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* '''Final Thoughts:''' I thank everyone who raised and explained concerns, their voices were taken into considerable account. The users Pfhorrest, douts, Eraserhead1, David93, and Whoosit all shared a sentiment of support for various incarnations of this contribution. Fletcher did not oppose a brief mention of the title being ambiguous and Frungi contended the topic was interesting. Although opposed, Nsign conceded it is acceptable for an encyclopedia but preferred to obscure the fact that Wikipedia is [[WP:LAME]]. Criticism, dialogue, and editing lead to better content. If I have misrepresented any of these people, ''they'' are more than welcome to correct me. I still believe this should have been a contribute first, edit afterwards situation, but gathering everyone's perspectives first helped make sure the contribution was appropriate and hopefully won't launch an edit war. ([[WP:REDUNDANT#Over-doing_it]] mentions ''Criticizing instead of editing''. '''No one''' should have to read through this many pages of rules first to make sure their contribution is appropriate.) Telling users their contribution is [[WP:UNDUE]] and not helping to edit it is [[WP:BITE]]ing. I hope everyone can take something positive away from the experience. Arguing and blocking content should not take precedent over helping edit it. The ''"I'm not going to waste my time helping you rewrite sentences"'' mindset is not beneficial to Wikipedia, and should be avoided. I hope my summary of the rules I learned about this week can be helpful in the future when this sort of situation arises. [[User:Xkcdreader|Xkcdreader]] ([[User talk:Xkcdreader|talk]]) 13:15, 5 February 2013 (UTC) |
* '''Final Thoughts:''' I thank everyone who raised and explained concerns, their voices were taken into considerable account. The users Pfhorrest, douts, Eraserhead1, David93, and Whoosit all shared a sentiment of support for various incarnations of this contribution. Fletcher did not oppose a brief mention of the title being ambiguous and Frungi contended the topic was interesting. Although opposed, Nsign conceded it is acceptable for an encyclopedia but preferred to obscure the fact that Wikipedia is [[WP:LAME]]. Criticism, dialogue, and editing lead to better content. If I have misrepresented any of these people, ''they'' are more than welcome to correct me. I still believe this should have been a contribute first, edit afterwards situation, but gathering everyone's perspectives first helped make sure the contribution was appropriate and hopefully won't launch an edit war. ([[WP:REDUNDANT#Over-doing_it]] mentions ''Criticizing instead of editing''. '''No one''' should have to read through this many pages of rules first to make sure their contribution is appropriate.) Telling users their contribution is [[WP:UNDUE]] and not helping to edit it is [[WP:BITE]]ing. I hope everyone can take something positive away from the experience. Arguing and blocking content should not take precedent over helping edit it. The ''"I'm not going to waste my time helping you rewrite sentences"'' mindset is not beneficial to Wikipedia, and should be avoided. I hope my summary of the rules I learned about this week can be helpful in the future when this sort of situation arises. [[User:Xkcdreader|Xkcdreader]] ([[User talk:Xkcdreader|talk]]) 13:15, 5 February 2013 (UTC) |
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::'''My Position''': [[WP:PRINCIPLE]] The rules are principles, not laws, on Wikipedia. Policies and guidelines exist only as rough approximations of their underlying principles. [[WP:SUBJECT#Articles_are_about_their_subjects]] If publicity regarding an article is significant, that information would not be included in the article, '''unless it is relevant to the topic of the article itself.''' (Kevin Morris' comments in regard to J.J. Abrams' marketing tactics and the debate he caused is relevant to the topic of the "title". Thus, '''[[WP:SUBJECT]] is an invalid reason''' to keep the DailyDot source from being used.) [[WP:Notability#SPIP]] - The barometer of notability is whether people independent of the topic itself '''have have written and published non-trivial works that focus upon it.''' (The "Wikipedia debate, is ''notable, because it has been written about by at least 4 authors.'') [[WP:UNDUE]] '''It should be easy to name prominent adherents.''' [[WP:TOO_LONG!#Content_removal]] '''Content should not be removed from articles simply to reduce length'''; see [[WP:Content removal#Reasons]] for acceptable reasons. [[WP:FANCRUFT]] is an essay, consider it with discretion. Essays are not Wikipedia policies or guidelines. [[WP:COMMON]] Even if a contribution "violates" the precise wording of a rule, it might still be a good contribution. [[WP:PRINCIPLE#Ignore_all_rules Rules]] cannot cover every possible circumstance and sometimes may impede us from improving the encyclopedia. In those cases, we should be bold and do what is best. In the same spirit, the ''letter'' of policy will always fall short of completely encompassing the ''spirit'' of policy. We should feel free to do whatever is most faithful to the ''spirit'' of the policy, whether or not the specific circumstance is spelled out in the policy. [[WP:SELFREF]] - The belief that "self-references should be avoided" is a [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style|Manual of Style]] guideline not a rule. (The Daily Dot has [[http://www.dailydot.com/masthead/|editorial oversight]] and is an appropriate source for commentary on J. J. Abrams choice in selecting the film's title. Desire to obscure the perception that Wikipedia is [[WP:LAME]] is not a valid reason in and of itself to remove an otherwise appropriate, neutral, accurate cited contributions. ''Beware a potential [[WP:COI]]'' if your conduct [the i|I] debate is the partial topic of a secondary source. If you participated in the i|I and lost, the events may bias your vote.) |
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::'''Analogy:''' This situation is akin to Bill Clinton preventing his blowjob scandal from appearing in the ''Bill Clinton'', ''Famous Blowjobs in History'' and ''Presidential Impeachment'', articles and '''INSISTING''' it be moved to ''Controversies involving Presidents and blowjobs.'' The idea that this contribution only belongs in ''Wikipedia in the media'' article is '''ABSURD.''' See also: [[WP:Abundance and redundancy]]. To repeat, in case I wasn't clear. [[WP:SUBJECT#Articles_are_about_their_subjects]] If publicity regarding an article is significant, that information would not be included in the article, '''unless it is relevant to the topic of the article itself.''' '''[[WP:SUBJECT]] is an invalid reason''' to keep the DailyDot source from being cited to quote an author's beliefs in regard to JJ Abrams and his choice of title, because the subject is the Title and Wikipedia's reaction. Articles can have multiple subjects. QED! |
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::'''In Short/tldr:''' the [[WP:SUBJECT]] objection should be thoroughly debunked by now (see above), [[WP:UNDUE]] is a minor issue, but the page will fill quickly as the release date approaches, so is it '''REALLY''' this big of a deal?. It is worth spending thousands of words keeping five sentences you don't like out of an article. [[WP:FANCRUFT]] is an essay, and irrelevant. [[WP:SYNTHESIS]] needs to be determined, I personally believe I took care of it. Others need to weigh in on the issue. (sorry this is long.) [[User:Xkcdreader|Xkcdreader]] ([[User talk:Xkcdreader|talk]]) 09:35, 6 February 2013 (UTC) |
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Please ensure you read all current discussions on this page before adding a new section. The previous contributors to this discussion have reached a compromise for the time being, and several wish to leave the conversation be for now. A summary of our arguments for and against capitalisation can be found here. Thank you for your cooperation. drewmunn (talk) 07:24, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Good grief -- read all sections?? Couldn't you be more specific and just state that it's the title that's the subject of mass edit warring? Read all sections, ohfergoodnesssakes -- I'll go read the Bible first, it's shorter. Jsharpminor (talk) 17:01, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for your... valued contribution? The reason this notice is here is because people are going over ground we have covered in detail before. If you want to make a point, it's your responsibility to ensure it's not been made before. drewmunn talk 18:58, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Well, collapsible sections would be nice, per this QUINTIX (talk) 20:40, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- I propose moving the title capitalization discussion to a separate talk subpage. Otherwise, if anyone had anything to say about the article contents, it would get completely lost in the noise in this page... 200.127.94.49 (talk) 23:23, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- More for respect of due process than anything else, I oppose that move. It'd make the main point for discussion gather dust in the corner, when it's/has been the topic for fierce debate. drewmunn talk 13:13, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- @Jsharpminor re "I'll go read the Bible first, it's shorter.": Amen! There've been over a thousand edits to this page in the past 4 days! (Half of them were by the obsessed single-purpose account User:Xkcdreader.) My experience watching [[Talk:Pink slime]] leads me to expect that until the hype and fervour dies down a few months from now, there will be no consensus about anything to do with the title. -sche (talk) 22:16, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: page not moved: no consensus after 29 days. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 10:31, 9 January 2013 (UTC) Star Trek into Darkness → Star Trek Into Darkness – Please see the discussion that has already taken place. I'm requesting the move now, as it's been decided by some that this process should be started. Please add your opinions below so we can gauge people's opinions, and hopefully quantify the results. To support this change, I put forward the official site, where the title is listed as "Star Trek Into Darkness" inside the HTML title element, and the official Paramount YouTube teaser, titled in the same format, as citations. drewmunn (talk) 15:19, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
No - the initial move request specifically addresses the capitalisation issue and consensus was found for that! There has been no clear consensus to capitalise "into" since. --Rob Sinden (talk) 22:59, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
Comment I know it's not a vote. But it should be noted that currently it's 14 editors for the move, all citing multiple sources within Wikipedia (Including policies and guildlines, including the one being used by the opposition) and 11 against who all seem to be citing the same policy (Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Capital letters#Composition titles). MisterShiney ✉ 01:12, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
--Tenebrae (talk) 22:03, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
No, no, just the opposite. Wiki style may be to render it as standard punctuation/grammar ("Star Trek into Darkness / Star Trek: Into Darkness"). But the title as the filmmakers render it is no standard punctuation/grammar (Star Trek Into Darkness). Anything that's not standard is stylized, by definition. --Tenebrae (talk) 21:50, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Post-closing discussionNot to reopen the discussion, but how on earth can with more editors supporting the move not be a consensus? I am aware that polling is not a substitute for discussion., but we have extensively discussed the topic at hand, with people even commenting that the argument for moving were sufficiently convincing (some editors even switched their views) so 1) Why wasn't an independent Admin involved in coming down on either side explaining their reasoning? and 2) What happened to "Consensus is determined not just by considering the preferences of the participants in a given discussion, but also by evaluating their arguments, assigning due weight accordingly? and did the closing admin really do that?" MisterShiney ✉ 09:19, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
I am so going to laugh if it comes up when it gets reviewed for GA and we get told off that it isn't reflective of the real world usage etc etc. MisterShiney ✉ 14:14, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
What is the difference between polish and Polish? One shines, and the other is a people. What will be happening conversationally when people talk about this movie, will people talk about seeing "Into Darkness" or "Trek into Darkness" ? Are people talking about seeing the new "Star Trek" or the new "Star" movie? convesationally it is clear that this movie should be "Star Trek Into Darkness" where the stylistic change is the the lack of colon or comma after Trek.
Okay, so the argument for making it lowercase seems to center around WP rules. In that case, I ask why pages for titles like "Two Weeks Notice" have not been corrected? The WP would say that the example I just used should be written as "Two Weeks' Notice," but it was not. As a result, the page does not have an apostrophe, either. WP does not always apply to titles. If you want to see just how stupid making the i lowercase is, just do a Google search, and look at the results. On the first page, *only* the wiki page has it as lowercase. DeeJaye6 (talk) 15:46, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Summary of argumentsI’d just like to summarize the arguments for both sides, just to make sure everything’s clear.
Edit: This list has been replaced with the more complete (but still brief) page User:Frungi/Star Trek Into Darkness capitalization. I encourage all interested parties to read all the arguments and counterarguments for both sides there.
"Treating Star Trek into Darkness as part of a sentence would be original research" - actually, no. It is used as such by Paramount in the official synopsis of the movie. And it makes grammatical sense, just as "long walk into obscurity" or "lost in space" or countless other similar constructs. The "arguments" presented above aren't presented neutrally. -- Scjessey (talk) 12:02, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
To address the underlying capitalization rules involved in this discussion, everyone's input here would be welcome. – ὁ οἶστρος (talk) 16:13, 13 January 2013 (UTC) I really should have mentioned this earlier, but I’ve deliberately left out the argument of “They used the words as part of a sentence in promotional materials” because I feel it’s irrelevant. This proves only that it’s possible to use the words as words, which was never in question, and only “Star Trek” was being used as a title there. —Frungi (talk) 19:21, 14 January 2013 (UTC) |
Is “Into Darkness” a subtitle?
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This is the big question of the debate that’s been going on here, and as requested and because it makes sense, I’m starting a new section on it separate from the move discussion. As with Star Trek Generations et al., does this movie’s title follow the “Star Trek [subtitle]” format? In almost all material I’ve seen, the title lacks any punctuation between “Star Trek” and “Into Darkness”, but that may simply be a stylistic choice and one not covered by our MOS. At least one editor insists that there is no subtitle if there is no colon, but I believe that’s his stylistic choice, and as I said the MOS says nothing on the subject. I say it’s open to interpretation, but my personal preference would be to treat it as a subtitle and start the article with, possibly, “Star Trek: Into Darkness (stylized as Star Trek Into Darkness) ….” Thoughts? —Frungi (talk) 22:41, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
I absolutely reject this notion that the title needs to be "corrected". If, in the future, a consensus forms around reclassifying "into darkness" as a distinct subtitle, then the "into" will need to be presented with a capital "I". But if that consensus doesn't form, it will stay as it is unless some change in MOS:CT occurs (and that is something under discussion). In the meantime, all that derogatory bullshit about "basic english grammer [sic]" and 9-year-olds needs to stop right the fuck now, okay? -- Scjessey (talk) 00:58, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Actually, I do agree with Rob that the title needs to be taken at face value. So, seriously, it's good to have common ground. I think we have differences on what that means, but it's a good place to start. For the record, as someone in publishing and journalism, if I write, "The Dog jumped over the Couch," the words "dog" and couch" are indeed misspelled. Errant capitalization is a misspelling. --Tenebrae (talk) 20:24, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
There is a traditional legal doctrine of statutory construction which states that the specific governs the general. See, e.g., Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc., 482 U.S. 437, 445 (1987). Here, the wiki guideline MOS:CT would be "general" while "the official source and every major mainstream publication, from Time to The New York Times, spells it 'Star Trek Into Darkness'" cited by Tenebrae would be "specific." Thus, the word "into" in the title Star Trek Into Darkness should be capitalized to conform with the cited sources. Jjuo (talk) 05:22, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
It appears that a majority of editors believe the "Into" should be capitalized (based on a variety of different reasons including external sources), and a minority believe that "into" should remain in lowercase based on a wiki guideline, which prevents consensus (and, based on a prior comment from an editor in the minority that either the guideline must be changed or the producers add a semicolon to the title before he would change his position, consensus probably will never be achieved absent the occurrence of these unlikely events). If the dispute was based on two opposing external sources, I would agree that defaulting to the wiki guideline would be appropriate. However, that is not what is happening. Instead, a minority of editors are tightly sticking to rules and procedures against what a majority of editors believe to be correct. Because this is a consensus-based enterprise, the majority cannot overrule the minority—but this creates a filibuster situation. Is the minority willing to accept that a well-reasoned majority view is a sufficient basis to justify an exception to a wiki guideline? I suggest this would be consistent with the fifth pillar of Wikipedia. " Being too wrapped up in rules can cause loss of perspective, so there are times when it is better to ignore a rule." Jjuo (talk) 20:07, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
I haven't participated in this discussion much, mostly because I have a track record when it comes to disputes over the capitalisation of individual letters and don't wish to add to it, but I will quickly lay out my feelings on it. First, I think it's clear that there is no consensus as to whether "Into Darkness" is a subtitle or not, nor is it likely that there will be consensus anytime soon. Second, there is not (I hope) any dispute about whether or not the word "into" is a preposition in this context. The word is always a preposition, and any reputable dictionary will tell you so. The dispute is, the finer points of English grammar aside, whether "Into" should be capitalised. If it were indisputably a subtitle, punctuated or un-, the case would be clear, and we would capitalise it, for the simple reason that not capitalising the initial word of a subtitle would be unprecedented and, therefore, original research. The inverse is not necessarily true -- even if it were definitively proven to be not a subtitle, but a verbal phrase or some other construct, consensus would still be able to override the common and MoS-sanctioned practice of not capitalising prepositions. MoS is not policy, and the issue of title case is a stylistic, and not a grammatical issue. While grammar cannot be subjected to popular vote, style can. My view is that "Into Darkness" should be capitalised to avoid ambiguity. I also think it's a subtitle, but that's unrelated to my preference for capitalisation. Evanh2008 (talk|contribs) 10:52, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Really? No one wants to discuss a compromise solution that would retain the lowercase i in the title and throughout, while acknowledging in the lead the uppercase I? It's consistent with "Seven (sometimes stylized as Se7en)" at Seven (film) and "Die Hard 2 (sometimes referred to as Die Hard 2: Die Harder)" at Die Hard 2. We can't just bury our heads in the sand the pretend the uppercase-I spelling doesn't exist. When editors can't reach consensus, we're supposed to compromise. This suggestion should give both sides what each feels is necessary while including each's opposite side. What do you say? --Tenebrae (talk) 22:23, 25 January 2013 (UTC) Convenience break(Excuse the... er... subtitle. It's irritating trying to add comments to an enormous section.) Earlier, Frungi said: "Granted, but the same argument applies to the question of whether “Into Darkness” is an unpunctuated subtitle. You feel it isn’t, so therefore we should all treat it like it isn’t, even though some of us feel that there is more evidence that it is."
