| rdfs:comment | - Why not italicise episodes and short stories? Why should they be singled out? -- 8of5 20:48, 3 January 2007 (UTC) Nothing I suppose, but that has been stipulated in the style guide created in the beginning, as far as I'm aware. I've definitely always used that policy, but I suppose that could change. --The Doctor 23:14, 3 January 2007 (UTC) It has? Opsie, well I move to have it changed, we, in principle at least, treat all sources with equal weight. -- 8of5 23:21, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
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| abstract | - Why not italicise episodes and short stories? Why should they be singled out? -- 8of5 20:48, 3 January 2007 (UTC) Nothing I suppose, but that has been stipulated in the style guide created in the beginning, as far as I'm aware. I've definitely always used that policy, but I suppose that could change. --The Doctor 23:14, 3 January 2007 (UTC) It has? Opsie, well I move to have it changed, we, in principle at least, treat all sources with equal weight. -- 8of5 23:21, 3 January 2007 (UTC) I'd vote for the change as well for the episodes, but keep the short stories with the "", as they are a part of a larger novel, but put the anthology name in italics. --The Doctor 23:24, 3 January 2007 (UTC) Umm, well actually I've been thinking about questioning that too, I don’t think the anthology should be the in the reference, you can find that out easily by clicking on the sort story name where the page should tell you what anthology it's in. Same for miniseries, having both titles makes some references extremely long. -- 8of5 23:28, 3 January 2007 (UTC) Yeah that's true. But I do suggest that we keep the short story titles with the "" around them. --The Doctor 23:54, 3 January 2007 (UTC) Regarding the the titles of episodes and short stories, according to the rules of English grammar set down by the Modern Language Association, they are not to be put in italics. The reason being (basically) that they are "sections" of a larger work. Same with magazine/newspaper articles. Basic High School English here, guys. --TimPendragon 23:59, 3 January 2007 (UTC) Maybe that settles it then, to be gramatically correct we should leave the system as it is. However, I don't remember this at High School (must have been sick that day), then again my attention span has always been rather limited, plus the English teacher was a dragon. --The Doctor 00:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC) The only thing an episode is a section of is the series, which the novels are also part of... And short stories are only sections of a larger work in that they aren’t typically printed individually, each story is a work in it's own, not just a chapter in a book. -- 8of5 00:09, 4 January 2007 (UTC) Note that I said "basically." And maybe it's not standard High School English (I was homeschooled), but I definitely had it in college English 101. If you want to research it further, here's an online version of the MLA Style Manual --TimPendragon 00:36, 4 January 2007 (UTC) I was wondering about the titles of comics such as TNG comic: "Return to Raimon". I would have thought quotes since this is a smaller work and part of a series (the whole comic series would be put in italics - like Star Trek: TNG #1) but others have been italicizing the titles. I would think that they naturally are thought of as parts of a larger work - just like episodes are part of the series (this is why episodes are in quotes and the title of the show is in italics). It should be pointed out that 'part of a larger work' is not the only criteria that matter - for example, stand alone poems and short stories are also put in quotes. It is hard to find a source for this elsewhere as comics are typically cited as Spiderman #400 or whatever. Usually individual titles for issues aren't given or cited. And yes, User:TimPendragon is right, citation of sources is (or certainly should be) part of any standard course that deals with research papers whether it is English or History. I guess no one remembers citing "Article title", Journal Title Vol. etc.? Jdvelasc 02:46, 28 February 2007 (UTC) The title of an individual comic story would be treated like an episode of a TV series, or a short story, since it is analogous to both. Heck, it's basically the same as a magazine article, in this sense. In other words, don't italicize it. Correct formatting for an individual comic reference would then be: Star Trek: Early Voyages comic: "Nor Iron Bars a Cage" Pretty simple, I think. --TimPendragon 04:28, 28 February 2007 (UTC) I agree -- I tend to naturally put quotes around everything that is an individual title, and italicize everything that is a "container" -- containing individual titles. -- Captain M.K.B. 04:59, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
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