For consistency.

Some folks are going to argue that most style guides advocate two separate words as opposed to "website." To which I respond:

  • They can't seem to agree whether it's "Web site" or "web site." "website" is easy.
  • There are far more instances of "website" in core than "web site."
  • Google thinks it's "website", which means that that's the word most people search for.
CommentFileSizeAuthor
#7 website.patch11.74 KBRobRoy
#3 patch_51.txt2.25 KBwebernet
web_site2website.patch13.88 KBwebchick
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I like 'website' best too! +1

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Status: Needs review » Fixed

Canadians must like this usage- "The Canadian Oxford Dictionary and the Canadian Press Stylebook list "website" and "web page" as the preferred spellings." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website

Good enough for me (althought I think I like spaces), committed to HEAD.

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Status: Fixed » Reviewed & tested by the community
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patch_51.txt2.25 KB

Following the last comment - there's one instance of "webpage" in core.

Patch changes it to "web page".

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Oh, good call. +1.

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Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Fixed

Committed to CVS HEAD. Thanks folks!

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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)
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Version: 5.x-dev » 6.x-dev
Priority: Critical » Normal
Status: Closed (fixed) » Reviewed & tested by the community
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website.patch11.74 KB

Looks like this didn't get committed in #2. This patch does what the original intended for HEAD: changes web site to website so I'm marking it RTBC as there was a mixup.

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+1 good catch RobRoy!

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Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Fixed

Committed to CVS HEAD. For real now. Thanks.

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Should this be put in 5?

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I don't think so.. it would break translations. That would be acceptable for a major bug but it's just a little nit-pick, really.

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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)