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As a general rule of thumb, Sarna BTW seeks to emulate the established style used in official BattleTech products, though there are some Sarna.net BTW-specific exceptions as outlined below. The default style is that of [[w:The Chicago Manual of Style|The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)]]. The BattleTech style departs from the CMOS in certain cases, and on the Sarna.net BattleTechWiki both are trumped by certain rules which are specific to this wiki. As a general rule of thumb, Sarna BTW seeks to emulate the established style used in official BattleTech products, though there are some Sarna.net BTW-specific exceptions as outlined below. The default style is that of [[w:The Chicago Manual of Style|The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)]]. The BattleTech style departs from the CMOS in certain cases, and on the Sarna.net BattleTechWiki both are trumped by certain rules which are specific to this wiki.
− ==Publisher's BattleTech Style== + ==Official BattleTech Style==
[[Catalyst Game Labs]], the current BattleTech producer, maintains a "Writer's Bible" document which includes a Style Guide section; previously, their Style Guide existed as a separate document. Neither of these documents is cleared for public release and those who have access to them are under a [[w:Non-disclosure agreement|non-disclosure agreement (NDA)]] which prohibits them from sharing the document. Consequently, Sarna BTW cannot directly adopt the actual BattleTech style guide. However, the following digest has been created with CGL's permission to be perused by the Sarna BTW: [[Catalyst Game Labs]], the current BattleTech producer, maintains a "Writer's Bible" document which includes a Style Guide section; previously, their Style Guide existed as a separate document. Neither of these documents is cleared for public release and those who have access to them are under a [[w:Non-disclosure agreement|non-disclosure agreement (NDA)]] which prohibits them from sharing the document. Consequently, Sarna BTW cannot directly adopt the actual BattleTech style guide. However, the following digest has been created with CGL's permission to be perused by the Sarna BTW:
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As a general rule of thumb, Sarna BTW seeks to emulate the established style used in official BattleTech products, though there are some Sarna.net BTW-specific exceptions as outlined below. The default style is that of [[w:The Chicago Manual of Style|The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)]]. The BattleTech style departs from the CMOS in certain cases, and on the Sarna.net BattleTechWiki both are trumped by certain rules which are specific to this wiki. | As a general rule of thumb, Sarna BTW seeks to emulate the established style used in official BattleTech products, though there are some Sarna.net BTW-specific exceptions as outlined below. The default style is that of [[w:The Chicago Manual of Style|The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)]]. The BattleTech style departs from the CMOS in certain cases, and on the Sarna.net BattleTechWiki both are trumped by certain rules which are specific to this wiki. | ||
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[[Catalyst Game Labs]], the current BattleTech producer, maintains a "Writer's Bible" document which includes a Style Guide section; previously, their Style Guide existed as a separate document. Neither of these documents is cleared for public release and those who have access to them are under a [[w:Non-disclosure agreement|non-disclosure agreement (NDA)]] which prohibits them from sharing the document. Consequently, Sarna BTW cannot directly adopt the actual BattleTech style guide. However, the following digest has been created with CGL's permission to be perused by the Sarna BTW: | [[Catalyst Game Labs]], the current BattleTech producer, maintains a "Writer's Bible" document which includes a Style Guide section; previously, their Style Guide existed as a separate document. Neither of these documents is cleared for public release and those who have access to them are under a [[w:Non-disclosure agreement|non-disclosure agreement (NDA)]] which prohibits them from sharing the document. Consequently, Sarna BTW cannot directly adopt the actual BattleTech style guide. However, the following digest has been created with CGL's permission to be perused by the Sarna BTW: | ||