To Capitalize, Or Not To Capitalize, That Is The Question

[Toa of Dancing]

So yeah, just a spur of the moment question. I've personally gotten to the point of just capitalizing the things that should; names of persons, places, etc.

[GeluNumber1]

No. 2

[Master Inika]

I capitalize all species names, like Skakdi and Vortixx. As for Rahi, races like the ice bat and phase dragon I don't, but Kikanalo yes

[Ghosthands]

Top one. If it's a name, it's in capitals, including the ones Master Inika mentioned. That's what's known as grammar.

[Toa of Dancing]

Well, we aren't call "Humans", they aren't called "Tigers", thus it shouldn't be "Toa" or "Muaka".

[~Allegretto~]

I always capitalize. Funny; I could care less about pronunciation, but I pretty much always pay attention to capitalization.

[Skarloth]

I capitalize names of the universe, but not everything. -Skar

[Makuta_of_Oz]

The only name I don't capitalise is "baterra".

[Zarohum]

I capitalize all species names, like Skakdi and Vortixx. As for Rahi, races like the ice bat and phase dragon I don't, but Kikanalo yes

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[Master Inika]

Well, we aren't call "Humans", they aren't called "Tigers", thus it shouldn't be "Toa" or "Muaka".

However, our scientific Latin species name, Homo sapiens, is, along with all scientific names. Plus, in other stories, like Star Wars, they are (Wookiee, Gungan, etc.).

[Ghosthands]

Well, we aren't call "Humans", they aren't called "Tigers", thus it shouldn't be "Toa" or "Muaka".

However, our scientific Latin species name, Homo sapiens, is, along with all scientific names. Plus, in other stories, like Star Wars, they are (Wookiee, Gungan, etc.).

Yes, and let's not forget that all official writing on Bionicle capitalises all species names.

[Toa of Dancing]

Eh, true. But one of the biggest points of fandom is doing what you wish with the story. So I don't capitalize. XD

[Master Inika]

Well, we aren't call "Humans", they aren't called "Tigers", thus it shouldn't be "Toa" or "Muaka".

However, our scientific Latin species name, Homo sapiens, is, along with all scientific names. Plus, in other stories, like Star Wars, they are (Wookiee, Gungan, etc.).

Yes, and let's not forget that all official writing on Bionicle capitalises all species names.

That's true. Strangely, though, the kavinika and kinloka don't have their names capitalized. That always perplexed me.

[Ghosthands]

Well, we aren't call "Humans", they aren't called "Tigers", thus it shouldn't be "Toa" or "Muaka".

However, our scientific Latin species name, Homo sapiens, is, along with all scientific names. Plus, in other stories, like Star Wars, they are (Wookiee, Gungan, etc.).

Yes, and let's not forget that all official writing on Bionicle capitalises all species names.

That's true. Strangely, though, the kavinika and kinloka don't have their names capitalized. That always perplexed me.

Interesting. I've never noticed that.

[Toa of Dancing]

Neither have I. Nice.

[Trijhak]

I capitalise all species' names. Because I can, and because I think not capitalising species names just doesn't look right.

[Dorek]

"Depending on how I feel" XP Sometimes I just get on a roll typing something out and I won't have capitalized anything in the statement. If I notice, it generally irks me enough to go back and change it, but often enough I'll just leave it be.

[Toa Doublebee]

Capitilize ALL the names!!!!!

[Padishah Mehmet II]

Capitalize all the names myself.-Dovydas

[SolarSurge]

No. 1I Capitalize Everything All The time. Got A Problem With That?

[Squishyfrog]

"Depending on how I feel"; If I'm being serious I capitalize, if I'm being lightly sarcastic or silly I don't.

[iPenguin]

I seem to use a mix, though tend to capitalise a more than not.

[TakuaTheAvrahk]

I usually caps them, and no amount of chaos and disharmony will change that.

[Touko Fukawa]

I capital-ise all the names. All of them.(Even Ice Bat, Phase Dragon, and so on.)

[Plague]

I just thought of all Bionicle names as proper nouns.

[Grantaire]

I side with ToD. If it's a title, as in "Toa Lewa!" I'll capitalize it. If not, I treat it the way I'd treat man animal etc.

[BBBBalta]

I capitalize Toa, Matoran, Agori, Rahi, etc., but I only capitalize some names of Rahi species (i.e. Nui Jaga, Kikanalo, etc.).

[TuragaNuva]

Oh, I'm All About The Capitalization . Seriously, though, I chose number one, as I agree with all of the points that Ghosthands has made.-