Forum:CT Archive/Capitalization of page names pertaining to titles/ranks/assignments

There is a lack of consistency in the way we name pages pertaining to titles, ranks, assignments, and positions. Some of them are capitalized (e.g. Communications Officer, Junior Lieutenant, Supply Master) when others are not (e.g. communications master, master chief petty officer, signal officer). Sometimes, there's even a difference in capitalization depending on the Legends/canon status of the article (e.g. communications officer vs Communications Officer, Chief Petty Officer vs chief petty officer). I think it's time to standardize it all.

Now, according to proper English grammar, a title/rank/assignment should only be capitalized immediately before a person's name or if it's used as part of their name (usually replacing their first name). In other words, since the article for the position defines the position itself, the page name sould not be capitalized a priori.

The advantage is that it would be conform to English grammar. The drawback is that, every time we'll use said title immediately before a name in an article, we'll have to pipelink it (e.g. Second Weapons Officer Thrawn.) This admittedly can become tedious.

However, we can choose to do it the other way around, that is always capitalize the page name for a title/rank/assignment. Of course, the benefits and drawbacks are reversed: it would be easier for pipelinking, but a departure from proper grammar.

In short, our options are:
 * Option One: Never capitalize (conform to grammar)
 * Option Two: Always capitalize (easier to link)

Option One

 * 1) More tedious or not, I think we should conform to grammar. -- Lelal Mekha  The Uprising crest.png(Audience Room) 11:57, October 11, 2017 (UTC)