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Capitalisation of Mayor of Manila

Hello, I thought I would provide a fuller explanation for my undo of your edit.

I refer to criteria three of the Manual of Style for capitalisation of the title: When a formal title for a specific entity (or conventional translation thereof) is addressed as a title or position in and of itself, is not plural, is not preceded by a modifier (including a definite or indefinite article), and is not a reworded description.

The official example states:

Theresa May became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2016. Theresa May was the prime minister of the United Kingdom.

In this case, the absence of the word "the" as a modifier, indicates the title instead of the office. It means that both of these two sentences are correct.

He served as Prime Minister of Singapore. He served as the prime minister of Singapore.

As the original sentence did not contain the article "the", the phrase Prime Minister is accordingly capitalised.

I hope that clears it up. Of course, should you disagree, please feel free to revert me and I will seek further clarification on the sentence structure. Thank you. Jeremy ^(Message) 06:49, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Moved to Talk:Isko Moreno § Capitalisation of Mayor of Manila

 – Marchjuly (talk) 07:10, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2021!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2021!

Hello Marchjuly, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2021. Happy editing, ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 03:39, 11 December 2020 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Thank you ReaderofthePack. I wish the same for you and your family. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:02, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

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	Thank you very much!! SeriousTalkTalk6077 (talk) 04:41, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

You're welcome. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:48, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Capitalization error

Good afternoon, Marchjuly. I noticed that you had made several edits to the article Delta Beta Phi. The first was correct, in reverting the word "Publications" in a subheader to all lower case. But the other corrections you made, are, as I understand English grammar, incorrect. The article refers to a specific fraternity, hence, on this page, "Fraternity" is correctly capitalized, serving as a proper pronoun in this case, and not just as a noun. The word is essentially a Term of Art -- defined -- and not used in its generic sense. In the same way, the word "Founders," here, is correctly capitalized. It refers to the specific founders of this organization.

I looked for a reference online; Wikipedia avoids unnecessary capitalization, but draws its rules from a consensus of other applicable online sources. There are loads of "10 rules of capitalization" guides, but few that delve into the finer points. Essentially, this rule is akin to a "Term of Art" in legal writing that widely accepted as another quirk of English grammar. I'm sufficiently confident in this position that I am reverting your edits of these two words, but welcome a dialog. Jax MN (talk) 18:56, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

I’m not sure what you’ve posted is consistent with the capitalization in other articles about fraternities. For example, Delta Sigma Phi doesn’t follow your example, but perhaps that is incorrect or there’s something else I’m missing. I’ll see if the WikiProject has any guidance on this. — Marchjuly (talk) 23:00, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

I've started Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Fraternities and Sororities#Capitalization question so it's probably best to continue this discussion there. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:13, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll look for this. Jax MN (talk) 14:25, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Happy holidays

This year, many people had COVID to fear,
The holidays are getting near,
One thing that will be clear,
We will still have holiday cheer,
Happy holidays and happy new year!!
From Interstellarity (talk) 13:52, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. Happy holidays to you as well. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:20, 22 December 2020 (UTC)