This is a really trivial question, but I've seen different conventions and some edits regarding which is correct, so I'm curious:
Should question titles be title-cased or sentence-cased?
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24What barbarian uses title casing?– randomCommented Jul 11, 2011 at 2:08
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6@random: Uhhh... perhaps moi? *gulp*– user541686Commented Jul 11, 2011 at 2:12
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2@random: Here's an example of another barbarian.– user541686Commented Jul 11, 2011 at 2:18
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(IMHO) sentence casing is a lot easier to read. On this page to the right is the "Related" questions list and not many of those have Title Casing and they are easy to read.
Not sure if it'll stay for long, but for this question title (Which is currently appearing for me) on the right hand side:
Should I Edit Question Titles to Accomodate Users with Overzealous Nanny Automata?
is just that much harder to read because of the title casing. Maybe harder is not the right word, but it just looks less desirable.
answered Jul 11, 2011 at 2:26
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12I hate title casing. If I'm editing a post for other reasons (never just for that though) I'll go in and sentence case it. Commented Jul 11, 2011 at 2:29
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@Mehrdad, I don't think I'd actually heard the terms Title and Sentence casing before you described them as that! Commented Jul 11, 2011 at 2:35
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@Kriem Not if that's the only reason to edit the question. But I would certainly make that change if I was also editing the main body of the question. Commented Oct 1, 2013 at 10:00
It's really more a question than a title -- use sentence case.
- Sentence case is more readable, especially when one is looking through a long list of questions.
- Questions may appear in other contexts -- such as a newsletter or search results -- where title case looks awkward, or worse, gives the wrong impression of what content is being linked to.
- Using sentence case encourages one to remember to write a complete, grammatically correct sentence.
Of course, this leaves me wondering if we could call that field something better than "Title" on the "Ask Question" page. I can't think of anything better, though. :/