Comment: The current focus on the MOS may be misplaced. There appear to be several interpretations (or grammatical constructions/deconstructions) of the title "STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS". (1) The word "INTO" is a preposition. (2) The phrase "INTO DARKNESS" is a subtitle (or a separable title). (3) "TREK INTO" is a phrasal verb. Under interpretation #1, "into" should not be capitalized under the MOS (unless an exception is made). Under interpretation #2, "Into" should be capitalized under the MOS (although some may argue that this is instead an accepted exception to the MOS). Under interpretation #3, "Into" should be capitalized under the MOS (and I note that it appears well-accepted that "run into" is a phrasal verb, so it is possible for the word "into" to be part of a phrasal verb). Because the MOS will lead to different capitalizations depending on how one interprets the phrase "star trek into darkness," the reliance by some on the MOS is misplaced. If "INTO" is merely a preposition, then the question becomes whether the word "into" is sufficiently important to the title that an exception should be made to the MOS to capitalize it in this particular instance. But if "INTO DARKNESS" is a subtitle, then there appears to be no dispute that "into" should be capitalized (see, e.g., Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). But is this grammatical interpretation "original research" or POV that is inappropriate for determining the content of a Wikipedia article? If so, and given that each side has invested so much mental energy into their respective positions, we are going down a rabbit hole where consensus on the proper interpretation may not be possible. Instead of focusing on whether one side should "win" its interpretative argument, we should focus on finding a way to resolve the impasse because the process seems broken at this point (and becoming more like the Monty Python argument sketch). Perhaps the framework should be changed to determining whether people can agree on a sufficiently authoritative external source to resolve this matter without having to definitively resolve the grammatical interpretation of the title (the ambiguity of which may have been intentional), or to find some other compromise. Any other suggestions? Jjuo (talk) 21:17, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Comment: It doesn't matter. "Every word is given an initial capital except for certain less important words (as defined below)." The real question is, "is 'into' important?" Into isn't an everyday preposition, and although it is only four letters long, it needs to be capitalized. 1) It is a compound preposition (it is more common in other languages to join the words, but not unheard of in English.) The MOS says compound prepositions are capitalized. If the title were 'Star Trek In to Darkness' the In would be capitalized per the rules. The fact that the space is removed does not change the rule. 2) It is a directional spatial adpositions which can only combine with verbs that involve motion. Thus for the sentence to make any sense, Trek MUST be a verb. Simon Pegg said it as a verb. The official marketing team uses it as a verb in sentences. To say it is not a verb is original research. 3) Paramount is using it as a phrasal verb. If it is a sentence the Catenae must be (Star ((Trek Into) Darkness)). Star becomes a modifier of the phrase Trek Into Darkness, similar to if I said Futuristic Trek Into Darkness. We can treat the word Star as a synonym for 'in Space." In short. If it is a subtitle it should be capitalized. If it is a sentence it should be capitalized because a) it is a compound preposition but more specifically a directional spatial adpositions, b) it is a particle of a phrasal verb and c) directional spatial adpositions can only combine with verbs that involve motion. In conclusion: the word Into is important. That is why it is capitalized in every place but here. It should be capitalized because the MOS explicitly carves out 3 exceptions (importance, particle+phrasal, compound.) To not capitalize it is to ignore the MOS.10:40, 30 January 2013 (UTC) — Xkcdreader (talk • contribs) Comment: I've only seen what was on xkcd and glanced through most of this article, but it seems to me a lot of this discussion - whether it's a subtitle, whether into should be treated normally as a preposition, etc. - is irrelevant. The title on the official movie website[2] states "Star Trek Into Darkness" - Capital I - and is an official source, as does the movie's page on the general Star Trek site[3]. The Facebook[4]/Twitter[5] streams also (except where erroneously entered as "Star Trek: Into Darkness" which was confirmed by Abrams as incorrect, so that other move discussion with the colon is also irrelevant) display "Star Trek Into Darkness" as well as almost every other article and news story I've seen on the film. IMDB[6], Apple Trailers[7], and the "Memory Alpha" Star Trek wiki[8] all use "Star Trek Into Darkness" as well. Wikipedia is the only source I've seen that has it as "Star Trek into Darkness" so it seems pretty odd to me that it should stay that way. ZephyronALPHA (talk) 15:56, 30 January 2013 (UTC) |
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I hadn't noticed, and no one responded to my post about compromise language, but it seems as if another editor quite rightly added a (thankfully) streamlined version of the compromise I suggested. Both sides are represented, and we're accurate in terms of the real world. So ... we're actually done, right? --Tenebrae (talk) 00:35, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
MisterShiney: It’s more that our word is law on how we use the English language. Personally, I believe we should deviate from that as a common-sense exception if the whole of society deviates from it, as is the case here, but that sense does not appear to be common, so what can we do. Drew: I’d be willing to bet that a majority of searches would come through “star trek into darkness” because people are lazy with the shift key. —Frungi (talk) 03:26, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
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In the hopes of helping myself—and others—better understand the “Into”/“into” debate from both sides, and ending the cycle of the same arguments and counterarguments once and for all even if the debate continues, I’ve put together a page summarizing it all. I hope I covered everything, but if not, please either let me know or add it yourself. I ask that before anyone on either side posts anything more on the subject here, you visit that page and read through the arguments and counterarguments from both sides with an open mind, and do your best to understand the stance you disagree with; or at least simply make sure that you’re bringing something new, rather than rehashing an old argument. Here’s the page: User:Frungi/Star Trek Into Darkness capitalization. —Frungi (talk) 02:55, 26 January 2013 (UTC) Love it. Especially the "Let me repeat it. Again" line. Fun Fact: Since the first archived debate of this topic, we've written enough dialog on the subject to produce a movie, at least an hour long, just about the letter "i". drewmunn (talk) 11:15, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
The movie would have to be called "I" not "i", no question about it. Electiontechnology (talk) 12:28, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
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"Compromise"
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The proposed "compromise" of having "(styled as Star Trek Into Darkness)" is no good. First of all, it was only a proposal and not something we agreed to. Secondly, it is usually styled as two separate chunks with different sizes, etc. -- Scjessey (talk) 23:21, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
I agree with Scjessey here. It's incorrect. It's not stylised. If we are going to comment on the Style it would be "Stylised as STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS" what with it all being in capitals in all the released materials. We are just commenting on the grammar. MisterShiney ✉ 07:18, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
This is a stupid discussion. It can be one or the other, but not both. The title is "Star Trek Into Darkness", but Wikipedia writes it as "Star Trek into Darkness". It is Wikipedia that is styling the title, so the so-called compromise is wrong. -- Scjessey (talk) 14:53, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
It is now fine the way it is. If this conversation continues within the next 3 months, I will personally trout that user! MisterShiney ✉ 17:08, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
I came here after seeing the XKCD comic and haven't previously been involved in this discussion and, moreover, haven't been active on Wikipedia for years; perhaps that makes me something of a third-party viewpoint. My impression of the opening sentence (with this compromise) is that it comes across as sounding as if Wikipedia thinks itself the authority on how things should be named, and everybody else is wrong. I'm frankly astonished at this whole debate. Since official sources and most/all third-party sources all cite the title as "Star Trek Into Darkness", I think it's simple common sense that this is the title Wikipedia should use. If the various Wikipedia policies that I see people citing say otherwise, then those policies are frankly broken. With the article's title and opening sentence as they currently stand, I feel they make Wikipedia look foolish and arrogant. – Zawersh 16:54, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
still not as funny discussion as in case of Talk:Human_anus#Endless_image_contention 89.78.246.146 (talk) 23:24, 30 January 2013 (UTC) |
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Just to make everyone aware, and for the sake of self-referential humor, there is now an xkcd comic poking fun at the whole discussion above and this talk page in general: http://xkcd.com/1167/ I move to debate the implications of this comic on the outcome of the page. :) 24.196.27.208 (talk) 05:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
We all know Randall does this just to screw us over... Accelerometer T / C 07:21, 30 January 2013 (UTC) Any of you fine folks hear of this l'il thing called editor retention? Some mighty smart people, they're saying it's important or some such.
Maybe they's even right about that. So let's say that they are... Instead of semi-protecting and vandalhunting everyone who comes by here with a shotgun... how about actually giving them a welcome message, telling 'em howdy, and ask 'em to help with some of the more important work goin' on. There'd be some mighty big smiles all round if all y'all could pull that off! :-) --Kim Bruning (talk) 07:43, 30 January 2013 (UTC) On the other hand, if the xkcd comic is accurate, why am I trying to get people to exhibit any kind of sane behaviour here? ;-)
This talk page is really a mess. Maybe you guys should use your energy to cure cancer or something. DoguCarrington (talk) 08:38, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
This comic should be mentioned in the article. It meets the criteria of at least 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Xkcd_in_popular_culture as the subject (this talk page) has acknowledged the comic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xkcdreader (talk • contribs)
Imagine a world where all the effort that went into this talk were redistributed elsewhere. Society would advance so quickly. 90.245.2.198 (talk) 15:21, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
I think this talk page needs a wikipedia article about this talk page. With an "in popular culture" section 99.226.191.43 (talk) 15:45, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Guys. Not counting my comment, this section alone contains 1890 words about a comic about how many words there are in a debate about the capitalisation versus the non-capitalisation of the letter "i". I'm not sure if that's meta or just ridiculous. :P -- Chris (talk) 22:49, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Wow, you nerds are at it again. You all have digressed back into exactly what Randall Munroe was making fun of in the first place. Congratulations on failing this hard. 65.129.52.158 (talk) 20:31, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Well, well... how exactly did Munroe find out about this page? 74.101.188.105 (talk) 00:14, 5 February 2013 (UTC)Guy who does not sign up for things Wow... you guys truly descended into an incredible self-parody here. Never watched the show but I always thought 'Trek' fans were intellectual and progressive. Obviously not. I won't be surprised if what you've done here becomes a popular urban legend.--131.111.248.243 (talk) 11:50, 5 February 2013 (UTC) |
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{{Requested move/dated|Star Trek: Into Darkness}} Star Trek into Darkness → Star Trek: Into Darkness – Facts:
DillonLarson (talk) 06:48, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
I warned you all. I am a man of my convictions.... MisterShiney ✉ 07:26, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
You've been squished by a whale! To you all!!! Why does it matter???? Leave it be!!! MisterShiney ✉ 16:57, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
1st Requested Move Should Already be Achived
Last move request should have been archived on the 29th. All posts in the second move request saying 'we should postpone til archived' are invaild. - Aalox (Say Hello • My Work) 18:07, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
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Speedy closed as not-moved (I can't remember the right template; if you know what it is, please use it). This discussion is getting lots of coverage on outside websites, and per people's concerns in the "Star Trek into Darkness" section of the current version of WP:AN, it needs to be speedy closed. Do not treat this as an endorsement of either side, and feel free to reopen it before long; please don't think of this as an attempt to stifle or put off discussion. Nyttend (talk) 19:11, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
I'll just leave this here…
Wikipedia talk:Lamest edit wars#Star Trek (I|i)nto Darkness —Jesse B. Hannah (talk) 08:01, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- And this too http://xkcd.com/1167/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.43.169.79 (talk) 08:04, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- *nod*, see under #xkcd_Mention We might be able to ask for a CC-BY-SA license for that comic :-) --Kim Bruning (talk) 08:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- It's already CC-BY-NC, so I don't know whether he'd change it just for us! drewmunn (talk) 08:31, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- He can and has done so for other comics in the past. :-) --Kim Bruning (talk) 08:33, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- I didn't know that. I wonder if he has an account so we can trout him. I wonder if he's been part of this conversation. He could have infiltrated our ranks! Trust nobody! Suspect everybody! drewmunn (talk) 08:41, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Especially not User:Xkcd! ;) --Kim Bruning (talk) 08:47, 30 January 2013 (UTC) Incidentally seems to be only mildly active. Might be wise to use wikipedia email
- Now, don't be logical. I've been driven slightly mad by the past months of debate, and it totally slipped my mind that his account could be called xkcd. Now, back to more pressing matters; I have an episode of Utopia to watch. That'll make me more sane. drewmunn (talk) 09:03, 30 January 2013 (UTC) you know too much about xkcd. My logically conspiratorial mind has decided you must be a sock puppet of Randall himself! Mwhahahahaha!
- Shouldn’t that be User:xkcd? Just sayin’… —Frungi (talk) 09:06, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah. "The preferred form is "xkcd", all lower-case. In formal contexts where a lowercase word shouldn't start a sentence, "XKCD" is an okay alternative. "Xkcd" is frowned upon. "" [9]98.247.64.244 (talk) 20:40, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Shouldn’t that be User:xkcd? Just sayin’… —Frungi (talk) 09:06, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Now, don't be logical. I've been driven slightly mad by the past months of debate, and it totally slipped my mind that his account could be called xkcd. Now, back to more pressing matters; I have an episode of Utopia to watch. That'll make me more sane. drewmunn (talk) 09:03, 30 January 2013 (UTC) you know too much about xkcd. My logically conspiratorial mind has decided you must be a sock puppet of Randall himself! Mwhahahahaha!
- Especially not User:Xkcd! ;) --Kim Bruning (talk) 08:47, 30 January 2013 (UTC) Incidentally seems to be only mildly active. Might be wise to use wikipedia email
- I didn't know that. I wonder if he has an account so we can trout him. I wonder if he's been part of this conversation. He could have infiltrated our ranks! Trust nobody! Suspect everybody! drewmunn (talk) 08:41, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- He can and has done so for other comics in the past. :-) --Kim Bruning (talk) 08:33, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- It's already CC-BY-NC, so I don't know whether he'd change it just for us! drewmunn (talk) 08:31, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- *nod*, see under #xkcd_Mention We might be able to ask for a CC-BY-SA license for that comic :-) --Kim Bruning (talk) 08:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- "Star Trek Into Darkness". I commented that it should be this when they announced the title but mostly everyone said no against it and that it should just be 'into' instead of 'Into'.
- Wish I was here when it got changed into "Into" and seen what everyone who disagreed with me then said. Oh well... Charlr6 (talk) 21:10, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Skydance Productions
http://skydance.com/movie/9/Star-Trek-Into-Darkness.html
One of the official production companies that worked on the film lists it on their site with title-case. A quick search showed that this information was not presented in the past arguments, so here it is.
To quote: "In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.251.192.161 (talk) 11:26, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- That is taken from the official synopsis, which has been discussed in detail above. drewmunn talk 11:28, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- The title case in other sources is irrelevant, as they may be following their house style, and we follow ours. However, it does show "into" as a preposition, which is one of the argumenents considered (at length) above. --Rob Sinden (talk) 11:30, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Except it's capitalized everywhere, regardless of house style. And I maintain the synopsis grammar is irrelevant; it uses "Star Trek" as a franchise title and "into darkness" as words, and it falls to the same argument that discounts official sources' use of the capital I. —Frungi (talk) 11:47, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Drive by comment. Article in UK newspaper The Independent includes this: "With just weeks to live, the film buff, who is from New York, wanted nothing more than to see Abrams’ hotly anticipated Star Trek sequel Into Darkness, which is not due out in the US until mid-May." To my simple mind, this looks like a great source to support the "subtitle theory".141.0.46.202 (talk) 12:36, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Except that the author of that article also refers to the film as "Star Trek Into Darkness" and wrongly refers to "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" as "The Hobbit". Credibility fail. -- Scjessey (talk) 12:56, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- If I were to write 'Star Trek', I'd be talking about an entirely different movie. I feel 'The Hobbit' doesn't require that clarification, since there's just one 'The Hobbit' so far. Doesn't imply anything about his credibility. Shashwat986 → talk 13:47, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Except that the author of that article also refers to the film as "Star Trek Into Darkness" and wrongly refers to "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" as "The Hobbit". Credibility fail. -- Scjessey (talk) 12:56, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- The title case in other sources is irrelevant, as they may be following their house style, and we follow ours. However, it does show "into" as a preposition, which is one of the argumenents considered (at length) above. --Rob Sinden (talk) 11:30, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Oppose A good encyclopedia should always reflect the facts as best as possible. The facts in this case is that there is no colon in the title. A check of Paramount's official website bears this out. Paramount owns that copyright for Star Trek and they can title their movie what they want. Who are we to change the title of a property owned by someone else? While style guidelines are needed for when there is a question or uncertainty, in this case there is none. Rather the goal should be to reflect the facts and reality as best as possible and not to enforce some arbitray style guidelines. SonOfThornhill (talk) 15:04, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- What other people use to term the film is of no consequence to us; we're an encyclopaedia, and don't base our layout simply on one or two journalists. The conversations above cover the large amount of effort that we've gone to trying to prove/disprove the subtitle styling, and no consensus has been reached. We've spent a long time trying to get this right, and no new evidence has come to light that proves either way since our compromise. The titular article of this section has been discussed in detail previously, and similar situations as the the second example quoted here have also been debated. If you haven't already, I ask you to read through the preserved move request, the post-closing discussion, and Frungi's summary. You may also find the archived debates of interest; there are 3 archives, with the majority of their content discussing this matter. Once reading through all of that material, you'll probably see why there are those of us who'd prefer it if you'd leave this for a month or so before bringing it up again. drewmunn talk 15:12, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- If it's not a subtitle to the main title, then why, at the end of the trailers, is "INTO DARKNESS" displayed first, in large text, and then "STAR TREK" fades into view above it, in smaller text? That seems to strongly indicate that it's a subtitle, not one large continuous title. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.188.33.26 (talk) 15:47, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- See above, I am not getting back into this. We've gone over all of this before, and it's considered WP:OR to cite that as an indications of a subtitle. drewmunn talk 17:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'm not getting back Into this. §A — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scottauld (talk • contribs) 14:59, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- See above, I am not getting back into this. We've gone over all of this before, and it's considered WP:OR to cite that as an indications of a subtitle. drewmunn talk 17:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
bringing to your attention another discussion concerning the matter of capitalizing certain prepositions in titles
(I know it has been brought up before, but since the sudden influx of posts is certain to drown out that information hidden in a wall of text, I'm hereby taking the liberty of creating a new section to re-post the notification.)
For a broader discussion of capitalization that also involves into / Into and whose outcome will affect the styling of this title as well, please see this. – ὁ οἶστρος (talk) 16:17, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Oh no! What have you done? --Rob Sinden (talk) 16:19, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- You mean I opened a door I shouldn't have opened? I don't think too many people who are not interested in this issue on a more fundamental level are ready to read through the huge discussion at WT:MoS. But then again, I might be wrong. – ὁ οἶστρος (talk) 16:37, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Oh my word! My head is going to explode!!!!! MisterShiney ✉ 16:54, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Congratulations, fellow editors
It would appear that ripples over the incredibly pathetic and protracted conflict about capitalizing a single preposition has led elsewhere, mocking your ridonkulous behavior. Perhaps it is time to sort of cogently shut up for a bit and wait the actual film to come out? - Jack Sebastian (talk) 17:15, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- I have to assume you haven't read the content of this talk page to have missed the discussion already taking place (and has been for nearly a day) about this very subject. Also, would you mind turning down your insults? We're working to resolve an issue, and we reached a compromise within the last few days. The xkcd comic has flared up an issue that we were letting lay; the majority of editors who were contributing to the debate prior to today decided to leave it for a good month or more, and that was going well until the deluge of new opinions from xkcd readers. We all try to remain civil, and respect each other's opinions on Wikipedia, so it'd be appreciated if you didn't insult the hard work we have put into making this article more effective. drewmunn talk 17:24, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) The XKCD posting is already discussed above (in collapsed sections). It has exacerbated the issue, which had actually cooled down beforehand to await new evidence before reviewing. The editor who started a new RM had not edited since last November. I've made a request at WP:AN to speedy close the RM discussion. Perhaps the XKCD posting will lead to outside commentary that can conclude this issue. Erik (talk | contribs) 17:27, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Taken from startrekmovie.com --- "The anticipated Star Trek movie sequel: Star Trek Into Darkness. Watch the new Star Trek videos here! In theaters May 17, 2013." (Scroll to the very bottom in fine print. If you copy and paste it, you get 'I' not 'i').
Yes because that is an equally mature response from an editor who has had no contribution (that I can see) to this discussion and who is quite frankly here to disrupt and antagonise the process. I would ask that you re read Wikipedia Policies and guidelineseither make a constructive input or henceforth depart and try not to let the door hit you on the way out. MisterShiney ✉ 20:36, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Not. helping. --Kim Bruning (talk) 21:58, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Of course people have missed the discussion already taken place. After all, the sections are collapsed. Might I suggest that collapsing discussions-in-progress is probably a bad idea?
That said, this is a famous repeating pattern.
- If this section were to become collapsed... no one sees it.
- So the next person to come by creates a new one...
- ... which becomes collapsed so no one sees it...
- ...so a new section is created... which is collapsed...
- ...so no one sees it. so .... etc etc.
If we have a lot of bad luck there will also be some random deletions/reversions of comments, at which point people are forced to meatball:ExpandScope, and things snowball, and you'll start learning of the great wiki-edit war of 2013 in the press. ;-)
--Kim Bruning (talk) 22:30, 30 January 2013 (UTC) So Don't Do That(tm). Don't collapse, don't delete, and don't be snarky at newcomers
Matching article content with current title
If we aren't currently treating "Into Darkness" as a subtitle, we shouldn't call it it that in the article.
Current text in the article: "J. J. Abrams has stated that unlike the original series' Trek films, this film will have a subtitle with no number following the series title Star Trek, like The Next Generation's film series."
