Bloons Wiki talk:Manual of Style

Formatting numbers — Euro or English?
The Bloons wiki has an English only policy. Should the manual of style have a section about formatting numbers? (Outside of the forum) Michael’s 05:20, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Just an idea
Some words are from wikipedia:MOS:NUM

Decimals

 * Use a period/full point as the decimal separator, never a comma: 6.57, not 6,57.
 * Numbers between −1 and +1 require a leading zero (0.02, not .02); exceptions are commonly used terms such as .22 caliber.

Grouping of digits



 * In general, digits should be grouped and separated either by commas or by narrow gaps (never a period/full point).
 * Grouping with commas
 * Left of the decimal point, five or more digits are grouped into threes separated by commas (e.g. 42,639; 500,000 cash; 8,274,527th;).
 * Numbers with exactly four digits left of the decimal point may optionally be grouped (either 1,250 or 1250, with consistency within any given article.
 * When commas are used left of the decimal point, digits right of the decimal point are not grouped (i.e. should be given as an unbroken string).
 * Markup: 0 produces this formatting.
 * Grouping with narrow gaps
 * Digits are grouped both sides of the decimal point (e.g. 654&thinsp;321.123&thinsp;456).
 * Digits are generally grouped into threes.
 * This style is especially recommended for articles related to science, technology, engineering or mathematics, though in these contexts there may be cases in which grouping confuses rather than clarifies.
 * Markup: Use a thin space, for example in 8&thinsp;274&thinsp;527
 * Delimiting style should be consistent throughout a given article.
 * Either use commas or narrow gaps, but not both in the same article.
 * Either group the thousands in a four-digit number or do not, but not mixed use in the same article.
 * However, grouping by threes and fives may coexist.
 * Four-digit page numbers and four-digit calendar years should never be grouped

Currency

 * For the grouping of digits (e.g. £1,234,567) see Grouping of digits, above.
 * Place a currency symbol according to the normal convention when writing in English (e.g. $123, £123, €123)
 * Do not place a currency symbol after the accompanying numeric figures (e.g. 123$, 123£, 123€) unless that is the normal convention for that symbol when writing in English: smaller British coins include 1p, 2p, and 5p denominations.

Hi, the regular English convention for number formatting is preferred. Sound like a good idea to add sections about numbers. Qwertyxp2000 II (talk &#124; contribs) 06:48, 15 March 2022 (UTC)