Wiktionary:Votes/2007-10/style for mentioned terms

Style for mentioned terms

 * Voting on: the default style to use for mentioning Latin (roman) script terms and phrases (those written with the English alphabet or one very similar) within running text, e.g. in ===Etymology=== and ====Usage notes====. The decision will be incorporated into the '.mention-Latn' class of MediaWiki:Common.css, used by .  Each reader can override the default using WT:PREFS or WT:CUSTOM.
 * This vote will not affect list sections like ====Synonyms==== and ====Related terms====.
 * This vote will not affect transliterations.
 * This vote will not affect “form-of” definitions.
 * This vote will not affect mentions of terms in languages like Russian or Chinese, which use other scripts and have their own considerations.


 * Vote ends: 10 November 2007 23:59 UTC
 * Vote started: 11 October 2007 23:59 UTC


 * Vote created: Rod (A. Smith) 04:20, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Discussion:
 * [[Image:Wikt rei-artur3.svg|20px]] Votes/2007-08/style for mentioned terms: straw poll with weak support for italic mentions
 * [[Image:Wikt rei-artur3.svg|20px]] Votes/2006-12/form-of style: vote chose bold as the default style for mentions in “form of” definitions
 * [[Image:Wikt rei-artur3.svg|20px]] draft policy Etymology: As of 2007-June-21, it suggested italics for Latin script mentions in etymologies.
 * [[Image:Wikt rei-artur3.svg|20px]] WT:BP
 * [[Image:Wikt rei-artur3.svg|20px]] Template talk:term

The default, reader-overridable style for Latin (roman) script mentions in running text should be bold

 * E.g.: mention word for readers who have no custom preference


 * 1) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support — [ ric | opiaterein ] — 01:19, 12 October 2007 (UTC) if we're going to have a default, I think this should be bold, because after all, it's important and should be noticeable.
 * 2) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support DAVilla 03:52, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support EncycloPetey 15:34, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

The default, reader-overridable style for Latin (roman) script mentions in running text should be italics

 * E.g. mention word for readers who have no custom preference


 * 1) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support Visviva 00:58, 12 October 2007 (UTC) Let's do this thing.
 * 2) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support DCDuring 01:02, 12 October 2007 (UTC) No objection
 * 3) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support Circeus 01:35, 12 October 2007 (UTC) I like it.
 * 4) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support Connel MacKenzie 01:52, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support DAVilla 03:53, 12 October 2007 (UTC) My strong preferance, but either will do. DAVilla 03:53, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support \Mike 08:50, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support Williamsayers79 07:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support Tohru 03:02, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 9) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support — Beobach972 03:41, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 10) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support H. (talk) 18:37, 28 October 2007 (UTC) Following long-standing typographic traditions.
 * 11) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support. bd2412 T 17:00, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
 * 12) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support —SaltmarshTalk 08:07, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 13) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support &mdash; As has already been pointed out, this is the convention in lexicography. &mdash; Paul G 08:36, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 14) [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]] Support Rhanyeia ♥ ♫  15:52, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Abstain

 * 1) [[Image:Symbol abstain vote.svg|20px]] Abstain Widsith 10:08, 13 October 2007 (UTC)  Don't really mind: quite like both.

Decision

 * Second option (italics) passes 14-2-1. DAVilla 22:05, 11 November 2007 (UTC)