I propose we remove this section for now; it only generates confusion. (Yes, I found this from xkcd) Robert computer engineer (talk) 17:56, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- We're listing encyclopaedic content, which the section above quoted is. Just because he stated it, doesn't mean it's true; Abrams said that a long time ago, and things could have changed. However, we document that he said it in the first place. drewmunn talk 17:43, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Just because he stated it at one point, doesn't mean we should include it in the article. Especially if we don't think it's true anymore. I don't see any added value in keeping that sentence there, and it makes Wikipedia internally inconstant. Since the current consensus is to leave it as not a subtitle, we shouldn't be implying that it is a subtitle in the article Robert computer engineer (talk) 17:55, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- I believe the reason it's still there is that we're not sure whether or not we can say "it's definitely not/is a subtitle", so it's there for people to draw their own opinions from. drewmunn talk 18:00, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Shouldn't that type of discussion be here on the talk page? An Encyclopedia shouldn't be a "We report, you decide" thing that gives conflicting information in the main article. If anyone is interested in the controversy they can come to the talk page. When we revisit this page a month from now if we decide it is a subtitle we can put that back up, and if we decide it isn't, we can leave it removed. Robert computer engineer (talk) 18:08, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- It's just another NPOV issue: we do need to report and let readers decide. Obviously we have to pick one of them for the article title, but if both ": Into" and "into" are getting used in relevant sources, it might be helpful to include a short section on the name of the film. Regardless of that, the text should generally use the same capitalisation/punctuation as the article title. Nyttend (talk) 19:29, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Nyttend, I get the feeling that you aren't really talking about what I'm talking about here. I'm not complaining about the current compromise situation with the title. We think it's unclear whether or not it's a subtitle, so since there's no consensus, we aren't changing it, but we mention both capitalizations. I don't think ": Into" or "into" are being used in any relevant sources, I believe it's all "Into", but that has nothing to do with what we're discussing in this section. Robert computer engineer (talk) 20:37, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- You're right; I misunderstood you. Nyttend (talk) 20:39, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Nyttend, I get the feeling that you aren't really talking about what I'm talking about here. I'm not complaining about the current compromise situation with the title. We think it's unclear whether or not it's a subtitle, so since there's no consensus, we aren't changing it, but we mention both capitalizations. I don't think ": Into" or "into" are being used in any relevant sources, I believe it's all "Into", but that has nothing to do with what we're discussing in this section. Robert computer engineer (talk) 20:37, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- It's just another NPOV issue: we do need to report and let readers decide. Obviously we have to pick one of them for the article title, but if both ": Into" and "into" are getting used in relevant sources, it might be helpful to include a short section on the name of the film. Regardless of that, the text should generally use the same capitalisation/punctuation as the article title. Nyttend (talk) 19:29, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Shouldn't that type of discussion be here on the talk page? An Encyclopedia shouldn't be a "We report, you decide" thing that gives conflicting information in the main article. If anyone is interested in the controversy they can come to the talk page. When we revisit this page a month from now if we decide it is a subtitle we can put that back up, and if we decide it isn't, we can leave it removed. Robert computer engineer (talk) 18:08, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Some grammar clarifications
Several of the arguments on this page make extensive use of grammatical arguments, and much of the grammatical terminology used is either fuzzy or flat-out incorrect. I'm not going to directly address the, um, controversy above, but I want to do a little bit to clarify the grammar of the situation so as to inform further discussion and make sure people aren't talking past each other.
- First of all, under any construal, "star trek into darkness" is not a "sentence"; the debate is over whether it is two separate phrases (as argued by those supporting the "subtitle" interpretation) or one single noun phrase. As a single noun phrase, it would have the same structure as something like "road trip through wilderness". There is no dispute that the first two words are themselves a noun phrase (under either interpretation) and the last two are a prepositional phrase (under either interpretation); the question at hand is whether the prepositional phrase actually modifies the noun phrase to form a larger noun phrase, or if it remains separate.
- Under no interpretation is "trek" (or any of the other words) a verb here; although it can be one in general ("he trekked across the prairie"), in the four-word title in question, "trek" could only be a verb if its subject is "star", which is singular, and thus the required verb form would be "treks". Furthermore, that would imply that it is the stars that are trekking (traveling), but I don't think there's any dispute that the meaning here is that it's the ship's crew that is doing the trekking (through the stars). The non-proper phrase "star trek" is a noun phrase composed of two nouns, in the same way as "road trip" or for that matter "ham sandwich".
- The word "into" is also not a verb. Even if it were part of a phrasal verb construction (which it isn't here, see previous item), it would be a preposition that is either part of or complement to the verb, depending on your preferred linguistic theory. I think that what the "into is a verb" people are trying to argue is that "into darkness" attaches directly to "trek" even before "star" makes it into the mix, but that argument does not require changing the parts of speech of the words in it.
I think the linguistic arguments are sort of a sidebar to the main debate, but if people are going to keep using them it'd be good to use the right terminology so we all know what we're talking about. /blahedo (t) 19:52, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Frankly, I'm not sure what you're trying to say towards the end of 3., however, I think you're wrong on 2., as the title could be interpreted as a sloppily punctuated imperative, becoming clear when a hyphen and an exclamation mark are added: "Star-trek into darkness!", in the sense of "go star-trekking", "go road-tripping", "go duck-hunting", whatever.
- Now, do I think that's what's meant by the person[s] behind it all? No, but technically, it could be. Personally, I consider it likely they wanted to imply "a trek/journey/trip into sth." (a "single noun phrase", as you call it), the issue still being of whether or not to capitalize "into". If you know of a manual of style that does (along with, say, "over", "than", "till", "upon"), but which at the same time lowercases "from" and "with", let us know here – ὁ οἶστρος (talk) 21:03, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Ah, true, it could theoretically be an imperative, but that's not the situation the "trek is a verb" contingent was arguing. My comments at the end of 3 are basically that you could make an argument that "trek into darkness" is a phrase, which is then modified by "star", without claiming that "into" is a verb. "Into" is not a verb. I am avoiding making any specific comment about the capitalisation question in this section because I do not want to muddy the grammatical terminology point. /blahedo (t) 01:09, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Into is a preposition. Trek Into is a verb phrase. Trek Into Darkness is a noun phrase. Star is an adjective. Star Trek Into Darkness is a noun phrase. QED. Xkcdreader (talk) 12:27, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- Ah, true, it could theoretically be an imperative, but that's not the situation the "trek is a verb" contingent was arguing. My comments at the end of 3 are basically that you could make an argument that "trek into darkness" is a phrase, which is then modified by "star", without claiming that "into" is a verb. "Into" is not a verb. I am avoiding making any specific comment about the capitalisation question in this section because I do not want to muddy the grammatical terminology point. /blahedo (t) 01:09, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'd like to point out that 'trek' cannot be properly understood as a verb in the imperative mood with 'star' as the subject because, if it were, 'star' would be vocative and thus properly require a comma. 'Trek' can still be imperative if and only if the sentence is using the implied subject 'you' and 'star' is adverbial. However, 'trek' could still be properly understood as a verb with 'star' as its subject if 'trek' is in the subjunctive rather than imperative mood. An argument for 'trek' as a verb must, in my opinion, be based on the subjunctive mood. Of course, I think it's clear 'trek' is actually a noun, I'm just pointing out that it could be a verb and still leave the title grammatically correct. Chimon (talk) 05:23, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- For those reading this, this argument is incorrect. The author assumes star is the subject. a Trek Into Darkness can be its own noun phrase similar to a Trip Into Wilderness. Star becomes an adjective to describe the TYPE of trek, similar to how road is an adjective modifying the noun phrase Trip Into Wilderness. Hope that helps Xkcdreader (talk) 05:14, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
New article: Wikipedia's talk page for the article "Star Trek Into Darkness" Wstidtp (talk) 19:58, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- I don’t think it merits its own article, and isn’t there a policy against self-referential articles? —Frungi (talk) 20:01, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
It's been speedily deleted (wrongly in my view). It's also referenced in http://www.dailydot.com/society/wikipedia-star-trek-into-darkness-capitalization/ Wstidtp (talk) 20:19, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- It's possible that the debate could be mentioned in the film article. However, the debate is not notable enough for its own article. It's straightforward to summarize and fold the debate in the film article if there is consensus to do so. Erik (talk | contribs) 20:31, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- See WP:SUBJECT — "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so its articles are about their subjects; they are not about the articles themselves (even if an article itself becomes famous, it should not report this about itself)." We don't have an article Wikipedia's "Elephant" article, even though an incident related to the elephant article has gotten far more coverage than this. Nyttend (talk) 20:54, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- I was just going to bring up the now-userfied Elephant (wikipedia article) (note incorrect capitalization) and my sandboxed Elephant (wikipedia article) (Wikipedia article) (correctly capitalized, because the incorrect capitalization is part of the name of the prior article) about the preceding. cmadler (talk) 21:03, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)We do have an article on Wikipedia, however, and in the community or history section, it might be appropriate to put:
- On January 2013, Wikipedia lost its Goddamn collective mind, debating whether its suggestions regarding grammar mattered more than its rules advocating using common sense and ignoring rules when they simply do not match up with reality.(ref)http://www.dailydot.com/society/wikipedia-star-trek-into-darkness-capitalization/ "Wikipedians wage war over a capital "I" in a "Star Trek" film" By Kevin Morris, Daily Dot, 30 January 2013(/ref)
- Ian.thomson (talk) 21:10, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Is this really a reliable source? If so, it would be a good thing to include over there, as just another example of the phenomenon that has seen us become the only significant publisher of content that uses dashes instead of hyphens. Nyttend (talk) 22:05, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Daily Dot has editorial oversight, the usual standard for whether something's really a newspaper and not just a collaborative blog. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:10, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Is this really a reliable source? If so, it would be a good thing to include over there, as just another example of the phenomenon that has seen us become the only significant publisher of content that uses dashes instead of hyphens. Nyttend (talk) 22:05, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- See WP:SUBJECT — "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so its articles are about their subjects; they are not about the articles themselves (even if an article itself becomes famous, it should not report this about itself)." We don't have an article Wikipedia's "Elephant" article, even though an incident related to the elephant article has gotten far more coverage than this. Nyttend (talk) 20:54, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Another newspaper reference: Trekkies take on Wikis in a grammatical tizzy over Star Trek Into Darkness http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/trekkies-take-on-wikis-in-a-grammatical-tizzy-over-star-trek-into-darkness-8475705.html Wstidtp (talk) 22:53, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- There you go, that's even a real newspaper. WP:N and WP:RS established. So now can we have a 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness Wikipedia controversy article, please? AllGloryToTheHypnotoad (talk) 00:42, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Summary of the i / I discussion
I've tried to read though the huge amount written on i VS I but can't seem to find the crux of the argument for and against. I'm wondering if someone could summarize it, as it has now become an issue on to itself.
If I understand it right, the i people support i because the rules of Wikipedia, as reflected in the manual of style, demand it. The I people support I because the official title, as reflected in promotional material, demand it.
Am I incorrect? Or is this a basic summary? Nickjbor (talk) 20:35, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- See #Summary of arguments, also reported here. Frungi, you're famous! Erik (talk | contribs) 20:41, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)A summary may be found here. In short, you are correct, though I'm wondering what ever happened to WP:NOTBUREAUCRACY, WP:IAR, and WP:COMMONSENSE. If the guidelines on capitalization are law, then so are those. Is it not enough that the studio wrote the name some way that we can write without any sort of special coding? Honestly, this make us look the people Vogons make fun for being overly bureaucratic to the point that it disrupts this site's operation. This is not Berlin for the grammar Nazis, this is an encyclopedia. But no, we have to come to a compromise that makes us look a bunch of idiots arguing over every bureaucratic little thing to look like we're smart and have meaningful lives, because we have lost our our damn minds. Ian.thomson (talk) 20:44, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah, writing a lower-case "into" here is really hard to interpret as anything other than neurotic rule-following taken to the point of self-parody. —chaos5023 (talk) 20:50, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- NB: this has gone far beyond the point of self-parody. - Dravecky (talk) 21:36, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I would agree that debating for 6 weeks whether the letter i should be capitalized or not is a sign of some kind of psychological problem. But they were able to get themselves in an xkcd cartoon so perhaps that says something. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.179.21.226 (talk) 21:00, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah, writing a lower-case "into" here is really hard to interpret as anything other than neurotic rule-following taken to the point of self-parody. —chaos5023 (talk) 20:50, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- You know what they say: If you're crazy enough, you'll become famous enough to become eccentric. 71.203.170.181 (talk) 21:07, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- And we've gone public: xkcd Leejoe Schar (talk) 21:16, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- As an outsider who has skimmed (but, sorry, not understood every nuance of) the whole protracted debate, I get the impression that it boils down to this:
- Argument in favor of "Into": it's the way it's usually written -- by the director, the producers, the studio, imdb, and every other website except Wikipedia.
- Argument in favor of "into": it's what our reading of WP:MOS says the Wikipedia article title absolutely must be, the movie's actual title and the rest of the world be damned. We're tired of arguing about it, we're super stubborn so we're not going to change it, we came up with this excellent compromise (wherein we admit right there in the lead sentence that "Into" is how the rest of the world usually writes it), and we're really annoyed that Randall Munroe sent a bunch of newcomers over here to stir things up.
- I'm sure I'll get roundly flamed for badly misrepresenting one or both arguments, but again, that's how it looks to this outsider who didn't have the benefit of living through the forty thousand words of debate in real time. —Steve Summit (talk) 21:28, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- I don't see why you should be flamed, that was an accurate representation of the arguments. Ian.thomson (talk) 21:34, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Frankly, I still find myself quite unbelieving that anyone would rather capitalise the title in such a way as to make the logical acronym STD. Surely that would be something to move away from? 82.0.149.167 (talk) 21:38, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- As an outsider who has skimmed (but, sorry, not understood every nuance of) the whole protracted debate, I get the impression that it boils down to this:
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Why are we annoyed at getting newcomers sent our way? We have an editor retention problem. How about we show those newcomers our best smiles and welcome them. :-)
Also, if the MOS is so stupid as to force us to mis-write a movie title, then the MOS is wrong, and should be changed, obviously. --Kim Bruning (talk) 22:36, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Actually, there is a third line of thinking: If Wikipedia's manual of style's capitalization rules were to be changed, both – the however-official press material and Wikipedia's guidelines – would advocate "Into". HOWEVER, for that to happen, there first would have to be found a corresponding authoritative guideline, which you then could present and propose over here (if you go there, please first familiarize yourself with the topic and read carefully what's already been written, so as not to repeat stuff that's been asked and stated several times over). Then it's for the community to decide whether or not to adopt those alternative rules. Personally, I don't mind "into", as it's just "in" and "to" put together (two words that are lowercased in quite every style guide when written individually), but find some other titles weird when styled according to the current capitalization prescriptions (all explained in the linked discussion). BUT this is not about my idiosyncracies nor yours, nor is it about a single film title (at least it isn't if you don't either reject the notion of a house style wholesale or believe that it must be subordinate to other guides or policies). Instead, a consensus solution based on reliable sources should be sought. NB: That means the outcome could also be that after all is said and done the capitalization rules don't change at all. So if you have something to contribute – a fresh perspective, specialist knowledge, access to not yet examined sources – chime in over at WT:MoS. Don't bother if you're not willing to put the necessary time, thought and energy into it. – ὁ οἶστρος (talk) 22:34, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- No, actually, "in to" according to WP:MOS should be capitalized as "In to" as it is a compound (first word of a compound preposition is capitalized). The same thing is true if we have a «PropNoun into Noun» structure as the preposition requires a verb (even if it is not written, therefore an "implied verb" exists) in which case "into" usually becomes part of a phrasal verb (such as "takes into" "goes into" "treks into"). This is because "into" is a directional spatial adposition. This means that it can only be combined with verbs of motion. Thus according to current WP:MOS, must be capitalized (all prepositions of phrase verbs are capitalized). So assuming "Star Trek Into Darkness" is all one phrase, all grammatical deconstructions of that phrase, according to WP:MOS, must have "into" capitalized as "Into." — al-Shimoni (talk) 02:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Actually, there is a third line of thinking: If Wikipedia's manual of style's capitalization rules were to be changed, both – the however-official press material and Wikipedia's guidelines – would advocate "Into". HOWEVER, for that to happen, there first would have to be found a corresponding authoritative guideline, which you then could present and propose over here (if you go there, please first familiarize yourself with the topic and read carefully what's already been written, so as not to repeat stuff that's been asked and stated several times over). Then it's for the community to decide whether or not to adopt those alternative rules. Personally, I don't mind "into", as it's just "in" and "to" put together (two words that are lowercased in quite every style guide when written individually), but find some other titles weird when styled according to the current capitalization prescriptions (all explained in the linked discussion). BUT this is not about my idiosyncracies nor yours, nor is it about a single film title (at least it isn't if you don't either reject the notion of a house style wholesale or believe that it must be subordinate to other guides or policies). Instead, a consensus solution based on reliable sources should be sought. NB: That means the outcome could also be that after all is said and done the capitalization rules don't change at all. So if you have something to contribute – a fresh perspective, specialist knowledge, access to not yet examined sources – chime in over at WT:MoS. Don't bother if you're not willing to put the necessary time, thought and energy into it. – ὁ οἶστρος (talk) 22:34, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Concerning Capitalization: Official Website and Publications
After reading most of the long and heated debate about the issue of capitalizing "into" and the debate as to if "Into Darkness" constitutes a subtitle or not, I decided to find official publications from the parent company, affiliates and those associated with the film in order to verify the title. After all, what is official should be represented as such in this encyclopedia. However, I do know that this conflict exists elsewhere in the world of entertainment and has been tackled in this encyclopedia. Such conflict is evident in Next to Normal which is often stylized as "next to normal" for artistic and promotional purposes. However a quick search of Next to Normal will show that in most cases, as is on the site for the official production, the words "Next" and "Normal" are capitalized when not in a stylized format. This is also how it is billed with the licensing company, MTI. When the title "Star Trek Into Darkness" was confirmed by Entertainment Weekly, they reported the lack of a colon (although acknowledging that it is implied) and also capitalized "Into" as it was confirmed to them by their sources involved with the film. As such, the official website, as seen in the title and info of its webpage, has also chosen to capitalize the word "Into" in the title. This represents not a stylization of the title, but how the title is officially structured, much like Next to Normal.
As mentioned earlier, the colon in the title is implied, but, unlike the word "Into", it has been removed for stylization purposes. As Mr. Vary states in his article for entertainment weekly, "The moniker further differentiates Abrams’ reboot of the venerable sci-fi franchise from the earlier Trek movies, which either went the roman-numeral-and-subtitle route... or eschewed the number for just a colon-ized subtitle." The use of "colon-ized" is recognition that "Into Darkness" is, in fact, a subtitle. However, this subtitle is not "colon-ized" like Star Trek movies of the past. That colon has been removed for stylization. Since "Into Darkness" is indeed a subtitle, the word "Into" should be capitalized as such. Elpato22 (talk) 21:20, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- When we quote something, we do not alter the quote. How are we not quoting the title when we use it? Ian.thomson (talk) 21:28, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- If I am understanding you correctly, you are saying that when we use the title we are quoting the title. Therefore, considering what I have stated above, as the title is "Star Trek Into Darkness" (Implied colon, capital "I"), the title must be formatted as such if we are to quote it correctly. Elpato22 (talk) 21:38, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Yep. Ian.thomson (talk) 21:41, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- We're not quoting the title directly, we're writing a documentation of it. The debate (in RM form) has been closed by admin now, as it was decided that continuing this would get us nowhere at the moment. drewmunn talk 21:58, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Except that new debate can (and should) be sparked, because we're doing a shitty job of documenting how it's actually spelled, and new debate is being inspired by the rest of the internet pointing out the sheer bureaucratic stupidity of the supposed "compromise" that amounts to "This is what we're gonna call it, even though it's really spelled this way." Ian.thomson (talk) 22:01, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- We're not quoting the title directly, we're writing a documentation of it. The debate (in RM form) has been closed by admin now, as it was decided that continuing this would get us nowhere at the moment. drewmunn talk 21:58, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Yep. Ian.thomson (talk) 21:41, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- If I am understanding you correctly, you are saying that when we use the title we are quoting the title. Therefore, considering what I have stated above, as the title is "Star Trek Into Darkness" (Implied colon, capital "I"), the title must be formatted as such if we are to quote it correctly. Elpato22 (talk) 21:38, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Complete outsider comment: the current title, with no cap I for 'into', looks stupid.
