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Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts
Posted By: Bry <bmulheran@gmail.com>Date: 12/6/11 5:06 p.m.

In Response To: Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts (Stephen L. (SoundEffect))


Speakings of details and yourself, I'd had a little chat with Karen Traviss and just thought you might like to know about a couple of changes that have been made to the finer details of the fiction and, in theory, should be used in official material from now on.

Firstly, and potentially a biggie, the way ships are referred to.
There shouldn't be any more use of the definitive article, instead taking its cues from real life military guidelines (especially the U.S. Navy Style Guide).

This is why UNSC Port Stanley is never referred to as 'the' UNSC Port Stanley.

The specific details about why can be found here.
http://www.navy.mil/submit/view_styleguide.asp?sort=S
specifically:
ship names - For first reference always include USS, the ship's name and the hull number: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

Exceptions: Do not use "USS" for ships before 1909; or if she is not yet in commission; or she has been decommissioned and you are referring to the ship in her present state.

There is no hyphen in the hull number. In All Hands text, the ship name is in italics. On second reference, use only the ship's name. Do not use "the" in front of a ship's name: "USS San Jose," not "the USS San Jose."

Ships may be referred to as "she" or "her."

Ships' nicknames are placed inside quotation marks on first reference only. USS LaSalle (AGF 3), the "Great White Ghost," sailed into San Diego.

Ship names are not in all caps. Use USS Seattle, not USS SEATTLE.

Secondly, and visually a minor one, is the adjustment of HUD from "Heads-up Display" to "Head-Up Display"
(HMD was going just a bit too far, for reasons you already know). =p

