Forum:CT Archive/Sides of the Force

From Star Wars talk:Manual of Style
Articles use both "Dark Side of the Force" and "dark side of the Force". Are we treating "Dark Side" as a proper noun, or not? --SparqMan 22:25, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I think we should go with it being a proper noun, that's just the way I've always seen it. Shadowtrooper 02:24, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
 * This is rather interesting. Notice that never in the films something like "light side" or "bright side" is mentioned? This strongly suggests that "Dark Side" is a proper noun, while its opposite is a lexical gap! So in effect, you have to say "light side of the Force", "dark side of the Force" or "Dark Side", but never "Light Side". --Gen.d 12:46, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I disagree, Gen.d, but that's not what I'm here to say: I've brought this up on Star Wars talk:Community Portal, but no one is responding&mdash;just like what happened here. – Aidje talk 20:35, 5 Aug 2005 (UTC)

From Star Wars Talk:Community Portal
We need to decide once and for all how we're going to capitalize these&mdash;is it Dark Side/Light Side, Dark side/Light side, or dark side/light side (or perhaps even dark Side/light Side :-P). I don't know if we should have a vote, or if we should discuss the matter and then have someone make an executive decision. Either way, we can certainly begin by talking. For some reason, I don't want to start this by stating my opinion, although I have consistently followed a certain method of capitalization. – Aidje talk 05:00, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, my opinion is "Dark side of the Force". A vote should be held, with the winner being added to the Manual of Style. --Imp 20:48, 5 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * dark side of the Force. To me, the Force seems to be the equivalent of God in the SW universe.  God it typically capitalized, so the Force should be capitalized.  But I don't really think of the dark side as a proper noun, so I don't think it should be capitalized.  Or, to take the religious connotations out, I think it's the same as saying the right side of the Ford Mustang.  The dark side and the light side are just a "certain point[s] of view" for the same thing.  The thing (the Force) is what's the proper noun, not the view.  WhiteBoy 01:50, 6 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, in KOTORs, the developers seem to be not entirely consistent themselves: they use both "light/dark side" and "Light/Dark Side", but the first form seems more common. - Sikon 05:03, 6 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * I've thought it should be 'Dark Side/Light Side', as if it were a proper noun. Now, after reading WhiteBoy's explanation of his reasoning, I can't quite put my finger on why I thought this. Perhaps I should go to bed and try again later. – Aidje talk 07:13, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * Is there a consistent usage in the source material we should follow, perhaps? jSarek 09:24, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Vote
Maybe we should vote and deal with this uncertainity once and for all? - Sikon 15:29, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC) Please state your opinion by signing "Support" or "Oppose" under either of these options. An explanation would be preferrable.