I used to edit Wikipedia a hell of a lot (100,000+ edits) but, I gave up - due to these types of ridiculous argument.
Still, at least I got a laugh out of this one, via xkcd. 88.104.7.119 (talk) 23:49, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Did anyone hear this talk page was featured on xkcd?? ;-) I'm another user who doesn't edit much anymore because of this kind of silliness. I'm glad you have reached a compromise solution, but it seems like a compromise for talk page editors' sake rather than for readers' sake: I think the readers will be scratching their heads as to why we aren't writing it as it's usually written. Fletcher (talk) 00:08, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- You're absolutely right about "compromise for talk page editors' sake". Unfortunately, Wikipedia being what it is today, and WP:IAR notwithstanding, sometimes Wikipedia has to have the wrong version. Fortunately, in this case, the effect is likely to be temporary; after things cool down a bit (perhaps in as little as 24 hours) I expect that a proper move to the obviously-correct title will be made. —Steve Summit (talk) 00:18, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm not going to bother reading the above discussion; the outcome is so obviously wrong that anyone who agrees with it ought to be ashamed of themselves and needs to step back and reconsider their participation in this project. First, our own precedents don't support this; see Straight Outta Lynwood and the contentious discussion in 2007 about that title (cf [11] for a taste). If following the MOS requires an absurd, unsupportable outcome (short version: if the MOS is an ass) then we ignore it and do the right thing. We, as in the project, look like idiots. Mackensen (talk) 00:13, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Apart from Straight Outta Lynwood, other conflicting precedents of note with 4-letter prepositions include Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Bullets Over Broadway, Reign Over Me, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Once Upon a Time, Once Upon a Time in America, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, and The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lorencollins (talk • contribs) 17:51, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Unto?
Another suggestion I might add would be to rename it to "Star Trek Unto Darkness". That should end all debate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HoorayForZo1dberg (talk • contribs) 23:38, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Absolutely not. No offence, but that is a ridiculous idea cos it would completely change the meaning of the title. douts (talk) 23:54, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Ridiculous idea? No offence, but this whole discussion is ridiculous! HoorayForZo1dberg (talk) 00:00, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- And before that XKCD comic strip attracted a load of a drive-by editors who were too damn lazy to read the discussion we had reached a sensible compromise and agreed to leave this be for a few months or until some new evidence either way could be found. douts (talk) 00:21, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- There is plenty of evidence for the uppercase I, there is no evidence (only bureaucratic application of guidelines in sheer denial of reality) for the lowercase i. Consensus can change. Ian.thomson (talk) 00:27, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'm well aware consensus can change, and I know there's evidence supporting a cap-I. I'm in favour of the move myself, but things need to be left for a while to allow everyone to calm down a bit (ideally a week, bare minimum) before another move request is initiated. And besides, consensus isn't likely to change unless some new argument that hasn't already been discussed above crops up. So it's best for everyone involved to leave it be for a while. douts (talk) 00:36, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- This has gone on for months. In all that time, no real evidence for the lowercase i has come up. It is well past time for a change. Ian.thomson (talk) 00:42, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'm well aware consensus can change, and I know there's evidence supporting a cap-I. I'm in favour of the move myself, but things need to be left for a while to allow everyone to calm down a bit (ideally a week, bare minimum) before another move request is initiated. And besides, consensus isn't likely to change unless some new argument that hasn't already been discussed above crops up. So it's best for everyone involved to leave it be for a while. douts (talk) 00:36, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I don't see why we can't just go with the obvious, common-sense title: Star Trek Reboot 2: Antimatter Boogaloo. I'll go ahead and move the page. (WP:BOLD!) -- Narsil (talk) 00:29, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Someone needs to redefine "lazy". "too damn lazy to read the discussion" or perhaps got better things to do than read over 9000 words of nonsense. I think "Unto" is more worthy of discussion. Antimatter Boogaloo is also a nice alternative.HoorayForZo1dberg (talk) 00:32, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Unto and Into are 2 completely words with completely different meanings. The title of the film is Star Trek Into Darkness, NOT Star Trek Unto Darkness. douts (talk) 00:40, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- There is plenty of evidence for the uppercase I, there is no evidence (only bureaucratic application of guidelines in sheer denial of reality) for the lowercase i. Consensus can change. Ian.thomson (talk) 00:27, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- And before that XKCD comic strip attracted a load of a drive-by editors who were too damn lazy to read the discussion we had reached a sensible compromise and agreed to leave this be for a few months or until some new evidence either way could be found. douts (talk) 00:21, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Ridiculous idea? No offence, but this whole discussion is ridiculous! HoorayForZo1dberg (talk) 00:00, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Douts, it's obvious that he's joking. Ryan Vesey 00:41, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Strongly Disagree. If you're redefining lazy, then there should be no problem with substituting "into" with "unto". Besides, they're not completely different; in fact, they're 75% the same! HoorayForZo1dberg (talk) 00:56, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Agree with slight modification. I think we should change it to Star Wars Unto Darkness. I personally like Star Wars better, and I don't think it's hard to see why we should prefer this. Even George Takei started out acting for Star Trek and later decided to switch to voice acting for Star Wars, which should tell you something. -- 173.105.255.47 (talk) 01:29, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I LOL'D I honestly got a pretty good kick out of this. It sums up everything this thread has been through. Basically, "Screw it, let's just rename the movie." Elpato22 (talk) 02:46, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
"Usually written as..." >> "also written as"
At the risk of getting flamed from both sides, I changed "Usually written as..." to "also written as" in the opening sentence. "Usually" smacks of WP:OR and we don't need a verify dispute in the opening line. I'm neutral on the dispute apart from this. Manning (talk) 00:43, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- The only place it is written with a lowercase i is in this article. "Always written as" would be more appropriate. Ian.thomson (talk) 00:45, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Strictly speaking it should be "always, except on Wikipedia because we're dumb like that" or perhaps just "always" if the former is pointy. I'm on the verge of eliminating this farce and having this article match reality. If the MOS requires a contrary outcome then it's wrong and should be changed after we've fixed on obvious problem in mainspace. Style guides exist to serve articles and not the reverse. Mackensen (talk) 00:46, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I prefer Mackensen's proposal, but I'd be willing to settle with usually. I've done a search and haven't pulled up any other source that uses the lower case. Ryan Vesey 01:05, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Manning, in a normal situation I'd call your edit an acceptable bold one; however, you made the edit through protection (I'm not sure if you were aware). As such, consensus should be sought first. Can you undo your edit until you can achieve consensus? Ryan Vesey 01:05, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- There cannot be consensus to change reality. Clearly, and I hope I'll be forgiven for saying so, this high-profile article was given over to editors who fundamentally misunderstood the purpose of the project and believed that we were creating a Manual of Style. They were then enabled by an administrator whom I otherwise respect who had the opportunity to end the madness and took the weak way out. The project has now been brought into severe disrepute. To quote Golbez, this is why we can't have nice things. Manning's edit should stand. Mackensen (talk) 01:08, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'm thoroughly confused by your response to me. Having just previously argued that "always" was appropriate, you state that an edit for which he cannot achieve consensus, and that he made through protection, should stand. Is one of us misunderstanding something? Ryan Vesey 01:13, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- No, I don't think so. I'm saying that the present state of the article is so obviously unacceptable and disreputable that editing through protection is an acceptable. Yes, yes, I'm aware of m:Wrong version. What we've got here is a situation wherein a horrible, bureaucratic argument devoid of any common sense was allowed to persist beyond any usefulness and is now causing active harm. Mackensen (talk) 01:17, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- The entire point of full protection is the existence of a content dispute. Administrators are handed the tools because the community has deemed them worthy of judging the outcome of discussions. Administrators are not allowed to make any edit they want to a fully protected article. This wasn't a minor edit, this didn't deal with any pressing concerns such as copyvio, this edit changed the meaning of the sentence. What confuses me most about your argument is that you seem to disagree with his edit, yet you support his ability to make it. Ryan Vesey 01:21, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- His edit was a good start, but we can do better. Further, administrators can and do blow it. Happens all the time. We don't sacrifice articles on the altar of process. What's called for here is a moment of clarity, not more bureaucracy. Mackensen (talk) 01:25, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- In defense of process: there's nothing wrong with process, per-se. But process is like a chainsaw. You can't just go around waving it blindly! Process is a powerful tool. Use it responsibly. You have to use the right process, you use it in the right way, hold it firm and steady, and keep an eye on it in case it kicks, blows up, or tries to eviscerate you. :-P --Kim Bruning (talk) 02:02, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- His edit was a good start, but we can do better. Further, administrators can and do blow it. Happens all the time. We don't sacrifice articles on the altar of process. What's called for here is a moment of clarity, not more bureaucracy. Mackensen (talk) 01:25, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- The entire point of full protection is the existence of a content dispute. Administrators are handed the tools because the community has deemed them worthy of judging the outcome of discussions. Administrators are not allowed to make any edit they want to a fully protected article. This wasn't a minor edit, this didn't deal with any pressing concerns such as copyvio, this edit changed the meaning of the sentence. What confuses me most about your argument is that you seem to disagree with his edit, yet you support his ability to make it. Ryan Vesey 01:21, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- No, I don't think so. I'm saying that the present state of the article is so obviously unacceptable and disreputable that editing through protection is an acceptable. Yes, yes, I'm aware of m:Wrong version. What we've got here is a situation wherein a horrible, bureaucratic argument devoid of any common sense was allowed to persist beyond any usefulness and is now causing active harm. Mackensen (talk) 01:17, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'm thoroughly confused by your response to me. Having just previously argued that "always" was appropriate, you state that an edit for which he cannot achieve consensus, and that he made through protection, should stand. Is one of us misunderstanding something? Ryan Vesey 01:13, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- There cannot be consensus to change reality. Clearly, and I hope I'll be forgiven for saying so, this high-profile article was given over to editors who fundamentally misunderstood the purpose of the project and believed that we were creating a Manual of Style. They were then enabled by an administrator whom I otherwise respect who had the opportunity to end the madness and took the weak way out. The project has now been brought into severe disrepute. To quote Golbez, this is why we can't have nice things. Manning's edit should stand. Mackensen (talk) 01:08, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
I've removed all the weaselly nonsense from the intro. If someone wants to produce a source that says anyone OTHER THAN A SMALL CABAL OF WIKIPEDIA EDITORS thinks the title is rendered with a lowercase "i" then we can change it. Seriously people, this is the worst thing I've seen in years. I won't move the article, yet, because that makes a mess and this talk page is active, but it should move as soon as possible. Mackensen (talk) 01:25, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Note to Ryan - Nope, sorry, I missed that the page was under admin-only protection (I saw the pink banner but didn't read closely enough, assumed it was run-of-the-mill PP). Apologies to all for my unintended abuse of admin rights. Manning (talk) 03:21, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Has it already been proposed that MOS:CT deserves an update?
I haven't heard any arguments for "into" that don't boil down to "because the manual of style says so". But the manual of style is only a house rule, and the reason there is no universally-accepted rule in English for this is because of all the situations like this in which absolute rules strongly clash with common sense. (Alternatively, this also seems like exactly the sort of situation that Ignore all rules was made for.) 142.1.229.55 (talk) 01:28, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- All we need is a clear statement that WP:COMMONNAME takes preference over anything else. Ryan Vesey 01:29, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I suggested above that the MOS be fixed after the article was, in case there was still confusion about which is more important. Also, this is totally what IAR is for. Mackensen (talk) 01:30, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I've started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Capital letters#COMMONNAME should take precedence. It's a small change, and only resolves part of what is probably a much bigger problem, but it solves this problem specifically. Ryan Vesey 01:43, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Since we have quickly learned that COMMONNAME in fact already had precedence, that was a short discussion. O:-)
- --Kim Bruning (talk) 02:00, 31 January 2013 (UTC) Ok, So. Now that we have established that the current title violates policy ... well, let's wait and see if anyone finds a mistake in the reasoning for a minute at least ;-)
- I've started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Capital letters#COMMONNAME should take precedence. It's a small change, and only resolves part of what is probably a much bigger problem, but it solves this problem specifically. Ryan Vesey 01:43, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Frankly, it's an open secret that the MOS isn't even a consensus document. It's the worst example extant in Wikipedia of centralized documents being used to push policy in a top-down fashion rather than documenting what's arisen organically, and it shouldn't ever be held to override any legitimate, practice-derived policy or guideline. —chaos5023 (talk) 02:55, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
The worst part of the "because the manual of style says so" argument is that it is flat out wrong. The manual of style SAYS to CAPITALIZE COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS. Into is a compound preposition. Thus the rules state it should be capitalized. The only people arguing for lower case are those that are incorrectly reading the manual of style.Xkcdreader (talk) 05:27, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
I do no think that a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Capital letters#COMMONNAME should take precedence is appropriate. That section was created to advertise (and ongoing) RfC on whether the MOS rules should have precedence over other (see Wikipedia talk:Article titles#RfC on COMMONSTYLE proposal -- more input for other editors to help create a consensus are of course welcome)
The relevant link in this case is WP:LOWERCASE which like WP:COMMONNAME is part of the AT policy page, so the appropriate discussions forum for changes to guidance over this issue should be addressed to Wikipedia talk:Article titles. -- PBS (talk) 08:40, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- That section directs you to the guideline WP:NCCAPS for more guidance on capitalization of proper nouns. Said guidance was a good chunk of the arguments against this article’s current title. —Frungi (talk) 23:38, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Hey: Lookie Here:
This guideline is a part of the English Wikipedia's Manual of Style. It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though occasional exceptions may apply. Any substantive edit to this page should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page. |
Use Common Sense! It will have occasional exceptions! It's all there right at the tippy-top of the style manual. There are some real concrete thinkers on here. Whew. WHat about DGAF and all those other things. People, to quote William Shatner: "Get a life!" No hazmats (talk) 22:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- @Frungi you wrote "Said guidance was a good chunk of the arguments against this article’s current title", yes it does, as does the article titles policy page. But that is not germane to the point I was making. The point I was making was that this is not an issue where in the first instance guidance should be sought from MOS, the place to look for guidance is in the article titles policy and its naming conventions (guidelines). It is widely agreed that naming conventions can supplement and enhanced the policy page but they can not contradict it (if they do then that guidance should be placed to one side in favour of what the policy says). -- PBS (talk) 08:06, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Requested move (again)
- The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.
- The result of the move request was: Snow closing this as endorsing the page move, because the supports are coming down faster than the foot of snow I got last night, and there is a clear consensus to keep the title at its current name. Can we move past this ridiculous chapter in our history now? While the media coverage of this is rather entertaining, it's not exactly beneficial to our image as an encyclopedia. Let's all go work on a couple articles (my nomination: Argentine–Chilean naval arms race) and do something that matters. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 14:20, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Due to previous issues with the WP:RM process, the current process in use at this location is WP:BRD. --Kim Bruning (talk) 04:11, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Star Trek into Darkness → Star Trek Into Darkness – The title with the uppercased i is unambiguously the common name for this movie. Ryan Vesey 02:09, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Due respect to you as a person but I don't respect the RM procedure (unless something changed, they weren't required by policy before). Even if I did respect RM, we've had 2 here already in recent history, one blew up spectacularly (quelle surprise) and one was speedy closed. Can we hold off 24 hours or not run this particular process at all? --Kim Bruning (talk) 02:16, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I think it should be moved first, and then a requested move done in the other direction. That aside, it hasn't be moved yet, and moving it would be an acceptable edit in the context of the Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle. Failing all these sensible outcomes, support. Mackensen (talk) 02:11, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Mackensen's proposed course of action would also be acceptable. --Kim Bruning (talk) 02:18, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Actually, on further thought. I'm stripping the RM tag. 7 days till closure? That's against WP:COMMON sense in this case. We're not going to do another RM here. I'm just not entirely ready to move the page myself. I don't have time to read through the reasoning to see if there's some babies in with the bathwater I should know about. If anyone else does have time, do please give it a whirl! --Kim Bruning (talk) 02:26, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- An RM technically goes for 7 days, but many have been closed early when consensus seemed obvious. Ryan Vesey 02:55, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I've repeatedly threatened to execute this move so I've now done so. I believe this is in keeping with the BRD cycle and the page is not currently protected. I will not engage in any edit-warring over the matter. Cheers, Mackensen (talk) 02:31, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Noting that this proposal at Talk:Star_Trek_into_Darkness/Archive_1#Requested_move_.28again.29 had consensus on 18 September 2011 before an unexpected interjection of MOS cries derailed it and Elen closed on the basis of an out-of-process and too short parallel proposal. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 02:33, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Wait just a damn minute, please - We had a move discussion and there was no consensus for a move to take place. Anyone deciding to move the article without first establishing a consensus to do so is making a grave mistake. I have strong objections to the way certain editors have behaved in the last few hours. One thing that concerns me is that Kim Bruning changed MOS:CT and then started talking about renaming this article to match the change. That's not appropriate behavior. -- Scjessey (talk) 02:40, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Almost. The applicable Policy is at WP:COMMONNAME. My slight alteration updated the MoS page with my understanding. This should famous last words be fairly uncontroversial. See also the relevant talk page. --Kim Bruning (talk) 02:53, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Do I have to bring up RED? RAP (talk) 13:32 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Isn't that an acronym? --Rob Sinden (talk) 13:38, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Do I have to bring up RED? RAP (talk) 13:32 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Vehement support move and protection. Situation was just inutterably stupid. Best WP:IAR ever. —chaos5023 (talk) 02:44, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Comment - That this move has taken place without first establishing a consensus (per policy) is a disgrace. -- Scjessey (talk) 02:46, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- There was at least a consensus on the fact that our non-capitalization was unique in the media and supported solely by our own MOS. Also, WP:BURO/WP:IAR. —Frungi (talk) 02:53, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- The disgrace is that it took WP:BOLD administrative action to implement the simplest of common sense. —chaos5023 (talk) 02:56, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- (ec2*) Ha! I helped write that policy. Currently this page is kind of world-infamous because it couldn't converge on a consensus on a single letter. So we're applying a different procedure to see if that'll work instead. Feel free to revert&contact Mackensen if you disagree with the move, as per WP:BRD, :-) (but expect to have some work at it, afterwards) :-) --Kim Bruning (talk) 02:58, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Wrong, Scjessey. The disgrace is that this argument lasted for so long, Reddit and The Daily Dot have brought it up, making us all look so stupid. The disgrace is that this argument lasted 2 months. RAP (talk) 5:35 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Comment I've restored the official move request despite the fact that the article has already been moved. If another admin happens to move it back, the discussion will still be ongoing. If it is not, we can at least show that consensus was achieved after the fact. There's a number here who think that completely disregarding process is okay because a long discussion never reached consensus and they are certain in the correctness of their statements. I believe the same things as they do; however, disregarding process creates a mess and I want no part in it. Ryan Vesey 02:55, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I don't think that following process means what you think it means. One thing it doesn't mean is to actually MAKE a mess, thanks.
