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| ::* This is not an error; it's just a matter of style or taste. I don't agree that this is a matter of national language difference (I'm British) and prefer that we leave out the definite article in such hooks as they are <u>supposed</u> to be brief and journalistic in style, like headlines, to catch the attention of readers. This hook was reviewed and approved per our standard process. We should not now have admins edit-warring over this, using their tools to push their personal preferences. As I count it, we have had three admin edits pushing this back and forth and so this is ]. ] (]) 11:08, 8 June 2016 (UTC) | ::* This is not an error; it's just a matter of style or taste. I don't agree that this is a matter of national language difference (I'm British) and prefer that we leave out the definite article in such hooks as they are <u>supposed</u> to be brief and journalistic in style, like headlines, to catch the attention of readers. This hook was reviewed and approved per our standard process. We should not now have admins edit-warring over this, using their tools to push their personal preferences. As I count it, we have had three admin edits pushing this back and forth and so this is ]. ] (]) 11:08, 8 June 2016 (UTC) | ||
| :::*It certainly is ''not'' a matter of taste: it is a matter of formal or informal English. This is an encyclopaedia and, no, DYKs are ''not'' designed to be lazy and slack-jawed: the additional three letters does not make this too long, or any less of a hook. The fact that any one hook or other has been reviewed by someone who may not know the finer points of good formal British English is no excuse for sub-standard language. As to the wheel warring, I have no idea why The Ed reverted the change: perhaps he had not seen the first change - you will have to ask him. The second revert, by TRM, was entirely correct to ensure we had a gramatically correct version on the front page. - ] (]) 11:17, 8 June 2016 (UTC) | :::*It certainly is ''not'' a matter of taste: it is a matter of formal or informal English. This is an encyclopaedia and, no, DYKs are ''not'' designed to be lazy and slack-jawed: the additional three letters does not make this too long, or any less of a hook. The fact that any one hook or other has been reviewed by someone who may not know the finer points of good formal British English is no excuse for sub-standard language. As to the wheel warring, I have no idea why The Ed reverted the change: perhaps he had not seen the first change - you will have to ask him. The second revert, by TRM, was entirely correct to ensure we had a gramatically correct version on the front page. - ] (]) 11:17, 8 June 2016 (UTC) | ||
| :::*It's not a personal preference, I just prefer the main page to contain encyclopedic material. If you want try to convert the Misplaced Pages into the '']'' or '']'', feel free to try, but I won't be letting it happen on my watch. ] (]) 11:20, 8 June 2016 (UTC) | |||
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I think for the Paul McCartney blurb, since "number one" is being used as an adjective, it needs to be hyphenated. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 00:40, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
- Hyphenation is the most inconsistent feature of English orthography; there's often no right answer. I see "number one" attributively without the hyphen (with "song" or "album") at least ten times as often as I see it with the hyphen, so I'd prefer to leave it alone. - Dank (push to talk) 01:05, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
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- "that sport shooter Elena Allen" should be "that the sport shooter Elena Allen": the definite article is needed in BrEng. – SchroCat (talk) 05:14, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
- The ed17, I don't know why you felt the need to remove the definite article from the blurb, but please put is back in. As this is in formal BrEng, the lack of definite article is lazy and slipshod. It's fine in informal English, journalese or other variants of English, but it should be used in encyclopaedic writing. - SchroCat (talk) 09:31, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
- This is not an error; it's just a matter of style or taste. I don't agree that this is a matter of national language difference (I'm British) and prefer that we leave out the definite article in such hooks as they are supposed to be brief and journalistic in style, like headlines, to catch the attention of readers. This hook was reviewed and approved per our standard process. We should not now have admins edit-warring over this, using their tools to push their personal preferences. As I count it, we have had three admin edits pushing this back and forth and so this is wheel-warring. Andrew D. (talk) 11:08, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
- It certainly is not a matter of taste: it is a matter of formal or informal English. This is an encyclopaedia and, no, DYKs are not designed to be lazy and slack-jawed: the additional three letters does not make this too long, or any less of a hook. The fact that any one hook or other has been reviewed by someone who may not know the finer points of good formal British English is no excuse for sub-standard language. As to the wheel warring, I have no idea why The Ed reverted the change: perhaps he had not seen the first change - you will have to ask him. The second revert, by TRM, was entirely correct to ensure we had a gramatically correct version on the front page. - SchroCat (talk) 11:17, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
- It's not a personal preference, I just prefer the main page to contain encyclopedic material. If you want try to convert the Misplaced Pages into the Daily Mail or The Onion, feel free to try, but I won't be letting it happen on my watch. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:20, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
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