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Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts
Posted By: Stephen L. (SoundEffect) <soundeffect@hotmail.com>	Date: 12/6/11 6:00 p.m.
In Response To: Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts (Bry) : 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 I wish they'd removed "Halcyon-class Cruiser" lettering from the exterior of the Pillar of Autumn in Reach and Annoversary. When has a ship (real or other fiction) mentioned its class name on the outside of the ship?? That's a good style guide, Bry, thanks for linking it.

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Too early for an opinion on 343i	Spec ops Grunt	12/4/11 10:01 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	rukizzel	12/4/11 10:10 p.m.
Yes	Avateur	12/4/11 10:36 p.m.
Re: Yes	Spec ops Grunt	12/4/11 10:46 p.m.
Re: Yes	rukizzel	12/4/11 10:48 p.m.
Re: Yes	Avateur	12/4/11 10:57 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	uberfoop	12/4/11 10:14 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Spec ops Grunt	12/4/11 10:32 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	rukizzel	12/4/11 10:42 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Avateur	12/4/11 11:03 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	rukizzel	12/4/11 11:21 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Avateur	12/4/11 11:52 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Phoenix_9286	12/4/11 11:54 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	rukizzel	12/5/11 12:09 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Spec ops Grunt	12/5/11 12:32 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	FyreWulff	12/4/11 11:52 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	FyreWulff	12/4/11 11:43 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Hoovaloov	12/6/11 8:13 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	FyreWulff	12/6/11 8:21 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Hoovaloov	12/6/11 8:30 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	FyreWulff	12/7/11 10:39 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Louis 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 343i	FyreWulff	12/7/11 11:12 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Hoovaloov	12/8/11 1:09 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Joony Joon	12/8/11 8:09 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Beckx	12/7/11 11:12 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	DEEP NNN	12/7/11 1:03 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Avateur	12/7/11 2:59 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Hyokin	12/6/11 1:49 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Hyokin	12/5/11 12:12 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Spec 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 343i	DEEP NNN	12/5/11 6:25 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Bry	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 343i	Hedgemony	12/5/11 8:06 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	DEEP NNN	12/5/11 9:33 a.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Hedgemony	12/5/11 9:52 a.m.
Hedgemony does not comment on rumor or speculation	LostSpartan987	12/5/11 3:23 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	Spec 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 343i	SonofMacPhisto	12/5/11 4:04 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	bluerunner	12/5/11 4:32 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	SonofMacPhisto	12/5/11 4:44 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	bluerunner	12/5/11 5:04 p.m.
Re: Too early for an opinion on 343i	SonofMacPhisto	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 righ	SonofMacPhisto	12/6/11 12:04 a.m.
It's a death by a thousand cuts	rhubarb	12/5/11 8:53 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Lurono	12/5/11 9:26 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Avateur	12/5/11 9:33 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Lurono	12/5/11 11:32 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Avateur	12/6/11 11:14 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Lurono	12/7/11 5:10 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Avateur	12/7/11 2:54 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Arithmomaniac	12/7/11 2:59 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Avateur	12/7/11 3:04 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Louis Wu	12/7/11 4:13 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Avateur	12/7/11 5:03 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Lurono	12/7/11 11:39 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	rhubarb	12/5/11 9:44 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Lurono	12/5/11 11:47 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	rhubarb	12/6/11 12:43 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Lurono	12/6/11 1:22 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Louis Wu	12/6/11 7:04 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	12/6/11 7:59 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Louis Wu	12/6/11 9:03 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	DEEP NNN	12/6/11 10:06 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Miguel 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 cuts	Bry	12/6/11 5:06 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	12/6/11 6:00 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Bry	12/6/11 6:40 p.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Quirel	12/6/11 11:28 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	SonofMacPhisto	12/6/11 12:06 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Spec ops Grunt	12/6/11 1:04 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	RC Master	12/6/11 6:44 a.m.
Re: It's a death by a thousand cuts	Spec 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.