- People need to use processes and policies as tools in an intelligent manner. Something which has quite evidently not been done here. (else folks like Mackensen and myself wouldn't have to come around and fix it. :-) --Kim Bruning (talk) 03:03, 31 January 2013 (UTC) A process is a tool for people. People are not a tool for process :-P
- Comment. Just so it's clear, I support my own move and believe it ought to be uncontroversial to use WP:COMMONNAME for an article title. That's a policy. It's been a policy for ages. Claims that the MOS trumps it are wrong-headed and there was never any consensus that the MOS did so. Mackensen (talk) 02:55, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Nobody said anything about MOS:CT trumping WP:COMMONNAME. Our contention was that "Into Darkness" was not a subtitle and was, therefore, subject to the longstanding MOS:CT guidelines on prepositions. There are DOZENS of compositions with articles on Wikipedia that follow exactly the same guideline, but you have allowed a CARTOON dictate that an exception be made, ignoring the existing consensus. -- Scjessey (talk) 03:00, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- All the cartoon did was inform people of the dispute. I for one had no idea this discussion was taking place. The cartoon didn't offer a legitimate suggestion as to what the title should be. Ryan Vesey 03:04, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Mackensen hasn't done anything of the sort, of course. :-). My recommendation is to read up on the current process in use, and act as you deem appropriate.:-) --Kim Bruning (talk) 03:08, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I can't act as appropriate because after moving the page against consensus, the problem was compounded with the additional abuse of an unnecessary page protection. -- Scjessey (talk) 03:11, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Ah. Expires in 24 hours though. That said, if you want, we can pretend you reverted if you like (though it's not mandatory to revert before opening a discussion section) , and you can open a discussion section below with your reasoning for the revert (definitely mandatory, if you want to pursue this at least :-) ). --Kim Bruning (talk) 03:25, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I can't act as appropriate because after moving the page against consensus, the problem was compounded with the additional abuse of an unnecessary page protection. -- Scjessey (talk) 03:11, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Question to Scjessey. Are those other articles named inconsistently with standard use? Do they use a spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc. that no reliable source uses? —Frungi (talk) 03:15, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- It's not really something I should be expanding upon on this talk page. Let's just say that MOS:CT has existed more or less in the same form for ages, so literally hundreds of composition titles (not just movies, but music, scholarly pamphlets, etc.) have had the guideline applied to them. It's been like that for years. -- Scjessey (talk) 03:42, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- You seem to be avoiding the question—does that guideline conflict with WP:COMMONNAME in any of those examples, as was the case here with “into Darkness”? Because it’s kinda seeming like you’re objecting just to object. —Frungi (talk) 03:48, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I am not avoiding it. I just think this isn't the right place to discuss it. I think MOS:CT absolutely can conflict with WP:COMMONNAME (although a recent undiscussed edit changes that for future articles), and as such it has left a legacy where hundreds of articles are now probably mistitled. This debate has been very useful for the wider debate going on at MOS:CT about what to do with prepositions in composition titles. It is a shame that the bigger problem could not have been fully resolved before resolving the matter here. -- Scjessey (talk) 03:56, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- You seem to be avoiding the question—does that guideline conflict with WP:COMMONNAME in any of those examples, as was the case here with “into Darkness”? Because it’s kinda seeming like you’re objecting just to object. —Frungi (talk) 03:48, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- It's not really something I should be expanding upon on this talk page. Let's just say that MOS:CT has existed more or less in the same form for ages, so literally hundreds of composition titles (not just movies, but music, scholarly pamphlets, etc.) have had the guideline applied to them. It's been like that for years. -- Scjessey (talk) 03:42, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Question to Scjessey. Are those other articles named inconsistently with standard use? Do they use a spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc. that no reliable source uses? —Frungi (talk) 03:15, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I Love You. I would like to hereby proclaim my undying love for Mackensen for doing the right thing, editing the page, and moving it to fit the appropriate title. I commend the user for also backing it up with sound logic and reason proving the edit to be correct, as the majority has known all along. Hopefully this made-up controversy will die out sometime soon. Elpato22 (talk) 03:06, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Comment: Good move. To those who are objecting, concerned that this came too soon after the previous two move requests and without any new information to change the argument, there was something new: a bunch of fresh eyeballs, who came to a different consensus. And to those who are concerned that this amounted to "canvassing", let me point out that, although many of the fresh eyeballs are surely here solely due to the xkcd comic, that comic did not lobby either for "Into" or "into". The influx of new eyeballs did not come predisposed for one conclusion or the other, just for finding the right one. —Steve Summit (talk) 03:20, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Report the movie title as wrong to Google when you search for it and Wikipedia comes up on the right, https://www.google.com/search?q=Star+Trek+Into+Darkness Click on "Feedback" at the bottom of the Wikipedia section and click the title as "Wrong".
- Page moving in the face of a contested RM moves this into WP:WHEEL space. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 03:08, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- No, it doesn't. With who or what am I wheel-warring? What did I revert? WP:RM is a process which doesn't even have policy status. If you're right then every deletion process that gets escalated to a speedy would be wheel-warring. Please explain further or withdraw the accusation. Best, Mackensen (talk) 03:15, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Not quite. You do have to let people at least take a crack at it under WP:BRD, or else we're really smoked, right? --Kim Bruning (talk) 03:19, 31 January 2013 (UTC) And if you have enough reasons under BRD to rv, you can go ahead and give it a shot. ps. RM is not a policy.
- I didn't say there is a violation already. Just that closing contested RMs is an administrator role, and that the ante is now raised. BRD needs care. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 03:39, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- WP:BRD is bold, revert, discuss. The move was bold, it should be reverted, and now discussed. --Rob Sinden (talk) 09:50, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- In BRD, reversion of good faith edits is the negative hurdle to be overcome, not a required part of the process.
- --Kim Bruning (talk) 10:54, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- It's hardly a good faith edit, it's an incredibly controversial one, as the wealth of discussion above can attest to. --Rob Sinden (talk) 10:57, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- A controversial edit (if that) can still be made in good faith.
- --Kim Bruning (talk) 12:05, 31 January 2013 (UTC) ps. accusing people of acting in bad faith never ends well. Would you consider withdrawing that part of your statement, or qualifying it as 'may at times appear to be bad faith' or etc. ? :-)
- It's hardly a good faith edit, it's an incredibly controversial one, as the wealth of discussion above can attest to. --Rob Sinden (talk) 10:57, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Comment - User:xkcd did not advocate one "into" or "Into" in his comic (Jan 30), but rather commented on it, admins did not use his comic to dictate an action. However, his comment did bring the debate to a broader number of admins, and those admins have pointed out the WP policy that seems to have been missed in this long discussion (a policy that trumps the MOS). Hopefully, with thanks to Randall, maybe we can soon put an end to this debate, shelve it in an archive, and actually discuss the content of the article, not the capitalization of it. Thanks, Mackensen and any other admin who has stepped in to kill this ongoing debate here, on the MOS pages (where it had bled into weeks ago), and elsewhere on WP. And thanks goes to Randall for ultimately bringing this to the attention of the above admins. — al-Shimoni (talk) 03:46, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support/Comment: If anyone disagrees with the current, capitalized title, I hope that they choose to leave it at this name, which seems to have majority support, and start an RM to move it back. Even though I think WP:SNOW might apply to that RM ever getting consensus. —Frungi (talk) 04:15, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support: find one official source that uses the lowercase i. The title is spelled with an uppercase I, period, end of discussion. The MOS does not trump reality, it is merely a suggestion to keep things uniform when there is nothing else to base a decision on. Reality is the best reason to make a decision. There were plenty of people giving policy based reasons for the upper case I, consensus is still consensus if a bunch of wikilawyers don't like it. Ian.thomson (talk) 04:30, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support alternate move to Star Trek İnto Darkness. Now you MOS-thumpers can have your beloved little dot and the rest of us still have the capital letter that gives our readers the impression that this is an encyclopedia made by people who actually have half a clue of what they're doing! Yay! ~~ Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 04:35, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support Mackensen's policy-compliant move. THIS IS WHY WP:AT IS A POLICY AND WP:MOS IS A GUIDELINE, DUDES.... --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 04:38, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- PS -- why are we going insane here, where Once Upon a Time (TV series) has never been at any other title? --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 05:36, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Comment - Why is this RM seeking movement to this article's current title? GoodDay (talk) 04:38, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- RM was initiated prior to a WP:BOLD move by Mackensen. ~~ Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 04:44, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support alternate move I still prefer to rename it to Star Trek Unto Darkness as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Star_Trek_into_Darkness#Unto.3F — Preceding unsigned comment added by HoorayForZo1dberg (talk • contribs) 04:48, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support I hope everyone learned a valuable lesson today; Parkinson's law of triviality fully applies to Wikipedia. The discussion didn't get out of hand despite being trivial, it got out of hand because it was trivial. Mynameisntbob1 (talk) 05:09, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Don't you mean Parkinson's Law of Triviality? Fletcher (talk) 05:37, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- No exception for adages, sorry. Murphy's law will have to stay lowercased, sources and WP:COMMONNAME be damned to hell. Oh, and style guides that recommend capitalization of Murphy's Law can also go to hell [[12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17]]. Wikipedia knows better than reliable sources. I am not bitter at all. No, really. --Enric Naval (talk) 06:19, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Don't you mean Parkinson's Law of Triviality? Fletcher (talk) 05:37, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support, it's capitalized on the article's top image. GoodDay (talk) 05:21, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Er, no, that’s all caps. But everywhere that it’s not all caps, it is capitalized. —Frungi (talk) 05:24, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Cool. GoodDay (talk) 05:34, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Er, no, that’s all caps. But everywhere that it’s not all caps, it is capitalized. —Frungi (talk) 05:24, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support To me, it's just a matter of recognizing the subtitle. The official name and common name are what they are because almost everyone recognizes it. Fletcher (talk) 05:37, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support Into is a compound preposition. The MOS says compound prepositions are capitalized. Anyone advocating lower case is selectively reading the MOS. Xkcdreader (talk) 05:38, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- 'Into' is just a preposition. Compound prepositions are when you combine multiple words, like "according to". Fletcher (talk) 05:56, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Incorrect, Into is a compound preposition compounding the words in and to. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/594/02/ Xkcdreader (talk) 05:42, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- 'Into' is just a preposition. Compound prepositions are when you combine multiple words, like "according to". Fletcher (talk) 05:56, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support All of the authoritative sources we have are saying "Into Darkness", with a capital. This is clear WP:COMMONNAME territory, even without counting the definition of it as an implied subtitle by various publications and as a subtitle by the creator. Seriously, guys, stop trying to change history without even having the sources for it. Having it uncapitalized is pure WP:OR. SilverserenC 05:58, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support I made a comment above, but did not at that moment express my Support for the move that has now been done. I so now state that I support the move to "Star Trek Into Darkness". — al-Shimoni (talk) 06:16, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Comment With all this arguing, you might as well make it, "574R 7r3K 1n70 D4rKn355". Can't people just leave things alone until there is a 100% definitive say one way or another? I mean, I personally think "Into" is correct, but I wouldn't keep an edit war going over it 70.73.185.165 (talk) 06:38, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support, preferably with colon as per the early-closed move request above. Came here from xkcd, etc. Yes, it's normally bad form to run a Requested Move immediately after a previous one closed. However, not capitalizing "into" is so silly that WP:IAR applies. Yes, prepositions are normally not capitalized in titles. Except when the aesthetics are bad. Really, that's pretty much the rule, author's choice, capitalizing or not capitalizing the small words is a choice on what to emphasize. "into", being the only lowercase in such a version, looks bad. Paramount apparently agrees. It's as simple as that. (If Wikipedia wants to shy away from crazier stylings like Se7en, fine, but for a case like this, the rule in English really is "author does whatever fits.") SnowFire (talk) 08:05, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support BUT DO NOT ADD A COLON AND OPEN ANOTHER CAN OF WORMS - No official source uses a colon so neither should we. This has gone on long enough now largely due to those who have slavishly pointed to the MOS as justification for obdurately opposing all logical arguments to fixing the title to its proper form. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Encyclopedias describe the real world - if not, what are they for? This should never have gone on this long and some editors need to examine their behaviour and the image they project to the world of how Wikipedians operate. I would also suggest that the flood of "new editors" currently invading this talk page because they've seen a cartoon or whatever read thoroughly all previous discussions on this matter before rehashing old ground, which some are clearly not doing. Now let's all go away, take a breath and stick Wrath of Khan on. All will be well. Nsign (talk) 09:28, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Support with comment on colons For consistency with all other Star Trek articles on Wikipedia, all of which were styled without a colon in their promotional materials but use a colon here, I think the colon really does belong in the end. But, as Nsign says above, this has gone on long enough for now, it's at a respectable stable point that's not making people go "WTF?", and the colon conversation can be brought up later. So, let's be happy with this giant leap in the right direction and take the last small step later after we've all had a rest. --Pfhorrest (talk) 09:47, 31 January 2013 (UTC) (inserted here due to edit conflict)
- Oppose, but also I give up. This move has been bulldozed through by a bunch of fanboys who clearly have no regard for Wikipedia processes, conventions and practices. How the f--- has this been moved? An editor claims WP:BRD, but The bold, revert, discuss cycle requires that the page should be in the original state while the discussion takes place. And then someone has changed the MOS:CT guideline to fit in with this move, which is despicable and WP:POINTY. Given the lengthy ongoing discussion on this, and the recent media attention, it shows a complete lack of respect on behalf of the nominator for Wikipedia, its guidelines and its diligent editors. Remember, WP:NORUSH. Poor show chaps, poor show. --Rob Sinden (talk) 09:43, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Oh, and note the capitalisation in this article. --Rob Sinden (talk) 09:46, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Don't throw your toys out of the pram. Dismissing this as being bulldozed through by a bunch of fanboys is simple petulance. The conventions and practices in this case were unsatisfactory to a clear majority of users and several wikipedia policies, from common name to the MOS itself, allowed for exceptions to be made where appropriate. The title of the film is Star Trek Into Darkness and it should be titled Star Trek Into Darkness here. Those who insist that the hallowed MOS cannot in fact be bent, even though more than one policy says it can, are damaging wikipedia's public image and the wider world has now unfortunately started to notice. And "no rush" my arse, this has dragged on for weeks. The article is now correct and this needs to end now. Nsign (talk) 10:04, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Someone has rushed to move it in order to influence the discussion so we are now discussing from a different position. If people don't like the practices they should seek to change them. And don't forget that there are two sides to every argument. To claim it is the people sticking up for Wikipedia's style guides that are damaging Wikipedia's reputation, is an accusation that could equally be applied to the fanboys. Don't forget, per WP:NCCAPS: "Wikipedia strives to become a leading (if not the leading) reference work in its genre, formality and an adherence to conventions widely used in the genre are critically important to credibility." --Rob Sinden (talk) 10:18, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Being bold was the only way there was ever going to be some kind of resolution on this. The article is correct. I see no arguments from anywhere other than the handful of stubborn editors who will hold fast to the MOS mast as it sinks in a sea of common sense that the "fanboys" have damaged anything by ensuring this article reflects real-world usage, rather than a stubborn and unsatisfactory application of a flexible guideline. Nsign (talk) 10:50, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Bold, REVERT, then discuss. That's how it works. And have you not read the intro to WP:NCCAPS? --Rob Sinden (talk) 10:55, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I have and its a guideline thats also subject to common sense in its own words, and common name trumps it as policy anyway. Take it further Rob, report it to whoever, stamp your feet - nothing changes the fact that the editor has done the right thing and titled the article correctly. Nsign (talk) 11:15, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Revert is not mandatory. Reversion is the Bad Thing That Sometimes Happens that you want to fix, not the Lovely Thing you deliberately should do.
- We're already discussing now. That part is good. Someone hijacked the discussion and made it into a bleeping RM thread. That part is bad. --Kim Bruning (talk) 11:02, 31 January 2013 (UTC) meh, you win some, you lose some
- Bold, REVERT, then discuss. That's how it works. And have you not read the intro to WP:NCCAPS? --Rob Sinden (talk) 10:55, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Being bold was the only way there was ever going to be some kind of resolution on this. The article is correct. I see no arguments from anywhere other than the handful of stubborn editors who will hold fast to the MOS mast as it sinks in a sea of common sense that the "fanboys" have damaged anything by ensuring this article reflects real-world usage, rather than a stubborn and unsatisfactory application of a flexible guideline. Nsign (talk) 10:50, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Someone has rushed to move it in order to influence the discussion so we are now discussing from a different position. If people don't like the practices they should seek to change them. And don't forget that there are two sides to every argument. To claim it is the people sticking up for Wikipedia's style guides that are damaging Wikipedia's reputation, is an accusation that could equally be applied to the fanboys. Don't forget, per WP:NCCAPS: "Wikipedia strives to become a leading (if not the leading) reference work in its genre, formality and an adherence to conventions widely used in the genre are critically important to credibility." --Rob Sinden (talk) 10:18, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Don't throw your toys out of the pram. Dismissing this as being bulldozed through by a bunch of fanboys is simple petulance. The conventions and practices in this case were unsatisfactory to a clear majority of users and several wikipedia policies, from common name to the MOS itself, allowed for exceptions to be made where appropriate. The title of the film is Star Trek Into Darkness and it should be titled Star Trek Into Darkness here. Those who insist that the hallowed MOS cannot in fact be bent, even though more than one policy says it can, are damaging wikipedia's public image and the wider world has now unfortunately started to notice. And "no rush" my arse, this has dragged on for weeks. The article is now correct and this needs to end now. Nsign (talk) 10:04, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Oh, and note the capitalisation in this article. --Rob Sinden (talk) 09:46, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.