Bry's Stats - Ace Combat Assault Horizon


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Too early for an opinion on 343iSpec ops Grunt 12/4/11 10:01 p.m.
     Re: Too early for an opinion on 343irukizzel 12/4/11 10:10 p.m.
           YesAvateur 12/4/11 10:36 p.m.
                 Re: YesSpec ops Grunt 12/4/11 10:46 p.m.
                 Re: Yesrukizzel 12/4/11 10:48 p.m.
                       Re: YesAvateur 12/4/11 10:57 p.m.
     Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iuberfoop 12/4/11 10:14 p.m.
           Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iSpec ops Grunt 12/4/11 10:32 p.m.
                 Re: Too early for an opinion on 343irukizzel 12/4/11 10:42 p.m.
                       Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iAvateur 12/4/11 11:03 p.m.
                             Re: Too early for an opinion on 343irukizzel 12/4/11 11:21 p.m.
                                   Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iAvateur 12/4/11 11:52 p.m.
                                   Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iPhoenix_9286 12/4/11 11:54 p.m.
                                         Re: Too early for an opinion on 343irukizzel 12/5/11 12:09 a.m.
                                               Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iSpec ops Grunt 12/5/11 12:32 a.m.
                             Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iFyreWulff 12/4/11 11:52 p.m.
     Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iFyreWulff 12/4/11 11:43 p.m.
           Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iHoovaloov 12/6/11 8:13 a.m.
                 Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iFyreWulff 12/6/11 8:21 a.m.
                       Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iHoovaloov 12/6/11 8:30 a.m.
                             Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iFyreWulff 12/7/11 10:39 a.m.
                                   Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iLouis Wu 12/7/11 10:57 a.m.
                                         Not saying a lot, but...katancik 12/7/11 11:02 a.m.
                                         Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iFyreWulff 12/7/11 11:12 a.m.
                                               Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iHoovaloov 12/8/11 1:09 a.m.
                                                     Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iJoony Joon 12/8/11 8:09 a.m.
                                         Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iBeckx 12/7/11 11:12 a.m.
                                         Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iDEEP NNN 12/7/11 1:03 p.m.
                                         Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iAvateur 12/7/11 2:59 p.m.
                 Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iHyokin 12/6/11 1:49 p.m.
     Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iHyokin 12/5/11 12:12 a.m.
           Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iSpec ops Grunt 12/5/11 12:37 a.m.
                 LOVED CRYPTUM *NM*kidtsunami 12/5/11 1:12 a.m.
           What have you read post GoO and CH? *NM*Lurono 12/5/11 2:52 a.m.
                 Re: What have you read post GoO and CH?Mid7night 12/5/11 12:03 p.m.
     Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iDEEP NNN 12/5/11 6:25 a.m.
     Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iBry 12/5/11 6:57 a.m.
     I'll bring up one point...RC Master 12/5/11 7:49 a.m.
           Re: I'll bring up one point...Revenant1988 12/5/11 9:22 a.m.
           Can we agree?Miguel Chavez 12/5/11 1:42 p.m.
                 Re: Can we agree?uberfoop 12/5/11 1:50 p.m.
                       Re: Can we agree?Miguel Chavez 12/5/11 6:54 p.m.
                             Re: Can we agree?uberfoop 12/5/11 7:49 p.m.
                                   Re: Can we agree?Kermit 12/5/11 9:09 p.m.
                 Re: Can we agree?RC Master 12/5/11 7:30 p.m.
     Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iHedgemony 12/5/11 8:06 a.m.
           Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iDEEP NNN 12/5/11 9:33 a.m.
                 Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iHedgemony 12/5/11 9:52 a.m.
           Hedgemony does not comment on rumor or speculationLostSpartan987 12/5/11 3:23 p.m.
           Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iSpec ops Grunt 12/5/11 4:17 p.m.
                 Re: Bingo. *NM*Hedgemony 12/5/11 4:30 p.m.
                       (:Spec ops Grunt 12/6/11 1:02 a.m.
     Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iSonofMacPhisto 12/5/11 4:04 p.m.
           Re: Too early for an opinion on 343ibluerunner 12/5/11 4:32 p.m.
                 Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iSonofMacPhisto 12/5/11 4:44 p.m.
                       Re: Too early for an opinion on 343ibluerunner 12/5/11 5:04 p.m.
                             Re: Too early for an opinion on 343iSonofMacPhisto 12/5/11 9:03 p.m.
           If you want to reference something, do it right...Lurono 12/5/11 9:24 p.m.
                 Re: If you want to reference something, do it righSonofMacPhisto 12/6/11 12:04 a.m.
     It's a death by a thousand cutsrhubarb 12/5/11 8:53 p.m.
           Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsLurono 12/5/11 9:26 p.m.
                 Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsAvateur 12/5/11 9:33 p.m.
                       Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsLurono 12/5/11 11:32 p.m.
                             Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsAvateur 12/6/11 11:14 a.m.
                                   Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsLurono 12/7/11 5:10 a.m.
                                         Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsAvateur 12/7/11 2:54 p.m.
                                               Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsArithmomaniac 12/7/11 2:59 p.m.
                                                     Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsAvateur 12/7/11 3:04 p.m.
                                                           Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsLouis Wu 12/7/11 4:13 p.m.
                                                                 Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsAvateur 12/7/11 5:03 p.m.
                                               Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsLurono 12/7/11 11:39 p.m.
                 Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsrhubarb 12/5/11 9:44 p.m.
                       Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsLurono 12/5/11 11:47 p.m.
                             Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsrhubarb 12/6/11 12:43 a.m.
                                   Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsLurono 12/6/11 1:22 a.m.
                                   Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsLouis Wu 12/6/11 7:04 a.m.
                                         Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsStephen L. (SoundEffect) 12/6/11 7:59 a.m.
                                               Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsLouis Wu 12/6/11 9:03 a.m.
                                               Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsDEEP NNN 12/6/11 10:06 a.m.
                                               Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsMiguel Chavez 12/6/11 12:50 p.m.
                                                     You're right, Mig.Kermit 12/6/11 1:36 p.m.
                                               Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsBry 12/6/11 5:06 p.m.
                                                     Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsStephen L. (SoundEffect) 12/6/11 6:00 p.m.
                                                           Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsBry 12/6/11 6:40 p.m.
                                         Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsQuirel 12/6/11 11:28 a.m.
                 Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsSonofMacPhisto 12/6/11 12:06 a.m.
           Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsSpec ops Grunt 12/6/11 1:04 a.m.
                 Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsRC Master 12/6/11 6:44 a.m.
                       Re: It's a death by a thousand cutsSpec ops Grunt 12/6/11 1:39 p.m.
     My opinions are mixed.Gravemind 12/5/11 9:07 p.m.
           Re: My opinions are mixed.Lurono 12/5/11 9:38 p.m.



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