Thread:AuburnAutumn/@comment-16811522-20130911204718/@comment-16811522-20130912130412

AuburnAutumn wrote: A QUOTE IS A PIECE OF DIALOG. What you're telling me has everything to do with how to write dialog, and not anything else. When a word ends with a (."), it gives the assumption that the word is quoted from somewhere, or the word is used like a joke.

How are we suppose to differentiate between dialog titles and official titles if they're both written the same way. Dialog titles like joke names are always from dialog, so it makes sense for them to end with a (,") and (."), but it makes no sense to do the same for official titles like the names of episodes or songs.

Do you want every title to look like it's been spoken in a dialog, as if the title's name is fake and the real title is something else?

If, for example, someone writtes "The Little Mermaid." I can assume they're joking about the title of whatever it is they're talking about because the period is before the quotation mark. It doesn't look like dialogue, because I know what they are talking about, what they mean. The English Grammar for Dummies says, "You need to follow them, whether these rules make sense or not." This quote is after it reads, "Put a period inside, put a period outside — what difference does it make to your reader? Not much. But the illogical rules are just as important as the logical ones." So whether it makes sense or not, you need to follow them if you want the articles to be professional-looking with correct grammar, just like in Dailymail, USA Today, People, etc. When I read articles on here and see incorrect grammar, it's obvious they think it's correct while it isn't. The first impression Wikia had on me a few years ago was that it looked professional. I didn't know the editors were teens and a bit older than the teen years. It looked like it was from Disney themselves, and I want to keep it that way.