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→After a general noun that immediately precedes a more specific example of that noun
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:Sarah Jane once fought against [[Qetesh]] [[Ruby White]]. | :Sarah Jane once fought against [[Qetesh]] [[Ruby White]]. | ||
:Sarah Jane once fought against [[Qetesh]], [[Ruby White]]. | :Sarah Jane once fought against [[Qetesh]], [[Ruby White]]. | ||
The comma here makes all the difference. Without the comma, a valid reading of the sentence is that [[Qetesh]] is a title, as in [[President of the United States| | The comma here makes all the difference. Without the comma, a valid reading of the sentence is that [[Qetesh]] is a title, as in [[President of the United States|President]] [[James Buchanan]]. With a comma, Ruby White is clearly a part of whatever group is described by the noun [[Qetesh]]. | ||
Since races are often blue-linked next to individuals of that species, it's very important to include a comma between the race and the individual to tell the reader that the race name is not a title, or that the whole thing, "[[Qetesh]] [[Ruby White]]", isn't a single, triple-named entity. Remember, you, as an editor on a ''Doctor Who'' wiki, might not even blink at the lack of a comma, because you know what a Qetesh is and who Ruby White is. However, the casual reader, or even the ''Doctor Who'' fan who simply has never seen ''SJA'', probably won't parse those three words correctly without a comma. | Since races are often blue-linked next to individuals of that species, it's very important to include a comma between the race and the individual to tell the reader that the race name is not a title, or that the whole thing, "[[Qetesh]] [[Ruby White]]", isn't a single, triple-named entity. Remember, you, as an editor on a ''Doctor Who'' wiki, might not even blink at the lack of a comma, because you know what a Qetesh is and who Ruby White is. However, the casual reader, or even the ''Doctor Who'' fan who simply has never seen ''SJA'', probably won't parse those three words correctly without a comma. | ||
