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I see a lot of inconsistent formatting on the wiki. I'm curious as to wich format we are sticking too with these two questions.

1. In battles, when we list the belligerents. Should we use point form for each faction? or should we not use point form. See the first two examples on the right.

An important question about consistency formatting
Details Belligerents Covenant Flood United Nations Space Command Swords of Sanghelios

An important question about consistency formatting
Details Belligerents Covenant Flood United Nations Space Command Swords of Sanghelios

2. In battles, when we list the belligerents. Should we show the short form of a faction, or the full name. I see UNSC being used sometimes, and United Nations Space Command being used in other times. Which one should we use? See the third example.

Whichever one we use, I'll be happy to take the time to go though each article and keep the format consistent. Which formats are we choosing? —This unsigned comment was made by Editorguy (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

An important question about consistency formatting
Details Belligerents UNSC United Nations Space Command

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I personally prefer the first format. --NightHammer^{(talk)(contribs)} 08:45, 26 August 2016 (EDT)

Sorry, I didn't clarify that well xD. It's two separate questions. Point form for each belligerent or no point form for each belligerent (*UNSC or UNSC)? Short form for each belligerent or full name for each belligerent(UNSC or United Nations Space Command)?

If by first form you mean the first example I provided, I like that one too since it's more clear.Editorguy (talk) 08:52, 26 August 2016 (EDT)

Yeah, I prefer using points when listing in infoboxes and using full forms rather than acronyms. When we use <br> instead of *, it can look a bit messy sometimes. --NightHammer^{(talk)(contribs)} 09:02, 26 August 2016 (EDT)

The first example is my preference. The bullet points keep the list nice and neat while the full names provide sufficient detail.--Spartacus ^{Talk • Contribs} 10:55, 26 August 2016 (EDT)