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On the NIN Wiki, we generally follow the [[wp:WP:MOS|Wikipedia Manual of Style]]. When in doubt, please consult that manual for guidance. See also the [[wp:Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Music]].
The guidelines posted here serve to highlight formatting that been are particularly notable or problematic on this wiki, or the rare guidelines where we diverge from the Wikipedia style.
==Article titles==
Album and EP titles should be italicized, like ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''. Of particular note for soundtrack albums which often have a subtitle, when writing the full album name in the article body, you can use the punctuation as it appears on the release itself, or, in the absence of any clear subtitle demarcation, enclose the subtitle in parentheses. For example, for ''The Gorge'', the full title with subtitle would be ''The Gorge (Soundtrack From the Apple Original Film)''.
===Songs and singles===
Song titles and singles, as minor works, should be enclosed in double quotation marks, such as "[[Head Like a Hole]]". [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles_of_works#Minor_works]
===Adjacent punctuation===Place adjacent punctuation outside any quotation marks or italics unless the punctuation is part of the title itself. For example, if writing out a list of song titles within a sentence, the comma separating the titles would be placed outside of the quotation marks. Tracks such as "[[Dear World,]]" or "[[What If We CouldWhere Is Everybody?]]" would be exceptions, as the punctuation is part of the actual title.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles_of_worksMusic#PunctuationPopular_music]
===Films===
Film titles, including short films, should be italicized.
===Concerts and tours===
Tour and concert names should use title case, and should not be in italics or in quotation marks. One exception is if a tour contains the name of a work that would be italicized; that part is italicized: ''Dangerous'' World Tour. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles_of_works#Neither]