Reliable(?) source on the title question
Can we consider the Daily Dot to be a reliable source? If so, this article explicitly addresses whether “Into” should be capitalized. I believe this brings the total to at least one source explicitly for capitalizing, and zero against, and this should settle the debate for now. (Ha, I actually typed this while the page was being moved, and got a redirect page when I tried to post it. And then it double posted when I tried again.) —Frungi (talk) 02:42, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- The Daily Dot is not necessarily a reliable source, however it basically outlines the common sense reasoning of why it should be "Into Darkness." It seems people just got caught up in technicalities, and overanalyzed the situation. Elpato22 (talk) 03:11, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- As I've mentioned somewhere earlier, the Daily Dot has the sort of editorial oversight we require for a journalistic source to be reliable. However, how the studio spelled it should be a valid enough source. Ian.thomson (talk) 04:26, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I respectfully disagree with your second point in that it doesn’t matter (for article titling purposes) what style the studio uses if no one actually uses it in practice. But that’s obviously not the case here, anyway. —Frungi (talk) 04:32, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Oh, I agree it wouldn't be the final source, but in the absence of all other information, that would be a valid source. Ian.thomson (talk) 04:47, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Why is startrekmovie.com not considered a reliable source? They have the capitalized "i" in the fine print at the bottom of their main page. Mistrx75 (talk) 05:25, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- It’s a primary source; in general, secondary sources are more reliable. Also, see my previous post. —Frungi (talk) 05:38, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Any small group of people can put together a website and call one of their number the editor; that doesn't give it a "reputation for fact-checking and accuracy". We really need documentation from something that's published in real life as well as online. We most definitely should depend on the moviemaker's own website, regardless of how it capitalises it — this is a good example of WP:SELFSOURCE. Nyttend (talk) 06:46, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- It’s a primary source; in general, secondary sources are more reliable. Also, see my previous post. —Frungi (talk) 05:38, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Why is startrekmovie.com not considered a reliable source? They have the capitalized "i" in the fine print at the bottom of their main page. Mistrx75 (talk) 05:25, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Oh, I agree it wouldn't be the final source, but in the absence of all other information, that would be a valid source. Ian.thomson (talk) 04:47, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I respectfully disagree with your second point in that it doesn’t matter (for article titling purposes) what style the studio uses if no one actually uses it in practice. But that’s obviously not the case here, anyway. —Frungi (talk) 04:32, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- As I've mentioned somewhere earlier, the Daily Dot has the sort of editorial oversight we require for a journalistic source to be reliable. However, how the studio spelled it should be a valid enough source. Ian.thomson (talk) 04:26, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- This is not a question of primary/secondary sourcing or reliability, but of source reputabilty and independence. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 08:09, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- And the Daily Dot has been considered a reliable source multiple times on RSN. SilverserenC 08:41, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- "Is it reliable that they spell it that way" is not a meaningful question. The meaningful question is "are they well reputed". Do others care what they publish? (I think the answer is yes). --SmokeyJoe (talk) 09:16, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I don't think we can consider as reliable a source that seriously argues that the preposition must be capitalized "because Star Trek is a noun" (so what? you can still have a trek into something, a voyage up something, etc.) That said, it seems pretty stupid to me to insist on keeping the preposition in lower case just because of some internal convention that someone's dreamed up. If the convention is causing us to go against what common sense dictates and what the rest of the world is doing, then just change (or make an exception to) the convention. All this argument is making Wikipedia (and more significantly, Wikipedians) look silly. Victor Yus (talk) 11:13, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Given that everyone from Time to The New York Times spells it cap-I, I'm not sure what difference it makes if it a little-known website also spells it cap-I. --Tenebrae (talk) 15:19, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- It’s not that they’re another source that uses a capital ‘I’. It’s that they explicitly say to use a capital ‘I’. A while back, I asked what would be necessary to allow an exception to the MOS, and one editor said that this would have to happen, and it has. —Frungi (talk) 23:30, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Given that everyone from Time to The New York Times spells it cap-I, I'm not sure what difference it makes if it a little-known website also spells it cap-I. --Tenebrae (talk) 15:19, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Doesn't Paramount get to be the final arbiter on how to spell the title of their own movie? You wouldn't try to claim that it should be spelled "E. E. Cummings" simply because standard English grammar requires the capitalization of proper names, would you? Instead, you'd defer to the spelling the person has chosen for themselves. Since the official web site of the movie, http://www.startrekmovie.com, lists the title as "Star Trek Into Darkness" (check the title in the browser tab or, if you can't see it, view the HTML source and look at the <TITLE> tag), then the question is settled. Paramount spells it with a capital I and no colon. Thus, that's the way it is to be spelled. --Rrhain
- You're confusing spelling with styling. See many millions of words on this exact subject above. Anyway, this discussion is something we're steering clear of at the moment; we've only just come to something of a conclusion. So, be warned on pain of trout... drewmunn talk 17:16, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Colon usage: should we use "Star Trek: Into Darkness" or "Star Trek Generations"?
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
The film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol , also by J.J. Abrams, likewise features the name of the main series in a smaller font with the subtitle (if you can call it that) in a larger font on the next line. So the display of the title of Star Trek Into Darkness was probably chosen this way to ape J.J. Abrams last MI film. The WP article uses some kind of dash in the title of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol so how about using a dash here as well. So we would have Star Trek – Into Darkness. Wstidtp (talk) 23:10, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- The official M:I site uses a dash. Not so for STID. (Is that acronym a thing? I’m going to start saying “stid” out loud when referring to it.) Pretty much everyone capitalizes the ‘I’ with no punctuation. Besides, the supertitle M:I has a colon in it itself, so the dash is necessary for clarity. “Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol” doesn’t really make sense to the eye. —Frungi (talk) 23:13, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)I haven't seen any other sources that use "Star Trek – Into Darkness" while there are a number of sources (although not all) which use "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol". Ryan Vesey 23:14, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Plus there's a factual error in this proposal. Abrams didn't direct M:I – GP; Stuart Baird did. Abrams directed Mission: Impossible III. Anyway, the point is that "Star Trek Into Darkness" is the way that the actual people involved in creating the work have consistently capitalized it, and we have no damn right morally to do otherwise. oknazevad (talk) 03:27, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- We do it with hundreds of other composition titles. What has morality got to do with it? -- Scjessey (talk) 03:31, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- Actually, it’s that it’s the way everyone has consistently capitalized it—sometimes I see a colon, but the capitalization is universal, from what I can tell. Wikipedia ought not be the exception to something like that. Adherence to house style rules was the issue for some WP editors, but if every source, including those with similar house rules, breaks theirs, then we still ought not be the exception. —Frungi (talk) 05:03, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- Plus there's a factual error in this proposal. Abrams didn't direct M:I – GP; Stuart Baird did. Abrams directed Mission: Impossible III. Anyway, the point is that "Star Trek Into Darkness" is the way that the actual people involved in creating the work have consistently capitalized it, and we have no damn right morally to do otherwise. oknazevad (talk) 03:27, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Splitting the talk page into "(i|I)nto" and "non-(i|I)nto"
So that sane, productive discussions about actually improving the article can actually take place rather than getting lost in all the mud-slinging. 184.70.12.238 (talk) 00:00, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- Hopefully, this is no longer necessary now that the article has been moved and the furor seems to have died down, and further discussion on this page will be about improving the article rather than arguing over names. —Frungi (talk) 00:25, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- This page was the best flame-fest ever! Can someone rename the page back to 'i' so we can carry on? Hughperkins (talk) 02:05, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- If that’s the goal, then I think you’d do better to rename it to ‘u’ per this discussion, and then vociferously argue for it when they want to move it back. —Frungi (talk) 02:11, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- That section was definitely the highlight for me. Especially the Star Wars comment. I laugh out loud every time I re-read it! Hughperkins (talk) 02:33, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- why don't we just not use capital letters on wikipedia? the english language used to use capitals for all nouns, now only proper nouns and beginning of sentences. we dont need them at the beginning of sentences, there's a period. plus, its very cool in a low key way. and, with smaller letters, we would use fewer electrons. user:mercurywoodrose. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mercurywoodrose (talk • contribs) 02:44, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- Because Jimbo is not E.E. Cummings. —Frungi (talk) 05:08, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- why don't we just not use capital letters on wikipedia? the english language used to use capitals for all nouns, now only proper nouns and beginning of sentences. we dont need them at the beginning of sentences, there's a period. plus, its very cool in a low key way. and, with smaller letters, we would use fewer electrons. user:mercurywoodrose. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mercurywoodrose (talk • contribs) 02:44, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- That section was definitely the highlight for me. Especially the Star Wars comment. I laugh out loud every time I re-read it! Hughperkins (talk) 02:33, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- If that’s the goal, then I think you’d do better to rename it to ‘u’ per this discussion, and then vociferously argue for it when they want to move it back. —Frungi (talk) 02:11, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- This page was the best flame-fest ever! Can someone rename the page back to 'i' so we can carry on? Hughperkins (talk) 02:05, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Into is a compound preposition. The Title makes sense as a sentence fragment (noun phrase), because Star is an adjective.
First off, I edited a section it asked me not to, and I apologize. I ctrl+f'd to my name to reply to someone and didn't see the warning. Super sorry. Anyway..
The MOS explicitly says "The first word in a compound preposition" should be capitalized. Linguistics lesson time. Into is a compound of the prepositions In and to. http://owl.english.purd,ue.edu/owl/resource/594/02/ Compound_preposition If the space was not removed through reduction the tile would read 'Star Trek In to Darkness'. If a compound becomes one word, it would represent "the first word in a compound." The guideline was plain as day, yet casually ignored by those fighting for strict adherence to the lower case guideline. The most literal, strict, and pedantic interpretation of MOS (which I don't advocate anyway, for it is just a guideline) demands that Into be capitalized. There was no written exception for single word compound prepositions. Into is a specific type of compound called a copulative similar to words bittersweet and sleepwalk. FURTHERMORE, Into is a very special type of preposition called a directional spatial adpositions. Directional spatial adpositions can only combine with verbs that involve motion. Onward and Upward Onto point two.
I want to take a second to address the "it cant be a sentence because stars can't take treks" argument, because I think it is wrong. When into is used in a sentence, Into modifies the word Trek as trek is the verb. Remember, directional spatial adpositions can only combine with verbs that involve motion. 'Trek Into' becomes the verb phrase and then 'Trek Into Darkness' becomes the noun phrase because it describes a specific event (such as the Civil War.) Star becomes an adjective. Everyone arguing the sentence doesn't make sense is arguing that Star can only be used as a noun. But in a sentence Star is parsed as an adjective. We have a Trek Into Darkness. What type of Trek is it? A Star type Trek. It is a Trek (Into Darkness) that pertains to Stars. (See definition 17 of star in this dictionary http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/star)
They have purposely used the phrase in a way which is unfamiliar to fans. To boldly go indeed (yes I know I split the infinitive, it was an allusion.) Think of Star and Space as synonyms for Futuristic in this use scenario. Yet, I would argue that Star has always been the adjective and Trek has always been the noun. The show has always been about a Trek of the Star/Space variety, and never about Stars themselves taking Treks. The words have been used this way for a long time. The new title becomes equivalent to Futuristic Trek Into Darkness, or Trek Into Darkness in Space. Thus, Star Trek Into Darkness can be read as a sentence fragment because Star describes the type of Trek. The word Star itself has taken on a less common meaning (in Space.) Star is in the dictionary as this type of adjective, we just don't see it too often outside of the titles Star Trek and Star Wars. I personally think they did this on purpose to draw attention to the title, and get people talking about it. In a way it is reminiscent of the title The Empire Strikes Back.
In short: Into should have been capitalized from the beginning as per MOS and the compound clause. In addition, the subtitle debate is wildly irrelevant, because as a fragment the title is perfectly parse-able as a legitimate and fully grammatical noun phrase.
As for this issue as a whole, from an outside perspective, it seems as if consensus was reached a long time and two people managed to hold up a common sense fix by continually misusing the MOS (by forgetting the compound preposition clause, among other things like ignoring common sense and ignore all rules.) It wreaks of people who were cocksure of their position and the importance of policy, but unwilling to acknowledge they could be wrong or that policy itself could be wrong. I think a retrospective examination is in order as to how two stubborn people were able to hold up such a silly issue for so long by continually referring to a guideline that specifically said to watch out for exceptions. This type of thing should never happen again. It is painfully obvious that wp:commonname and wp:IAR (ignore all rules) should have taken precedence. This issue is embarrassing for everyone involved, and those fighting for a lower case i would be wise to reevaluate their conduct. Xkcdreader (talk) 07:06, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- Hear, hear. I've stated similar sentiments elsewhere. Some users need to examine their approach to this encyclopedia and their conduct towards others who act in good faith to make articles as accurate as possible. Nsign (talk) 08:54, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- As a Wiktionary editor, I feel the need to point out that if "trek" is regarded as a verb, "to trek into darkness" must be a verb phrase, not a noun phrase. The phrase "trek into darkness" can only be a noun phrase if "trek" is regarded as a noun; compare "open the school" (verb [phrase]) vs "opening of the school" (noun [phrase]). (I would have thought Xkcdreader would have realised this when writing that "'Trek Into Darkness' becomes the noun phrase because it describes a specific event".) The claim that "star" is an adjective is interesting; I would have interpreted it as a noun (used in a noun+noun compound, as is common in English; compare "field worker", "computer science"), but I see that some dictionaries do consider it an adjective; I've opened an inquiry on Wiktionary into whether or not it meets Wiktionary's Criteria for Inclusion as an adjective. Regardless of whether "star" is an adjective or a noun, the second element "star trek"/"star trek into darkness" is a noun: if "star" is a noun, it is singular; it will only be followed by "trek" rather than "treks" if the whole phrase is viewed as imploring a celestial body "(O) star, trek into darkness (and be not afraid)". If "star" is an adjective, a verb should only follow it if it is being substantivised, and even then it needs a definite article to avoid sounding like Journalese: "poor have a hard time finding work"? A non-substantivised adjective followed by a verb makes no sense: *"red administer the school"? In the end, "star trek into darkness" does seem to be a noun phrase, like "descent into hell", but not for the reasons Xkcdreader claims. -sche (talk) 18:28, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- Trek Into Darkness should be a noun phrase. It describes a specific instance. What happens when you put a verb and a noun together? Darkness is a noun. If you can put an article in front of it, it should be a noun phrase, right? You can take a trek into darkness just like you can take a star trek into darkness just like you can take a trek into darkness in space. All the variants appear to be a noun phrase. It only becomes a verb phrase when you add the infinitive to to the beginning. My example is [ A Civil War/To Civil War ] I think the best way I have seen it described is "Road Trip Into Wilderness" It describes a specific Trip Into Wilderness. Hey remember that one time when we took a trip into wilderness. The reason I DONT think it is a verb phrase, is because I don't see star as an adverb. I suppose it could be an adverb, but the dictionary doesn't list it as one. Let's play a little substitution game. Muppets in Space (muppets are a noun), Star Trek in Space, Star Trek Into Darkness in Space. Or when someone says Disney on ice. Star as an adjective is roughly the same as "in space." I would also like to point out I think Star has ALWAYS been an adjective, since the starwars/startrek days. It modify the wars/trek noun to tell you what type of war/trek it is. A war of the star variety, aka war in space. The phrase star trek doesnt make sense to me if star is a noun. If I said Waterfall Marathon, you would think I meant waterfalls running. I don't think Star's themselves can trek. I think it works like the phrase Safari Adventure, Safari is the type of adventure, so it's an adjective. Hmm the more I think about it, the more right you seem. If trek into darkness is a noun phrase, trek must be a specific instance too, and thus a noun. It works as a command too. I command you: Trek Into Darkness right now. (Soooo if Trek Into Darkness is a verb phrase, does Star become an adverb for the first time ever?) Xkcdreader (talk) 22:04, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- re "I DONT think it is a verb phrase": then we agree. :] re "The phrase star trek doesnt make sense to me if star is a noun": in "road trip", do you think "road" is an adjective? If so... well, we basically agree on how the phrase functions ("road" functions like and adjective and modifies "trip", indicating the kind of "trip"; "star" likewise modifies "trek"), but I'm making the pedantic point that "road" and "star" (and "safari") are technically w:Noun adjuncts in the noun+noun compounds "road trip" and "star trek", rather than true adjectives. (wikt:WT:English adjectives has some good tests of true adjectives. In short, you can tell "star" isn't an adjective because you can't say a sky "is too star" or "is more star than" another sky, nor that one trip is "roader" than another trip, whereas you can say a clear Death Valley sky "is too starry" or "is more starry than" a cloud-obscured London sky, and a trip from Arizona to Death Valley is "shorter" than a trip from Arizona to London. And a war can't "become star" the way it can "become bloody". But see the Wiktionary page for the nuances and caveats.) -sche (talk) 01:16, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
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Any reason it was removed when it was well sourced and written by an established editor who is no doubt aware of the relevant policies? MisterShiney ✉ 07:23, 1 February 2013 (UTC) I agree with you in that it should be included. As dumb as the whole issue is, it spilled over into pop culture and the journalism realm. The fight is now history in the most literal sense. The correct title of the movie itself was the subject of the xkcd comic, thus mentioning the comic and the dailydot article would be appropriate. THAT SAID, it needs to be rewritten in its current form. The whole subtitle part should be removed completely, (see my section above for why the subtitle debate was irrelevant in the first place.) Secondly, the "some editors" comes off as a personal attack and could be written better. See my suggestion below. Xkcdreader (talk) 07:43, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Probably it was removed because of this from WP:SELFREF: To avoid self reference, a mention needs to reflect its importance in their overall body of work. (That’s in reference to BLPs, but I think it applies here too.) I agree that it certainly seems to have gotten enough attention to warrant a mention somewhere, but I’m neutral on whether that’s here. —Frungi (talk) 08:21, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Yes, it would make the article worse, as it would add WP:UNDUE weight to the topic, as described in WP:SUBJECT. As I keep saying, it's appropriate on a page about Wikipedia, not on one about a Star Trek film. Go add it there. --Rob Sinden (talk) 13:58, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
The stuff about Wikipedia is a distraction from the article. I don't see that the title has caused widespread confusion or debate to the point where it is notable. Xkcdreader, if you can cite reliable sources evidencing a more widespread controversy about the title, I encourage you to do so. But so far, I think the focus in the news has been on Wikipedia's own dysfunction and inability to resolve something that seems trivial. I was looking at Criticism of Wikipedia#Criticism of the community and thought something might be developed there where it could be more appropriate. Fletcher (talk) 15:32, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Would Star Trek fans be interested in the fact that trek is being used as a verb for the first time, and that into darkness is apparently not a subtitle. JJ himself commented on the unprecedented of the topic. Simon Pegg came out and spoke on the verbness. I will list other organizations that covered the verbification of the word Trek. http://www.blastr.com/2012/09/star-trek-2-gets-an-offic.php Ctrl+f this deadline page, there is a noun verb debate dated september 10th. http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/paramount-hangs-a-title-star-trek-into-darkness-is-next-enterprise-voyage/ Here are more sources http://www.movieweb.com/news/star-trek-into-darkness-is-rumored-to-be-the-title-of-j-j-abrams-sequel http://www.grammarly.com/answers/questions/10287-star-trek-into-darkness-phrasal-verb/ http://www.slashfilm.com/zachary-quinto-and-karl-urban-talk-star-trek-2-now-officially-titled-star-trek-into-darkness/ The grammar of the title was wildly discussed outside of wikipedia, it just got the most attention here. IF the community chooses to address the uniquness of the title, it should also address the confusion it caused. If it is mentioned, it should include the use of the movie title in a sentence in marketing material. If it addresses the confusion it caused it needs to mention wikipedia. If it mentions wikipeida common sense dictates it would also mention the xkcd comic which broke the story. To pretend to ignore the confusion that trek as a verb caused just because it partially happened on wikipedia is dishonest. Wikipedia isn't some sacred cow above being referenced in a story. Whether the editors want to admit it or not Trek being a verb is a huge deal and the fact that it spawned this debate is my evidence. Can anyone cite a single movie title that has been more controversial as to its grammatical interpretation? I feel like the existence of the debate on wikipedia is clouding everyone's judgement. As far as star trek goes, the title change is historical. If it wasn't such a big change this event never would have happened. Just because some of the discussion happened on wikipedia doesnt mean we should whitewash its existence. I personally think that non trek/wikipedia fans would find it very interesting to hear that Trek is being used as a verb for the first time, and all the controversy such use brought the internet. If random youtube stars get pages, this should get a mention.Xkcdreader (talk) 15:53, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
WOW! I wasn't expecting this when I made the original post! Personally, I believe it should in the least get a mention. It is relevant to the Subject at hand (Star Trek Into Darkness), it is verified by an independent (no pun intended) reliable source (The Independent). The secondary user submitted/blogs should not be used (hardly relevant considering they are mocking in nature), where as The Independent article is professional in it's nature and is highlighting the grammatical side of things. Whether or not it is suitable content for it's own section remains to be seen. In the very least though it should be highlighted in the title section, having been mentioned in a mainstream publication. MisterShiney ✉ 17:59, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Extra comment: WP:SUBJECT would not apply. We are saying "The Independent said XYZ about the Wikipedia discussion re the grammar of the title" (backed up with a source) and not "There was a long discussion on the Wikipedia talk page" (referencing the talk page). MisterShiney ✉ 18:27, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Wow, that looks a lot of arguing. Unfortunately I haven’t been following it today, so I’ll just give this opinion before I embark on reading it with apologies if this has already been suggested and/or dismissed: This article should not report on itself, but it absolutely should make use of the published information and opinions about the title. It isn’t relevant to the movie whether Wikipedia had an aneurysm over its title, but the interpretation of the title is relevant. —Frungi (talk) 20:50, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Please close this section. Approaching 10,000 words talking about nothing. Do you realize that? It's a discussion about whether to include mention in the article about the discussion on Wikipedia about whether to capitalize the letter 'i' in the title of the article. Is that not sheer madness? Consider, for a moment, a sane reader. By sane, I mean someone who would immediately close their browser after looking at this talk page, and possibly unplug their computer. What useful information is being proposed that will benefit the sane reader? Yes, the title of the film is semantically odd. So what? Anyone can see that just looking at it. Do we have any interesting to add about the film that does not diverge into some meta-discussion or analysis of grammatical nuance that no one even cares about? If not, then close the discussion. Fletcher (talk) 00:31, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
The references that have been offered to argue for including a section about this editorial dispute in the article itself do not merit such a mention, as per WP:NAVEL. At best it's trivia. Nightscream (talk) 01:40, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
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I personally believe the previous text is encyclopedic, well sourced, accurate, neutral, brief, relevant, bizarre, lighthearted, and of interest to the casual reader. I firmly attest that random person could pick up this paragraph and fully understand the information being conveyed without requiring additional context and without being bombarded by irrelevant information It stays on topic (which is the movie title and resulting confusion regarding its lexical interpretation.) Xkcdreader (talk) 05:08, 2 February 2013 (UTC) References
Support I actually think this is very encyclopedic, interesting, and informative, enough so that I'm now convinced that the lack of a colon is very intentional and correct (whereas I was previously on the pro-colon side). I was not aware that the studio themselves had been hand-wringing over the title and how to avoid putting a colon in it, nor that this was being covered outside of Wikipedia before it even became an issue here, but Xkcdreader gives a pretty comprehensive overview of it here that I think deserves placement in the article. (And for the record, I think talking at any length about this debate we had here over capitalization does not deserve placement in the article, but the brief mention in the context of xkcd's coverage of the issue seems fine). --Pfhorrest (talk) 06:13, 2 February 2013 (UTC) Support I don't see any major problems with this. douts (talk) 10:50, 2 February 2013 (UTC) Oppose This is a joke. The Wikipedia debate was NOT about subtitle/not subtitle/verb etc. It was about whether or not to capitalise "into" according to real world use and official sources and what policies/guidelines to follow. It therefore has no place being mentioned in an article about a FILM. The wider coverage given to the title in general by other sites is also, in my opinion, not worthy of inclusion in the article. The article should provide a general overview of the film for the layman and I personally don't think that most people give a flying fart about the fact that Trekkies' worlds were turned upside down by the lack of a colon. Its silly and irrelevant. Additionally, the debate blew up because a tiny minority of over-zealous Wiki-guardians of certain guidelines obdurately stonewalled everyone else and I would rather that we didn't publicise it any further on reputational grounds. Please drop this. Nsign (talk) 11:33, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
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The previous suggestion went through considerable change as it was discussed. In the process it outgrew the appropriate length. Everyone seems to agree that even if it is appropriate for wikipedia, it was no longer appropriate for the page in its current form. Main article: Grammatical and orthographical interpretations of the movie title Star Trek Into Darkness
I personally believe the previous text is encyclopedic, well sourced, accurate, neutral, brief, relevant, bizarre, lighthearted, and of interest to the casual reader. I firmly attest that a random person could pick up this paragraph and fully understand the information being conveyed without requiring additional context and without being bombarded by irrelevant information It stays on topic of the movie title and resulting confusion regarding its lexical interpretation. Xkcdreader (talk) 16:40, 2 February 2013 (UTC) References
I removed the following two lines because they appear to be too controversial to reach consensus, even though I believe they add context and insight to the paragraph.
