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Title: Appropriate standardized "shortnames" for external link descriptions
Post by: Stiletto on 19 June 2014, 20:01
Given information from their webmasters and websites, it is preferable that:
- http://www.system16.com (http://www.system16.com) be referenced as "System 16" (without quotes), not "System16".
- http://www.arcade-history.com (http://www.arcade-history.com) be referenced as "Arcade-History" (without quotes), not "Arcade History".
- http://unmamed.mameworld.info (http://unmamed.mameworld.info) be referenced as "unMAMEd" (without quotes), not "Unmamed" or "UnMAMEd" and so on. (fixed all references)
- http://flyers.arcade-museum.com (http://flyers.arcade-museum.com) be referenced as "TAFA" (without quotes). (fixed all references and links)
- http://www.atarigames.com (http://www.atarigames.com) be referenced as "AtariGames.com" (without quotes), preferred to "Safestuff" or "Scott Evans" probably. (fixed all references)
- http://www.progettoemma.net (http://www.progettoemma.net) be referenced as "Progetto EMMA", not "ProgettoEMMA" or "ProgettoEmma" or "Progetto Emma" (fixed all references)
- http://arcadeheroes.com (http://arcadeheroes.com) be referenced as "Arcade Heroes", not "ArcadeHeroes". (fixed all references)
- http://www.ipdb.org (http://www.ipdb.org) is the Internet Pinball Machine Database but should be referenced as "IPDB", not "IPMD". (fixed all references).

Note of contention:
- http://www.arcade-museum.com (http://www.arcade-museum.com) can be referenced as either "KLOV" or "IAM" (without quotes). "IAM" stands for "International Arcade Museum" and refers to the entire site and physical collection of not just videogames but pinball, electromechanical and other games, jukeboxes and coin-operated machines referenced there. However, past precedent still favors the use of "KLOV" for our intended purposes. "Arcade-Museum.com" is probably not an acceptable short description.

Any more?