Help:Consistent writing

Capitalisation and punctuation in items and properties

To ensure a consistent and readable data systems, we need some rules and writing hygiene in the way we add information.

Competences

This rule is for consistency with ESCO:

Label is a an infinitive or imperative phrase (whatever is more appropriate for the language).
It is not capitalised, except when the first word is always capitalised, such as a personal name or abbreviation (or nouns in the German language), and it does not end in a full stop.

Description is a an imperative or infinitive phrase (whatever is more appropriate for the language), and optionally a second sentence for context.
It is capitalized at the beginning, and ends in a full stop.

For an example, see the ESCO competence Technically design a sound system in the English, Dutch and German versions:

ISO	Label	Description
EN	technically design a sound system	Set up, test and operate a complex audio system, based on a given sound concept. This could be a permanent as well as a temporary installation.
NL	geluidssysteem technisch ontwerpen	Het opzetten, testen en bedienen van een complex audiosysteem dat gebaseerd is op een gegeven geluidsconcept. Dit kan zowel een permanente als een tijdelijke installatie zijn.
DE	technischen Entwurf für ein Soundsystem anfertigen	Einrichten, Testen und Bedienen eines komplexen Audiosystems auf der Grundlage eines Soundkonzepts. Dabei könnte es sich um eine ständige oder eine vorübergehende Einrichtung handeln.

Knowledge fields

Label is a usually single noun with at most 2-3 additional explanatory terms.
It is capitalized as a headline to make it stand out as a category identifier, and it does not end in a full stop.

Description is a short nominal phrase with optionally a few subclauses.
It is not capitalized, and does not end in a full stop.

For an example, see Item:Q851:

ISO	Label	Description
EN	Sound	theoretical and applied knowledge on sound and sound engineering
NL	Geluid	theoretische en toegepaste kennis op het gebied van geluid en geluidstechniek
DE	Ton	theoretisches und angewandtes Wissen im Bereich Ton und Tontechnik

Knowledge subfields

Until further notice, each subfield label should begin with the name of its knowledge field, followed by a space, a dash, and another space, as follows: 'Sound - Mixing console'.
Label and description formats are the same as for knowledge fields.

For an example, see Item:Q868:

ISO	Label	Description
EN	Sound - Mixing console	the theoretical and applied knowledge about the functioning and use of sound mixing desks
NL	Geluid - Mengpaneel	de theoretische en toegepaste kennis over de werking en het gebruik van geluidsmengtafels
DE	Ton - Mischpult	Grund- und Praxiswissen über die Funktion und den Gebrauch von Mischpulten

Knowledge details

Until further notice, each knowledge detail label should begin with the name of its knowledge subfield, followed by a slash, followed by the actual label, as follows: 'Mixing console/Gain structure and metering'.
Label and description formats are the same as for knowledge fields.

The context field should be used to give more extensive context information in one or more full, grammatically correct sentences, such as why this detail is important or what role it plays in the understanding important concepts or in the practice of sound engineering.

For an example, see Item:Q913:

ISO	Label	Description
EN	Mixing console/Signal flow	the path of the signal through the mixing desk, its different bus types and routing options
NL
DE	Mischpult/Signalfluss	der Weg des Signals durch das Mischpult, seine verschiedenen Bus-Typen und Routing-Möglichkeiten