Support As written, it's encyclopedic and well-sourced, and deftly handles a discussion of the issue without putting any emphasis on the specific debate on Wikipedia. --DavidK93 (talk) 18:33, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Mostly Oppose per Bradd, Scjessey and Nsign. The parts we can use are the first bullet point (already in the article) and the second, which has some decent quotes. I really oppose delving into the grammar geekery, which is not relevant to the subject matter and is of no interest to the typical reader. You're dressing it up as if there was some very serious and technical debate, but the sources are just entertainment writers casually opining on the title when it was announced. In short, comments about the film and its production are good; comments about people commenting about the film are not relevant. Fletcher (talk) 19:01, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Support as this is NOT about wikipedia so WP:SUBJECT is NOT being violated. This is about the confusion and discussion caused by the oddness of the title which (as I've said several times now, PRE-DATES THE WIKIPEDIA DEBATE!). Also, Scjessey are you deliberately being obtuse and ignoring the fact that discussion over the oddness of the title began long before the debate on wikipedia? Or have you just gone temporarily blind? Cos it's becoming extremely annoying to be repeatedly ignored. douts (talk) 19:38, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
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The previous discussion indicated a concern over an abundance of unnecessary information. Accordingly I have revised this information further with a focus on brevity. As the previous conversation was no longer in reference to the current draft, a separate discussion section is more appropriate.
I personally believe the previous text is encyclopedic, well sourced, accurate, neutral, brief, relevant, bizarre, lighthearted, and of interest to the casual reader. I firmly attest that a random person could pick up this paragraph and fully understand the information being conveyed without requiring additional context and without being bombarded by irrelevant information It stays on topic of the movie title and resulting confusion regarding its lexical interpretation. References
Summary of discussion (by Xkcdreader):
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E P I S O D E 'IV' A SECOND PROPOSAL FOLLOWS
This is an brief consolidation of previous conversation. It concerning only where consensus could not be reached. It is intended to assist mediation if necessary.
Proposal Part Two:
Breakdown:
ISSUE: Are SIX sentences on the ambiguous nature of the title WP:UNDUE or is it an appropriate summary for an Encyclopedia entry?
Factions:
If you have previously weighed in there is really no need to Support/Oppose this again. Let's hear some fresh voices!
So we are now into the 5th section about the same thing...? You dont need to keep summarising everyone's arguments. It's not the way things are done and quite frankly you cannot summarise an editor's comments without something being lost in translation. You need to reach a consensus separately from trying to work on the section. Hence why we are now in our 5th section and before it's inclusion, you need the consensus. Which...you don't have. MisterShiney ✉ 22:08, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
Justification for inclusion: Pfhorrest, David93, douts, Eraserhead1, Whoosit and I have reached a minority consensus which can be summed up as: The proposal is a comprehensive overview that deserves placement in the article. The proposed addition is Encyclopedic, well-sourced, and deftly handles the topic without putting any emphasis on Wikipedia. It is of interest to a wide variety of people and escapes meeting the definition of WP:FANCRUFT because of the volume of people who have participated in discussing the topic. Dissenting opinions include: Frungi, who agrees it is an interesting topic, and Nsign who is not in support of inclusion but agrees it is appropriately written for inclusion in an encyclopedia. In addition, Fletcher is not opposed to brief mention of the ambiguity, however believes the discussion of grammar is too technical. Douts and I believe it is arrogant to assume you know what people will find interesting and is a misuse of WP:UNDUE. It is recognized the majority opinion at this time is WP:UNDUE, with a vocal minority claiming WP:SELFREF is mean. (I, in good faith, believe this is an accurate summary of our point that does not misrepresent any persons views.) Xkcdreader (talk) 10:15, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Xkcdreader - please can you fix the references on your proposal to enable us to pick it apart piece by piece. --Rob Sinden (talk) 12:59, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
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'Big Game Ad'
So the new trailer was good, wasn't it? Just thought I'd throw that out there. In the meantime, it doesn't help solve the titular issues we've been experiencing. The trailer can be read in one of two ways: "Our world will fall INTO DARKNESS", or "Our world will fall. STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS". Again, this adds the to the deliberately vague conclusion I've come to, but there we go. You may now continue whatever it was you were up to. drewmunn talk 08:15, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- The TV spot ran during the "blackout" part of the Super Bowl. It amused me that a few Twitter users started using #SuperBowlintoDarkness (mostly with the lowercase "i"). Maybe we should create a comprehensive, 4-paragraph section on this extraordinary phenomenon - citing every single tweet that used the hashtag!
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-- Scjessey (talk) 01:43, 5 February 2013 (UTC)- I think it might be worth mentioning that the ad aired during the "blackout" phase of the Super Bowl, actually. Certainly the tense of the mention in the article needs to be updated. -- Scjessey (talk) 01:54, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
That has gone from absurd to hyper-surreal (also I'm sorry, and again in advance)
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In my mind this grew into a way bigger issue than twelve stupid sentences. Personally, it had become a matter of principle. Moreso because it was about Star Trek, and Star Trek is about the pursuit of knowledge. It literally confuses me that we prefer not to allow people to determine what they consider interesting for themselves. But that is for another conversation about WP:UNDUE and not appropriate here. Nothing will EVER GET DONE AGAIN on wikipedia if this type of behavior is allowed from either side. (/s /drama) There is always some rule to prevent a person from contributing. There is always a guideline. There is always an essay. It took administrators to capitalize this article. I tried to add 6-12 sentences to this article and was blocked at every attempt. But usually for good reason. All the people telling me I was wrong helped turn an ok block of text into a pretty good one. Eventually through lots of debate we reached consensus on the first five sentences. The sixth sentence is a fun little anecdote. It makes the paragraph better. It is entire unnecessary. But it should be included anyway out of principle. What kind of encyclopedia errs on the side of exclusion over having twelve extra sentences in an article? Or one sentence for that matter? What kind of sick person spends thousands of words defending their position? What have you done to me Wikipedia? This is the i|I debate all over again. For some insane reason the general consensus on Wikipedia is to do nothing and argue about it forever. It doesn't help that the talk pages are an awful way to have a conversation. This NEEDS to be threaded like reddit. People need to be able to reply without refreshing the page. Edit conflicts. Ugh. Who in their right mind would ever come here to contribute. You have to spend all your time explaining yourself, and with no time left for writing content. The spirit of WP:BEBOLD is nowhere to be seen, for you need to appease EVERYBODY. Someone will always spearhead a blocking maneuver. Nothing will ever change. Someday we will start to argue if empty pages are better than ones with text. So I have decided 2 things. First, it is time to cool down for a minute. Second, (because consensus was reached in a near unanimous fashion) I am going to GO BOLDLY where I have never gone before and put the non-controvercial entry into the page. I really hope this doesn't start an edit war. It shouldn't. This is the product of the last few days of work. It reads as follows.
Just like how the colon represents everything people hate about Star Trek (Damon Lindelof's words not mine, do I really need to cite this?) the i|I represents everything people hate about Wikipedia. Just like how they spent more time debating the title than making the movie .... We.... Oh my god.. (Like I said, hyper absurd and meta even. Does this say something more about the human condition than it does wikipedia/jjabrams crew? Are our entire lives just spend chasing each others tails?) In it's own way I hope this issue is a call to arms of sorts, so that this place can start to function again. Again, I take full responsibility for my nauseating conduct. I'm super sorry. I can understand why people wouldn't want to work with people possessing such passionate attitudes. This has been a learning experience, and an introspective one at that. And in the end isn't that what encyclopedias are for? And Star Trek? Xkcdreader (talk) 15:15, 4 February 2013 (UTC) PS: Remember, no matter how historic this message becomes (/s) you can never write about it on wikipedia, because I posted it here first and not in a newspaper, per rules 1, 7, 9 and eleventythousand.
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Will the hatting be stripped when these discussions are archived? I see no reason for them to stay hatted once in the archives... -sche (talk) 01:19, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Good question. I don’t believe so, but it would be nice if possible. —Frungi (talk) 07:13, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I don't think Mizabot removes the compression, but it's always possible we could; 10 days after the last comment, the section will be archived, so someone could do it manually after then if you wanted. drewmunn talk 07:40, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Norway's opening Date
Anyone else find it interesting that May 17th is Norway's National Day (like the US's July 4th) and the movie HAPPENS to come out in Norway before any other country? 216.110.25.2 (talk) 15:49, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- FINALLY! Something about something other than the title!! :) Anyway, I wasn't aware of that. If we can find some reason why it's important I am sure it can be included. MisterShiney ✉ 17:34, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- Agreed. However, it's likely that's just a hole the distributors could fill. It happens quite a lot; a seemingly random country gets a blockbuster before anyone else. drewmunn talk 17:38, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- Perhaps JJ Abrams feels more people will see it in Norway if it is NOT on their National Day?...I'll look into it with some of my relatives their and also look (I)nto typical Norwegian movie habits on May 17th...maybe they just don't go to the movies that day as much for some reason. That would be a good reason to move the date up to the prior Wednesday.216.110.25.2 (talk) 18:53, 4 February 2013 (UTC)Keith
- If it opens in Norway before the 17th then the date in the infobox needs to be changed, since we document the date of first exhibition. Betty Logan (talk) 07:45, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- If it hasn't been done already, I will do it. I haven't found out WHY it is opening the Wednesday prior, but both Norway and Egypt's opening dates are May 15th. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1408101/releaseinfo )...Egypt's date isn't on that list so I can'at include it in the article, but it does open there on the 15th too.Dangerkeith3000 (talk) 18:22, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Perhaps JJ Abrams feels more people will see it in Norway if it is NOT on their National Day?...I'll look into it with some of my relatives their and also look (I)nto typical Norwegian movie habits on May 17th...maybe they just don't go to the movies that day as much for some reason. That would be a good reason to move the date up to the prior Wednesday.216.110.25.2 (talk) 18:53, 4 February 2013 (UTC)Keith
- Agreed. However, it's likely that's just a hole the distributors could fill. It happens quite a lot; a seemingly random country gets a blockbuster before anyone else. drewmunn talk 17:38, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Amended "Title" Section Into Darkness
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- COMPROMISE NEARS as a SOLUTION ARISES
- Multiple people contended there were too many citations, now there are ten.[1][18][4][5][6][9][19][20][21][8]
- One sentence in particular caused opposition, due to alleged WP:SELFREF. (Beware potential WP:COI).
- Concerns that text was too technical, verbose, and synthesized have been addressed and hopefully corrected.
- The following text was amended to the Title section of the 'Star Trek Into Darkness' article section on February 5th.
- The film title, Star Trek Into Darkness, is grammatically ambiguous in light of traditional use of the series title Star Trek and raised questions concerning the stylistic intent of the title's authors with respect to possible interpretations of the title's constituent structure and orthography.[1][18][4][5][6][9] Trek can now function as verb, and due to the lack of demarcating colon, Into Darkness may no longer imply a subtitle to the series title Star Trek but instead be part of the phrase Trek Into Darkness.[1][18][4][5][6][9] In regard to prior Star Trek film titles, star Simon Pegg dictated "How do you get past the curse of the ":"? You get rid of it altogether. Trek ain't a noun, it's a verb. STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS MAY 2013"[19] Paramount's initial marketing synopsis used Star Trek Into Darkness as a declarative phrase and began: "In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness."[20][21] In reference to a webcomic lampooning a lengthy debate over the title's orthography[8], The Daily Dot writer Kevin Morris characterized the situation as "a swirling maelstrom" and recognized director J.J. Abrams' propensity for clever marketing tactics, speculating that "perhaps Abrams knew what he was getting into when he gave his film such a grammatically bizarre title."[9]
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- Conclusion: The new paragraph is a brief, Encyclopedic, accurate, well-sourced, relevant, and a neutral overview of the inherent ambiguity in the phrase Star Trek Into Darkness that deftly handles the topic without putting unnecessary emphasis on Wikipedia. It does not violate WP:SUBJECT or WP:UNDUE. WP:SELFREF is only a suggestion. You don't need WP:Consensus to WP:BEBOLD, you need WP:Consensus for WP:Content_removal. I repeat, You don't need consensus to make changes, you need it to revert them. The burden of proof is on those people who want content removed, not the people contributing content. If this practice is flipped, the people doing so completely undermine WP:BEBOLD. Those in favor of removal need to come to a valid WP:Consensus justifying why a sentence needs to be removed.
- Result: The first five sentences explain the history of the title and the second five respectfully, clearly, and concisely explain why the title is confusing, and the resulting effects caused by the confusion.
- Note of Caution: I tried as hard as possible to be tactful and respectful with regard to the i|I debate and the feelings of those involved. Users involved in the initial i|I debate are the partial subject of a secondary source used, and could possibly hold a WP:CONFLICT of interest if they propose removing this contribution. I ask any of those users to please tread lightly. I fully understand this contribution may be controversial because it could shed some negative light on how WP:LAME this place is. That alone does not justify its removal. If you have a suggestion that can make this contribution better, by all means help and propose better wording. It goes against everything Wikipedia stands for to revert it, just because you don't want it here or don't personally find it interesting. Let's not start another war. An edit war over this contribution would create more bad press than allowing the contribution to stand. To quote Joshua, one of the smartest computers of all time, "The only winning move is not to play."
- Final Thoughts: I thank everyone who raised and explained concerns, their voices were taken into considerable account. The users Pfhorrest, douts, Eraserhead1, David93, and Whoosit all shared a sentiment of support for various incarnations of this contribution. Fletcher did not oppose a brief mention of the title being ambiguous and Frungi contended the topic was interesting. Although opposed, Nsign conceded it is acceptable for an encyclopedia but preferred to obscure the fact that Wikipedia is WP:LAME. Criticism, dialogue, and editing lead to better content. If I have misrepresented any of these people, they are more than welcome to correct me. I still believe this should have been a contribute first, edit afterwards situation, but gathering everyone's perspectives first helped make sure the contribution was appropriate and hopefully won't launch an edit war. (WP:REDUNDANT#Over-doing_it mentions Criticizing instead of editing. No one should have to read through this many pages of rules first to make sure their contribution is appropriate.) Telling users their contribution is WP:UNDUE and not helping to edit it is WP:BITEing. I hope everyone can take something positive away from the experience. Arguing and blocking content should not take precedent over helping edit it. The "I'm not going to waste my time helping you rewrite sentences" mindset is not beneficial to Wikipedia, and should be avoided. I hope my summary of the rules I learned about this week can be helpful in the future when this sort of situation arises. Xkcdreader (talk) 13:15, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Summary of Argument
- Please leave this as its own subsection, so I can link to it, instead of repeating the same thing over and over across the talk page. Please don't debate/discuss in this section, keep it to the discussion sections below. Thanks for your cooperation!
