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Terms coined by the community are generally considered proper nouns if:
Terms coined by the community are generally considered proper nouns if:
* they refer to a strategy or phenomena that occurs in only one or a few specific places, such as [[Dram Strat]] or [[Letter Escape]].
* they refer to a strategy or phenomena that occurs in only one or a few specific places, such as [[Dram Strat]] or [[Letter Escape]].
* they are generally used without an article such as "a" or "the" by the community. The exception to this is tricks that are phrased as a [[wikipedia:Gerund|gerund]] or similar ordinary form of speech, such as [[nut jumping]] or [[coin duplication]].
* they are generally not preceded by an article such as "a" or "the". The exception to this is tricks that are phrased as a [[wikipedia:Gerund|gerund]] or similar ordinary form of speech, such as [[nut jumping]] or [[coin duplication]].


Terms coined by the community are generally considered common nouns if:
Terms coined by the community are generally considered common nouns if:
* they are something that can occur in a variety of locations or for many different applications, such as [[Triple jump|triple jumps]], [[Moon clip|moon clips]], or [[Loading error|loading errors]].
* they are something that can occur in a variety of locations or for many different applications, such as [[Triple jump|triple jumps]], [[Moon clip|moon clips]], or [[Loading error|loading errors]].
* they are generally used with an article such as "a" or "the", such as the [[suckage glitch]].
* they are generally preceded by an article such as "a" or "the", such as the [[suckage glitch]].


Official terms used by the game itself will follow their own capitalization rules in the game or other official resources, which is often not consistent with the guidelines for community-coined terms.
Official terms used by the game itself will follow their own capitalization rules in the game or other official resources, which is often not consistent with the guidelines for community-coined terms.