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Style guide for [[The Portal Transcripts]]. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m_nCPXVSFfTw7asW7oMUoINwVoHxKz78Wqeiss_DrM0/edit?usp=sharing Link]. | Style guide for [[The Portal Transcripts]]. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m_nCPXVSFfTw7asW7oMUoINwVoHxKz78Wqeiss_DrM0/edit?usp=sharing Link]. | ||
== Word Processor Configuration == | |||
* Disable smart quotes | |||
* Disable Substitutions | |||
== Headings == | |||
== Paragraphs == | |||
Paragraphs should contain a whole idea. | |||
=== Paragraph Breaks === | |||
Paragraph breaks don't always have to be for total change of topic. The next subtopic in a line of thought can be broken into its own paragraph to help readability. More paragraphs also = more timestamps. | |||
=== Timestamp === | |||
The timestamp is italicized, always of the form 00:00:00 (hours:minutes:seconds). It marks the beginning of a paragraph. It is separated by a line break (shift+enter) instead of a paragraph break. This can be checked by triple-clicking a paragraph to select it, and seeing whether the timestamp is also highlighted as part of the selection. | |||
=== Speaker Tag === | |||
The speaker tag is bold, punctuated by a colon, and in-line with the paragraph. | |||
== Punctuation == | |||
=== Commas === | |||
Use the Oxford comma. | |||
Comma before single and double quotes that begin a new clause. | |||
=== Dashes === | |||
Em-dash or long dash (—) for interruptions (mid-word or mid-sentence) or abrupt change in a sentence's topic. No space after the dash. | |||
En-dash in certain | |||
=== Ellipses === | |||
=== Quotations === | |||
Comma before single and double quotes that begin a new clause. | |||
Double quotes for dialogue or speech, terms or phrases, and scare quotes. For dialogue and speech, end-punctuation is inside the quote. Otherwise it is outside, or there is no punctuation. | |||
==== Indirect Quotations ==== | |||
No capitalization and no preceding comma. | |||
== Capitalization == | |||
Capitalize essay titles. | |||
Capitalize book titles. | |||
=== Acronyms === | |||
Acronyms are capitalized and unpunctuated: PhD, UK, USA, DISC, etc. | |||
Slogans that reduce to acronyms are capitalized, i.e. "Make America Think Harder (MATH)". | |||
Name acronyms are capitalized and punctuated: M.C. Escher. | |||
=== Portal Terms === | |||
Portal terms aren't capitalized: embedded growth obligation, gated institutional narrative, etc. | |||
However, Portal terms that are explicitly proper nouns are capitalized: The Portal, Wokistan, Magastan | |||
== Italicization == | |||
Italicize book titles. | |||
Italicize foreign language phrases/terms i.e. sine qua non, unless they're in quotes that aren't dialogue quotes. | |||
== Hyphenation == | |||
== Numbers == | |||
Numbers greater than ten should be written out as numerals. Numbers less than ten can also be written as numerals so long as it's internally consistent within a transcript. | |||
== Editor's Notes == | |||
When necessary, add a missing, unspoken word to clarify the meaning of a sentence, i.e. [if], [the], etc. [https://theportal.group/18-eric-weinstein-solo-slipping-the-disc-state-of-the-portal-chapter-2020/ "... I have seen no printed discussion of where the supposed trading records of this person [are], who seemed to amass a fortune."] | |||
If there is an obvious flaw in grammar of something spoken, add [''sic''] after the mistake, i.e. [https://theportal.group/8-andrew-yang-the-different-candidate-the-media-wants-you-to-ignore/ "I didn’t felt [sic] ..."] | |||
== Miscellaneous == | |||
For words that end in "m" extended with -my, add the ending to the existing word, don't conjugate it. "Spectrum" + "-my" = "Spectrummy" | |||