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Web Monetization style guide

After a Starlight upgrade to webmonetization 

cd <to project folder>
bun install
bun run start

Nouns

Section titled “Nouns”

Common nouns

Section titled “Common nouns”
  • monetization <link> element
  • provider
  • receiver
  • payment pointer
  • wallet address

Proper nouns

Section titled “Proper nouns”
  • Interledger
  • Interledger Protocol (can be abbreviated to ILP after first use on a page)
  • Open Payments (always spell out, don’t abbreviate as OP)
  • Rafiki
  • Web Monetization (always spell out, don’t abbreviate as WM)

Account servicing entity

Section titled “Account servicing entity”

Don’t use account servicing entity/ASE in the Web Monetization docs. Use wallet/digital wallet/digital wallet provider.

Payment pointer vs wallet address

Section titled “Payment pointer vs wallet address”

Payment pointer and wallet address are not synonyms. Refer to both when appropriate.

Spellings

Section titled “Spellings”

monetization

Section titled “monetization”

We’re a US-based 501(c)(3). Use the US spelling of monetization, with a z rather than an s. Z is also used in the URL and the spec.

web monetize

Section titled “web monetize”

If we follow standard US grammar rules, then web monetize and its other forms (e.g., web monetized) should probably be hyphenated.

In the past, I found that the term was used so frequently that the hyphens were visually distracting. I made a style decision to drop the hyphens. We can revisit this decision.