Xenharmonic Wiki talk:Conventions: Difference between revisions
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Similarly, I would suggest "mos" instead of "MOS" for common usage on the Wiki, while preserving the main variants in strategic places like page intros. The page [[TAMNAMS]] is an example of a case where "mos" is used both as a standalone word and within new terms like mosstep. [[User:Fredg999|Fredg999]] ([[User talk:Fredg999|talk]]) 20:35, 4 July 2021 (UTC) | Similarly, I would suggest "mos" instead of "MOS" for common usage on the Wiki, while preserving the main variants in strategic places like page intros. The page [[TAMNAMS]] is an example of a case where "mos" is used both as a standalone word and within new terms like mosstep. [[User:Fredg999|Fredg999]] ([[User talk:Fredg999|talk]]) 20:35, 4 July 2021 (UTC) | ||
: Here is a short extract of arguments (I already sent it to FloraC via PM) that may add to the discussion:<syntaxhighlight lang="text"> | |||
* the XenWiki is open to the public so it should be maximally readable | |||
* some people prefer 123EDO which obfuscates the number boundary | |||
* in 12345edo the number is also much harder to read than in 12345-EDO | |||
* the 123 EDO convention leads to lots of confusing line breaks | |||
* 123edo is easier to type, maybe only this caused the old convention | |||
* 123abe, the val notation, is optical close to it, bad for skimming | |||
Yes, changing a convention causes a lot of work. But why should the old | |||
convention stay, is it really that helpful? | |||
Yes, the 123-EDO rule will complicate typing: you need the shift key. | |||
But isn't easy-to-read text always hard to write?</syntaxhighlight> | |||
: Now I think we should not forget about the format <code>"%d-edo"</code> (''number''+''hyphen''+''edo'') which I could also live with and which I'd prefer to the current convention <code>"%dedo"</code> (''number''+''edo''). The reason why I like the hyphenated version(s) is that the parts can be distinguished easily and line breaks in the middle don't look too bad (in comparison to <code>"%d edo"</code> or <code>"%d EDO"</code>). On the ''EDO'' page itself (section [[EDO #Adding EDOs]]), we have ''n-edo MOS'' and ''m-edo MOS'' which reads much easier than ''nedo MOS'' and ''medo MOS''. I think a writing convention should benefit the reader first and the writer second. In any case, this should apply to texts intended for publication: they are aimed at as many readers as possible, and thus the writing effort is well spent. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 16:31, 12 July 2021 (UTC) | |||