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Friday, November 17th, 2023 7:09 PM

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Strange capitalization

I wanted to submit Lee Daniels' The Butler as an alternate title. The form automatically changed it to Lee Daniels' the Butler. (#231117-180722-771000)

I think capital T ought to be allowed here since it is the beginning of the actual title.

Perhaps it could be a warning rather than an automatic fix, or perhaps an exception could be added after possessives with s' and 's. There already seems to be an exception after colon for titles like The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Other similar titles have been added in the past, such as Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (as suggested in the point on Possessives in Title formatting).

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10 months ago

Hi Peter_pbn-

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention and for posting the submission reference number! 

I have corrected the 't' on your submission for this alternative title. The changes will be live on the site shortly for Lee Daniels' The Butler.

As per the automatic fix on the contribution form,  I've forwarded this information to the appropriate team for further investigation (Ref Ticket #V1117699852). I'll reply once we receive further updated information.

Cheers!