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Why isn't "A-spec" capitalized?

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Capitalized = "A-SPEC"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turismo_3:_A-Spec (and even on the cover it is "A-spec").

If you're asking about A-spec vs. A-Spec, then, not sure. And what does "A-spec" mean? Not some pun to "Aspect"?

I asked a friend whos a huge GT and race fan, he should know.

A-SPEC probably not capitalized as that refers to a specific Acura edition and not related to the game. I presume "spec" means the "specs" aka specifications of the vehicle, which is very important in tuning racing cars.

So this will likely come down to the game's stylization "A-spec" versus any naming rules "A-Spec".

F1ReB4LL wrote:Capitalized = "A-SPEC"?

no, "A-Spec"
I think it's "specification".

I know that the game itself plus most of the official listings refer to it as "A-spec" - for example:

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games … -spec-ps2/

"A-spec" on its own, isn't necessarily a well defined or established word or compound word, so our guesses about exactly what to do are a bit subjective.  I don't know that we have thorough rules to handle every situation like this - in terms of words and partial words separated by hyphens.   

Personally, I don't really care which it is, but I think A-spec makes sense so I don't see strong reasons to change it really.

From my racing friend who is a GT expert:

>What does "spec" stand for? trying to figure out proper capitalization.

Good question - I don't know the answer. As far as I know Spec stands for Specification.

What I do know is that in Gran Turismo 4 there was a new mode called B-Spec, with A-Spec being 'normal'

You can read about both modes here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turismo_4

Scroll down to the 2nd section, 'Gameplay'

The official site says "A-Spec".
https://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/products/gt3/

We could probably go back and forth on some of these things endlessly.  For example,  Polyphony (game developer) listed the game some places as "A-Spec" and others as "A-spec."

At the end of the day, we just either have to apply a database convention or make a determination based on the factors deemed relevant and move forward.

Personally, I don't really care which one it is as I can see decent arguments for both and it isn't a singular word where a broad capitalization scheme easily applies from a database standpoint.

In this case, the main game is popular and has had multiple verifications, with multiple admins and mods modifying these entries but keeping "A-spec" every time.

Tbh I didn't notice it until now, but it used to be A-Spec, which looks better imo... Amarok changed it in 2010, no idea why.

Because we don't have good, solid, well documented guidance for naming conventions and entry rules.