Editing Talk:Feature quote (section)

== "Feature" or "Featured"? ==

There were places where it was listed as "feature", and a couple others where it was cited as "featured"...I began to edit the page to only use the word "featured", thinking that the use of "feature" was in error, but then realized that it appeared that perhaps "featured" was the inconsistent word.

For consistency, every reference should be one or the other, instead of having it be "feature" sometimes, and "featured" in other places, unless of course the reference is to a feature article that was featured at some previous point.  Not trying to be persnickety, just trying to help ensure consistency of content, particularly since the feature article / quote are so prominently featured.  :)

My own feeling on the use of "feature" or "featured" is that both references to the article and the quote should use the word "featured", since "featured" has a more specific and less ambiguous meaning: "Given special prominence, attention, or publicity"....while "feature" can also mean the same thing (just in present tense), it can also mean other things that are not what is intended by the actual context in which the word "feature" is being used.

If changing it to "featured" is unduly labor-intensive (with page name changes and the like), then I don't see a huge problem leaving it as "feature" (although I would be happy to help make the changes necessary to change all references to "featured" if that is what is desired). But either way, we should make sure that all references to such are "feature" and not "featured", unless as I mentioned before it's in the context of referencing a previously featured feature article or quote.

Hope this makes sense...I welcome feedback on this topic. Thanks in advance,

TofHL --[[User:Tyrion of House Lannister|Tyrion of House Lannister]] 23:35, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

:I think it should be "Featured" being the adjective that describes the quote, rather than "Feature" which is a noun, and it's awkward being paired with another noun. (I said the same thing in the main page talk page.) About the tenses, as verbs, feature and featured can mean present and past tense, but in such a way like "let's feature this quote" and "this quote was featured yesterday". But I think that's a different thing, that's verbs. I mean, I know what a feature is, and what a quote is, but what is a "feature quote"? Sounds weird. A "featured quote" though sounds quite fine. Well (again), correct me if I'm wrong. – [[User:Sinslash|Sinslash]] 19:12, 25 July 2012 (UTC)