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The biggest concern surrounding consistency here is the use of game names in text, section headings and page titles. | The biggest concern surrounding consistency here is the use of game names in text, section headings and page titles. | ||
Games should always be shown with "GTA" or "Grand Theft Auto" at the start. This is to avoid confusion with place names - [[GTA Vice City]] vs [[Vice City]] | Games should always be shown with "GTA" or "Grand Theft Auto" at the start. This is to avoid confusion with place names - [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]] vs [[Vice City]] | ||
*Full form: [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (with colon) | *Full form: [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (with colon) | ||
*Short form: [[GTA Vice City]] (without colon) | *Short form: [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]] (without colon) | ||
Note that [[GTA 1]] and [[GTA 2]] use english numbers (1 and 2), whilst [[GTA III]] and [[GTA IV]] use roman numberals (III and IV). We must follow the convention of the game's actual name. Also note that the numbered games do not have colons in the title ([[Grand Theft Auto III]] vs [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]). | Note that [[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]] and [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]] use english numbers (1 and 2), whilst [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]] use roman numberals (III and IV). We must follow the convention of the game's actual name. Also note that the numbered games do not have colons in the title ([[Grand Theft Auto III]] vs [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]). | ||
Abbreviated titles (GTASA) can be used as codes in large tables, but never in text. | Abbreviated titles (GTASA) can be used as codes in large tables, but never in text. | ||
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Generally, use the short form in the any part of the text, any lists or tables (ie "The Cheetah is a car in [[GTA San Andreas]]") | Generally, use the short form in the any part of the text, any lists or tables (ie "The Cheetah is a car in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]") | ||
;For GTA 1: | ;For GTA 1: | ||
For the first GTA game, which was just called "Grand Theft Auto", we always refer to it as "Grand Theft Auto 1" or "GTA 1". This is to avoid any confusion, and to allow people to just link to [[GTA]] whenever they mean the series of games (which is more frequent than meaning the first game). | For the first GTA game, which was just called "Grand Theft Auto", we always refer to it as "Grand Theft Auto 1" or "GTA 1". This is to avoid any confusion, and to allow people to just link to [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] whenever they mean the series of games (which is more frequent than meaning the first game). | ||