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Anyone know why "the Man in the Moon" has square brackets around it? Stylistic choice, or clever reference? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.254.43|172.71.254.43]] 19:38, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
 
Anyone know why "the Man in the Moon" has square brackets around it? Stylistic choice, or clever reference? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.254.43|172.71.254.43]] 19:38, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
  
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I suspect it's to make it clear that it's all one block of text, otherwise it might be read as separate objects on each line. [[User:IntangibleMatter|IntangibleMatter]] ([[User talk:IntangibleMatter|talk]]) 20:01, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
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:I suspect it's to make it clear that it's all one block of text, otherwise it might be read as separate objects on each line. [[User:IntangibleMatter|IntangibleMatter]] ([[User talk:IntangibleMatter|talk]]) 20:01, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
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::I thought that too but then Jolly Green should be in brackets as well.  I think it's because Man in the Moon doesn't have "giant" after it.  The rest all assume "giant" after (gas giant, etc.).[[Special:Contributions/162.158.63.81|162.158.63.81]] 20:07, 24 February 2025 (UTC)Pat

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Anyone know why "the Man in the Moon" has square brackets around it? Stylistic choice, or clever reference? 172.71.254.43 19:38, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

I suspect it's to make it clear that it's all one block of text, otherwise it might be read as separate objects on each line. IntangibleMatter (talk) 20:01, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
I thought that too but then Jolly Green should be in brackets as well. I think it's because Man in the Moon doesn't have "giant" after it. The rest all assume "giant" after (gas giant, etc.).162.158.63.81 20:07, 24 February 2025 (UTC)Pat