Help:Terminology
This guide will help you with properly naming things that may go by more than one name.
Terminology
Puyo
The word Puyo, as of the Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary translation, is considered a proper noun and therefore should be capitalized as such. Specific types of Puyo such as Garbage Puyo, Hard Puyo, and Point Puyo must be also written as a proper noun with correct capitalization.
The plural form of the word Puyo is Puyo. As of the English localization of Puyo Puyo Tetris, the plural form Puyos is also considered acceptable.
Garbage
"Junk" Puyo are referred to as Nuisance Puyo (nuisance for short), or as of the English localization of Puyo Puyo Tetris, Garbage Puyo. As such, do not use ojyama, filler, and the like. The words nuisance and garbage are only to be capitalized as a proper noun when used with the word Puyo. Otherwise, write them using lowercase letters
Field
You play on a game field. You should not use board when referring to a field.
Game titles
Game titles must be italicized. Avoid abbreviations as much as possible, especially within pages. The list below shows how the titles should be written throughout the wiki:
Madou Monogatari
- Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 - The hyphens can be dropped.
- Madou Monogatari A-R-S - The hyphens can be dropped.
- Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai Youchienji
- Madou Monogatari: Michikusa Ibun
- Madou Monogatari: Chaotic Final Exam
- Madou Monogatari: Tower of the Magician
- Madou Monogatari (Saturn)
- Madou Monogatari: Secret of Elysium
- Madou Monogatari (i-Mode)
- Sei Madou Monogatari
- Madou Monogatari 4
Puyo Puyo
- Puyo Puyo (1991)
- Puyo Puyo (1992)
- Puyo Puyo Tsu (not Puyo Puyo 2, Puyo Puyo TSU, Puyo Puyo 2: Tsuu, etc.)
- Puyo Puyo Sun (not Puyo Puyo SUN, Puyo Puyo 3, etc...)
- Puyo Puyo~n (not Puyo Puyo 4)
- Minna de Puyo Puyo (not Puyo Pop, Puyo Puyo GBA, etc...)
- Puyo Puyo Fever (not Puyo Pop Fever)
- Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (not Puyo Puyo Fever Chu, Puyo Puyo Fever 2: Chuu, etc.)
- Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary (note the exclamation point)
- Puyo Puyo 7
- Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary (note the two exclamation points)
- Puyo Puyo!! Quest (note the two exclamation points)
- Puyo Puyo Chronicle
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
- Puyo Puyo Champions (not Puyo Puyo eSports)
- Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop (not PPPP, Puzzle Pop, or Puyo Pop )
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