the
 :'''Conjunctions''': and, but, or, nor
-:'''Prepositions that are less than five letters long''': at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, to, up, with
+:'''Prepositions that are less than five letters long''': at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, per, to, up, with
-:'''And''': as (only if it is followed by a noun)
+:'''And''': as (if followed by noun, adjective, number, or group of words functioning as one)
-* Prepositions are sometimes capitalized:
+* Prepositions are sometimes capitalised:
-:Prepositions are capitalized when they are the first or last word.
+:Prepositions are capitalised when they are the first or last word.
-:Prepositions that are part of two-word "phrasal verbs" (see below for examples) are capitalized.
+:Prepositions that are part of two-word "phrasal verbs" (see below for examples) are capitalised.
 :Prepositions that are over four letters long. (across, after, among, beyond, ...)
-* These short words ''are'' capitalized in titles.  Some people occasionally forget to capitalize these:
+* Words after a hyphen are capitalised depending on if the official source has it capitalised.
-:also, be, if, than, that, thus, when, what, is, are, do, it, so, was, has, had, have, am
+:In case of conflicts, the English subs of the official Western licenser takes precedence over any other source.
-:as (if it is followed by a verb)
+* These short words ''are'' capitalised in titles.  Some people occasionally forget to capitalise these:
+:also, am, are, be, do, had, has, have, if, is, it, so, than, that, thus, was, when, what
+:as (if followed by verb or group of words functioning as one)
 ===Phrasal verbs===
 Below is a list of some "phrasal verbs":<br>
-(These are some phrases in which the preposition needs to be capitalized.)
+(These are some phrases in which the preposition needs to be capitalised.)
-Beat Up<br>
+<div style="-moz-column-count:4;">
-Blow Out<br>
+*Beat Up
-Break Down<br>
+*Blow Out
-Break Into<br>
+*Break Down
-Break Up<br>
+*Break Into
-Bring Up<br>
+*Break Up
-Call Off<br>
+*Bring Up
-Call On<br>
+*Call Off
-Call Up<br>
+*Call On
-Carry On<br>
+*Call Up
-Come Back<br>
+*Carry On
-Come Down<br>
+*Come Back
-Come On<br>
+*Come Down
-Come Out<br>
+*Come On
-Come Over<br>
+*Come Out
-Do Over<br>
+*Come Over
-Fill Out<br>
+*Do Over
-Find Out<br>
+*Fill Out
-Get Along<br>
+*Find Out
-Get Around<br>
+*Get Along
-Get By<br>
+*Get Around
-Get Over<br>
+*Get By
-Get Through<br>
+*Get Over
-Get Up<br>
+*Get Through
-Give Back<br>
+*Get Up
-Give Up<br>
+*Give Back
-Go Along<br>
+*Give Up
-Go Away<br>
+*Go Along
-Go On<br>
+*Go Away
-Go Over<br>
+*Go On
-Hand In<br>
+*Go Over
-Hang Up<br>
+*Hand In
-Hold On<br>
+*Hang Up
-Keep On<br>
+*Hold On
-Keep Up<br>
+*Keep On
-Leave Out<br>
+*Keep Up
-Let Down<br>
+*Leave Out
-Look For<br>
+*Let Down
-Look Into<br>
+*Look For
-Look Like<br>
+*Look Into
-Look Out<br>
+*Look Like
-Look Over<br>
+*Look Out
-Look Up<br>
+*Look Over
-Make Out<br>
+*Look Up
-Make Up<br>
+*Make Out
-Pack Up<br>
+*Make Up
-Pass Out<br>
+*Pack Up
-Pick Out<br>
+*Pass Out
-Pick Up<br>
+*Pick Out
-Put Away<br>
+*Pick Up
-Put Off<br>
+*Put Away
-Put On<br>
+*Put Off
-Put Out<br>
+*Put On
-Put Up with<br>
+*Put Out
-Roll Over<br>
+*Put Up with
-Run Into<br>
+*Roll Over
-Run Out of<br>
+*Rolling Up
-Run Over<br>
+*Run Into
-Show Up<br>
+*Run Out of
-Take After<br>
+*Run Over
-Take Back<br>
+*Show Up
-Take Off<br>
+*Take After
-Take On<br>
+*Take Back
-Take Up<br>
+*Take Off
-Talk Back<br>
+*Take On
-Talk Over<br>
+*Take Up
-Throw Away<br>
+*Talk Back
-Try On<br>
+*Talk Over
-Turn Down<br>
+*Throw Away
-Turn In<br>
+*Try On
-Turn Off<br>
+*Turn Down
-Turn On<br>
+*Turn In
-Use Up<br>
+*Turn Into
-Wait On<br>
+*Turn Off
+*Turn On
+*Use Up
+*Wait On
+</div>
 ==Other Languages==
 For specific rules about a language, contact a minimod with "Language Verifier" status for this language: {{AniDBLink|admin|adm|user|AniDB Staff}}
+[[Category:Guidelines]]