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Creating a lexicon or dictionary of Second Renaissance related terms.

Style

This is a page about the "style" of the Lexicon. In general, we want to be accessible and rigorous.

US vs UK English

Use US English.

Capitalization of titles

Generally follow wikipedia style. First word is capitalized. Following words are not unless they would capitalized in normal usage. Hence e.g. Second Renaissance is capitalized but Multipolar trap is not.

Standard format for entries

  • A short introduction paragraph that can be read standalone and provides a
  • Have examples of usage … e.g. quotes from other sources especially use in context (vs providing definitions)
  • References especially other definitions or similar

TODO: Use of images?

FAQs

  • Do we provide alternatives if there is no consensus yet on the meaning of a term.