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From December 1, 2012, until January 31, 2013, a stylistic disagreement unfolded between editors on the English-language Wikipedia as to whether the word “into” in the title of the Wikipedia article for the 2013 film Star Trek Into Darkness should be capitalized. More than 40,000 words were written on the article’s talk page (a page for editors to discuss changes to the article) before a consensus was reached to capitalize the “I”.
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During the dispute, cartoonist Randall Munroe wrote and drew a January 30, 2013, xkcd comic strip both honoring and making fun of the edit war, depicting an editor who resolved the edit war by rewriting the title as “*StAr TrEk InTo DaRkNeSs*”.
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I found the whole discussion stupid and pointless at the time because the title should match the actual title, not the basic Wikipedia style guide.
This is so clearly and obviously the answer that it’s hard to believe anyone legitimately believes otherwise. The title of the movie is the title of the movie. The way it’s capitalized by the studio’s official publications is the title of the movie.
And furthermore, this precedent is already fully established on Wikipedia, because the entry for iPhone is written as iPhone, not Iphone
“What’s the difference?”
“One is the title. The other is not.”
i.e., “READ THE GODDAMN OFFICIAL WEBSITE, YOU POMPOUS IDIOTS.”
Drives me nutty.
A certified Wikipedia moment
READ THE GODDAMN OFFICIAL WEBSITE, YOU POMPOUS IDIOTS.
Which XKCD?
Edit: Took some hunting. Here it is: https://xkcd.com/1167/
The one in the wikipedia link…
Ohhhhh, that debate.
Where do i find the actual debate in the talk article?
I’m disappointed that the debate wasn’t about casting someone else besides Benedict Cumberbatch.