- My Position: WP:PRINCIPLE The rules are principles, not laws, on Wikipedia. Policies and guidelines exist only as rough approximations of their underlying principles. WP:SUBJECT#Articles_are_about_their_subjects If publicity regarding an article is significant, that information would not be included in the article, unless it is relevant to the topic of the article itself. (Kevin Morris' comments in regard to J.J. Abrams' marketing tactics and the debate he caused is relevant to the topic of the "title". Thus, WP:SUBJECT is an invalid reason to keep the DailyDot source from being used.) WP:Notability#SPIP - The barometer of notability is whether people independent of the topic itself have have written and published non-trivial works that focus upon it. (The "Wikipedia debate, is notable, because it has been written about by at least 4 authors.) WP:UNDUE It should be easy to name prominent adherents. WP:TOO_LONG!#Content_removal Content should not be removed from articles simply to reduce length; see WP:Content removal#Reasons for acceptable reasons. WP:FANCRUFT is an essay, consider it with discretion. Essays are not Wikipedia policies or guidelines. WP:COMMON Even if a contribution "violates" the precise wording of a rule, it might still be a good contribution. WP:PRINCIPLE#Ignore_all_rules Rules cannot cover every possible circumstance and sometimes may impede us from improving the encyclopedia. In those cases, we should be bold and do what is best. In the same spirit, the letter of policy will always fall short of completely encompassing the spirit of policy. We should feel free to do whatever is most faithful to the spirit of the policy, whether or not the specific circumstance is spelled out in the policy. WP:SELFREF - The belief that "self-references should be avoided" is a Manual of Style guideline not a rule. (The Daily Dot has [oversight] and is an appropriate source for commentary on J. J. Abrams choice in selecting the film's title. Desire to obscure the perception that Wikipedia is WP:LAME is not a valid reason in and of itself to remove an otherwise appropriate, neutral, accurate cited contributions. Beware a potential WP:COI if your conduct [the i|I] debate is the partial topic of a secondary source. If you participated in the i|I and lost, the events may bias your vote.)
- Analogy: This situation is akin to Bill Clinton preventing his blowjob scandal from appearing in the Bill Clinton, Famous Blowjobs in History and Presidential Impeachment, articles and INSISTING it be moved to Controversies involving Presidents and blowjobs. The idea that this contribution only belongs in Wikipedia in the media article is ABSURD. See also: WP:Abundance and redundancy. To repeat, in case I wasn't clear. WP:SUBJECT#Articles_are_about_their_subjects If publicity regarding an article is significant, that information would not be included in the article, unless it is relevant to the topic of the article itself. WP:SUBJECT is an invalid reason to keep the DailyDot source from being cited to quote an author's beliefs in regard to JJ Abrams and his choice of title, because the subject is the Title and Wikipedia's reaction. Articles can have multiple subjects. QED!
- In Short/tldr: the WP:SUBJECT objection should be thoroughly debunked by now (see above), WP:UNDUE is a minor issue, but the page will fill quickly as the release date approaches, so is it REALLY this big of a deal?. It is worth spending thousands of words keeping five sentences you don't like out of an article. WP:FANCRUFT is an essay, and irrelevant. WP:SYNTHESIS needs to be determined, I personally believe I took care of it. Others need to weigh in on the issue. (sorry this is long.) Xkcdreader (talk) 09:35, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
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- Reverted per WP:BRD, WP:WEIGHT and all the other issues previously raised. It's an unnecessary paragraph that focuses too deeply on a trivial matter. -- Scjessey (talk) 13:29, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Per WP:Content_removal#Reasons - If there is any doubt the removal may be controversial, or if it has been restored following a previous removal, it should be discussed on the page's talk page prior to removal.
- I don't need Consensus to be bold and contribute, you need consensus to remove. This is not the previous proposal, and concerns have been addressed. Restore the text, discuss it on the talk page, and reach consensus. Scjessey does NOT have consensus to remove the contribution. Xkcdreader (talk) 13:35, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry, per the above mentioned WP:BRD, edits considered controversial (as you yourself noted, you were bold) may be reverted before discussion. This is what is now happening. As for my opinion, I think the paragraph goes way too in depth for a fairly trivial matter. As I've said before, a sentence at most should cover it, and even that should probably wait a bit. drewmunn talk
- Indeed. BRD has only one "revert" in the cycle, and that was used by me. Xkcdreader needs to self-revert and then discuss the matter here. -- Scjessey (talk) 13:42, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry, per the above mentioned WP:BRD, edits considered controversial (as you yourself noted, you were bold) may be reverted before discussion. This is what is now happening. As for my opinion, I think the paragraph goes way too in depth for a fairly trivial matter. As I've said before, a sentence at most should cover it, and even that should probably wait a bit. drewmunn talk
- "Xkcdreader needs to self-revert and stop wasting everyone's time" you mean? This is beyond a joke now. --Rob Sinden (talk) 13:53, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- cool cool. Are you willing to work on a compromise until this can get fresh eyes/go to mediation? 5 February 2013 (UTC) Xkcdreader (talk) 13:55, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- No I'm not willing to work on compromise. We already have compromise in the content you inserted previously (before this paragraph). No further compromise is necessary, we are happy with what's there for now. Can I suggest you look at other articles for a while? It would seem more productive; of your 517 edits, I can't find a single one not to do with this article. We are currently at a stage of compromise, and it's unlikely anything further will be added from your suggestion at this time. I'd suggest taking some to improve other articles around Wikipedia; whether it be in the Star Trek, WP:FILM, or any other jurisdiction; sticking with one or two articles is generally not good practice for a newer editor. You'll find out more about how we work, and how your talents as an editor can be utilised. We understand you want to include your content in the article, but it's currently not consensus to do so. You were bold, now it's time to step down for a bit. drewmunn talk 14:04, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I see no reason not to just close the discussion, considering the issues have already been pointed out to this new and tenacious WP:SPA. It's a waste of everyone's time otherwise. --Rob Sinden (talk) 14:10, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- To be fair, what was added to the article wasn't really a compromise. There was unanimous agreement that that paragraph was appropriate. The disagreement was only over the second paragraph. There is disagreement over whether part two was appropriate, and no consensus was reached. At all. "Many single-purpose accounts turn out to be well-intentioned editors with a niche interest [...] here to build an encyclopedia. Care is needed if addressing single-purpose accounts on their edits. Focus on the subject matter, not the person." The five sentences I have just proposed DO need to be discussed by other people besides Scjessey and Rob Sinden. The other people involved where working towards consensus, not blocking contributions. This is all laid out above. This should not be closed and strongarmed without more eyes. Xkcdreader (talk) 14:16, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I don't think you'll find more eyes. Everyone's bored of this now. However, consensus was reached. First half was accepted as a compromise. Second half rejected due to multiple concerns. We're not going to compromise the compromise. --Rob Sinden (talk) 14:19, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- The addition I made today has been substantially rewritten to address the issue of synthesis among others. This is a prejudice against me, you are not even reading the amended suggestion. Xkcdreader (talk) 14:23, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I don't think you'll find more eyes. Everyone's bored of this now. However, consensus was reached. First half was accepted as a compromise. Second half rejected due to multiple concerns. We're not going to compromise the compromise. --Rob Sinden (talk) 14:19, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- No I'm not willing to work on compromise. We already have compromise in the content you inserted previously (before this paragraph). No further compromise is necessary, we are happy with what's there for now. Can I suggest you look at other articles for a while? It would seem more productive; of your 517 edits, I can't find a single one not to do with this article. We are currently at a stage of compromise, and it's unlikely anything further will be added from your suggestion at this time. I'd suggest taking some to improve other articles around Wikipedia; whether it be in the Star Trek, WP:FILM, or any other jurisdiction; sticking with one or two articles is generally not good practice for a newer editor. You'll find out more about how we work, and how your talents as an editor can be utilised. We understand you want to include your content in the article, but it's currently not consensus to do so. You were bold, now it's time to step down for a bit. drewmunn talk 14:04, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- cool cool. Are you willing to work on a compromise until this can get fresh eyes/go to mediation? 5 February 2013 (UTC) Xkcdreader (talk) 13:55, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- STRONG OPPOSE THIS ADDITION. Jesus f*cking christ. We've just gone over this a million times. WP:UNDUE, WP:SUBJECT, WP:FANCRUFT, etc., etc., etc., ALL apply. This is WP:DISRUPTIVE. We'd made the compromise. Get over it. --Rob Sinden (talk) 13:44, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Oppose - obviously. I just wanted to make it clear. I think the existing paragraph as it stands right now is more than sufficient. -- Scjessey (talk) 13:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Note: Two users should not be able to hold a page hostage like this. They are the same two people that held it hostage with a lowercase i. drewmunn has a point I didnt read through all of WP:BRD Xkcdreader (talk) 13:58, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- You need to go and read WP:SPA as well. -- Scjessey (talk) 14:01, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Look. Your proposal was rejected, you compromised, closed the discussions, THEN decided to re-open the discussion almost immediately. YOU are the one holding the page hostage. You seem to think that if you just repeat the same proposal again and again and again, then you'll get your way. Just wait, in a minute, you'll claim that our opinions are invalid and that you've already debunked all of our arguments against your proposal. Worst. Editor. Ever. --Rob Sinden (talk) 14:04, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- It is not the same proposal. It is worded substantially differently than the original one. It went through multiple iterations. It is apparent to me you have not yet read the post I made. Xkcdreader (talk) 14:08, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) It is clear you are trying to improve the article. That is to be commended. It is clear you are working really hard to do the best job you can. That is to be commended too. But your proposal has been rejected for several reasons and your commendable dedication is now evolving into less-commendable disruption. Please let this go. -- Scjessey (talk) 14:25, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- No one but the two of you have weighed in on the CONTENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION, since it has been modified to this form. When other people made suggestions they were taken into account and the contribution was rewritten. You have a clear conflict of interest to suppress this contribution. You also have no right to close this discussion before it happens. Xkcdreader (talk) 14:29, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I agree with you that the discussion was "closed" a bit prematurely and I have reopened it for the time being. But you must end your disruption now. -- Scjessey (talk) 14:32, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Fair enough. :) --Rob Sinden (talk) 14:37, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- That's because there is no fundamental change to the content, you've just reworded it a bit. The concerns of WP:SYNTHESIS, WP:SUBJECT, WP:UNDUE, WP:FANCRUFT, all still apply. And to be honest, who the f*ck wants to read your thesis and summary of all the guidelines of Wikipedia? HOW is that helpful? PLEASE... GIVE IT A REST!!! --Rob Sinden (talk) 14:34, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I agree with you that the discussion was "closed" a bit prematurely and I have reopened it for the time being. But you must end your disruption now. -- Scjessey (talk) 14:32, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- No one but the two of you have weighed in on the CONTENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION, since it has been modified to this form. When other people made suggestions they were taken into account and the contribution was rewritten. You have a clear conflict of interest to suppress this contribution. You also have no right to close this discussion before it happens. Xkcdreader (talk) 14:29, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) It is clear you are trying to improve the article. That is to be commended. It is clear you are working really hard to do the best job you can. That is to be commended too. But your proposal has been rejected for several reasons and your commendable dedication is now evolving into less-commendable disruption. Please let this go. -- Scjessey (talk) 14:25, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- It is not the same proposal. It is worded substantially differently than the original one. It went through multiple iterations. It is apparent to me you have not yet read the post I made. Xkcdreader (talk) 14:08, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- (edit conflict × 7)The reason there aren't that many editors around this way any more is because most of them were driven mad by xkcd-gate (have you seen today's comic? I think we should go and discuss it on Talk:Google Maps). Anyway, how about this for a compromise: let this discussion be if you agree to take a back seat for a few days or so. Spend some time looking through other pages, making contributions, and improving your portfolio. Not only would you gain valuable experience of Wikipedia on a larger scale, you'd gain more respect from the editing community. Leave this conversation be, and we'll look at it, and invite some more opinions. We can't close it ourselves, because we're involved editors, so we'll ask along an admin as well, so you have an impartial opinion. Due process will run its course, and nobody will get overly enraged. drewmunn talk 14:36, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I understand ill shut up for a while, but if this is how contributing to wikipedia works, Id never try again. Which would probably make a lot of people happy so ... Xkcdreader (talk) 14:54, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- If we all work together, then we're quite an amiable bunch! You caught us at the wrong time, and didn't fully understand Wikipedia's processes. Given time, I'm sure you could mature into a better editor, and it's good to facilitate that by editing a wider range or articles. drewmunn talk 15:01, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Very little desire to ever try this again. Still want to see this contribution through. Agreeing to shut up and not talk about it anymore, as long as appropriate channels handle the content itself and not my behavior Xkcdreader (talk) 15:16, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- If we all work together, then we're quite an amiable bunch! You caught us at the wrong time, and didn't fully understand Wikipedia's processes. Given time, I'm sure you could mature into a better editor, and it's good to facilitate that by editing a wider range or articles. drewmunn talk 15:01, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I understand ill shut up for a while, but if this is how contributing to wikipedia works, Id never try again. Which would probably make a lot of people happy so ... Xkcdreader (talk) 14:54, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- (edit conflict × 7)The reason there aren't that many editors around this way any more is because most of them were driven mad by xkcd-gate (have you seen today's comic? I think we should go and discuss it on Talk:Google Maps). Anyway, how about this for a compromise: let this discussion be if you agree to take a back seat for a few days or so. Spend some time looking through other pages, making contributions, and improving your portfolio. Not only would you gain valuable experience of Wikipedia on a larger scale, you'd gain more respect from the editing community. Leave this conversation be, and we'll look at it, and invite some more opinions. We can't close it ourselves, because we're involved editors, so we'll ask along an admin as well, so you have an impartial opinion. Due process will run its course, and nobody will get overly enraged. drewmunn talk 14:36, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Discussion of the Actual Contribution
- No one has yet been allowed to discuss this contribution. Scjessey and Rob Sinden storm in, cause a scene and then close the discussion. It has happened THREE times now. This is not appropriate. The content needs to be analyzed by OTHER PEOPLE besides these two. It needs to be analyzed sentence by sentence and not thrown out whole. Scjessey and Rob Sinden do not need to make a single comment here, their opinion has already been voiced sufficiently, and EVERYONE knows exactly what their positions are. I'll agree to sit back if they do too. This proposal would be on its second iteration not fifth if they didn't keep controlling the conversation before it happens. Xkcdreader (talk) 14:40, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
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- First off, expect a rather large trout in a second. Secondly, I oppose any such inclusion at this time. That is all. drewmunn talk 14:42, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- We've explained time and again why this is not suitable. I think a note on the admin boards to stop your disruptive behaviour is now in order. --Rob Sinden (talk) 14:45, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
ENOUGH!!!! FFS. I'm getting sick of this BS. There is nothing wrong the suggested paragraph. Wikipedia is not mentioned anywhere in the text. The fact that a source mentions the debate we had here IS NOT a reason to exlcude that source from use. Thats WP:SUBJECT dealt with. WP:SYNTHESIS: Rob nd Simon have spouted this a few times but have failed to give any reason of what is actually violating it, so rather than acting like a pair of self-righteous jackasses, that might be useful so that something (if needed) can be done about it. As for WP:FANCRUFT NONE of us are in a position to determine what is of importance to others, and since its merely an essay, it's about as relevant as my little toe. Rather than trying to roadblock everything you dont agree with, Rob and Simon need to back the f*ck off and let other people comment. douts (talk) 15:21, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Calm! That's not so much the issue here at the moment. It's more that it was decided not to include it yesterday, and that was a compromise. On the side, the addition would make it a massive part of the article, and it's a fairly small issue compared to something like the identity of Benedict's character. It is therefore a bit weighty. Anyway, I would play some soothing music, but I don't really own any. So instead, I'll just say that a simple note of support would have sufficed. drewmunn talk 15:27, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- You cannot use the Daily Dot reference, as this is a direct contravention of WP:SUBJECT. And the whole thing is WP:SYNTHESIS - it's been engineered in such a way to make a point from slight mentions in the (dubious) references. And it really isn't important in the big scheme of things per WP:UNDUE. And that is without even addressing the borderline WP:FANCRUFT. --Rob Sinden (talk) 15:30, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- The WP:UNDUE issue is a minor one, since after the film is released, the article will bulk out much more and that issue will be solved. The Daily Dot reference is being used mainly as the source for the direct quote in the last sentence - which has nothing to do with wikipedia. So in that instance it is perfectly fine - the subject of an article is irrelevant when sourcing a direct quote from someone. douts (talk) 15:41, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- "In reference to a webcomic lampooning a lengthy debate over the title's orthography, The Daily Dot writer Kevin Morris characterized the situation as "a swirling maelstrom"..." is a direct reference to Wikipedia (albeit disguised), and therefore is not fine per WP:SUBJECT. --Rob Sinden (talk) 15:46, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Right, Ok. How about re-phrasing that last sentence to read - In reference to the unusualness of the title phrasing/punctuation DD writer KM suggested that "perhaps Abrams knew what he was getting into when he gave his film such a grammatically bizarre title" given his habit of "cleverly hiding secret messages" - or something similar and worded better, thus removing any reference to xkcd? Also, as far I can see having re-read the paragraph, only the 2nd sentence could possibly be synthesis, the rest is backed up in the sources. douts (talk) 15:59, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- None of the proposed paragraph is necessary. What is already in the article is just fine. -- Scjessey (talk) 16:01, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Right, Ok. How about re-phrasing that last sentence to read - In reference to the unusualness of the title phrasing/punctuation DD writer KM suggested that "perhaps Abrams knew what he was getting into when he gave his film such a grammatically bizarre title" given his habit of "cleverly hiding secret messages" - or something similar and worded better, thus removing any reference to xkcd? Also, as far I can see having re-read the paragraph, only the 2nd sentence could possibly be synthesis, the rest is backed up in the sources. douts (talk) 15:59, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- "In reference to a webcomic lampooning a lengthy debate over the title's orthography, The Daily Dot writer Kevin Morris characterized the situation as "a swirling maelstrom"..." is a direct reference to Wikipedia (albeit disguised), and therefore is not fine per WP:SUBJECT. --Rob Sinden (talk) 15:46, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- The WP:UNDUE issue is a minor one, since after the film is released, the article will bulk out much more and that issue will be solved. The Daily Dot reference is being used mainly as the source for the direct quote in the last sentence - which has nothing to do with wikipedia. So in that instance it is perfectly fine - the subject of an article is irrelevant when sourcing a direct quote from someone. douts (talk) 15:41, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- You cannot use the Daily Dot reference, as this is a direct contravention of WP:SUBJECT. And the whole thing is WP:SYNTHESIS - it's been engineered in such a way to make a point from slight mentions in the (dubious) references. And it really isn't important in the big scheme of things per WP:UNDUE. And that is without even addressing the borderline WP:FANCRUFT. --Rob Sinden (talk) 15:30, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- It's unnecessary and unencyclopedic. It's making a mountain out of a molehill per WP:UNDUE, and is scraping the bottom of the barrel for references in order to make a point. KM's comment is a speculation as a commentary on his article about the Wikipedia debate, so will always be too self-referential for WP:SUBJECT. About the only usable bit is the Simon Pegg comment, which is completely trivial and irrelevant. --Rob Sinden (talk) 16:10, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I give up - trying to discuss something with you 2 and reach a comprise is like trying to teach french to a dog. Never in the 6, nearly 7 years I've been here have I seen anyone assume that adding something to an article will make it worse. You've repeatedly ignored attempts to reach a comprise on a version that can be added (and whilst I acknowledged it might be slightly weighty atm, WP:POTENTIAL stipulates that it should still be added given that the article will bulk up after the release of the film) and you've done all you can to prevent anything that you dont agree with. So do what you will, prevent articles being improved, act like a government censor, I dont give a shit anymore. Until someone puts you 2 back in your box nothing will ever get improved here. douts (talk) 16:33, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I second every word of what douts has said. I will also give up until something can be done from a higher level. Ive never seen something like this either. Can we call the admins to weigh in, or does it need to go through all the proper WP:BURO first? An encyclopedia that prefers not to have content. In all my years. Xkcdreader (talk) 16:39, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I have no issue if you want to alert an admin. Your conduct has been incredibly disruptive, so I'm not concerned. Okay, maybe I lost my temper a little earlier on today, but you did re-open a discussion not 24 hours after apparently agreeing a compromise. --Rob Sinden (talk) 16:46, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Stop pretending it was a compromise. There was full consensus that the first paragraph was good enough to include. There was no consensus for the second paragraph. The first paragraph was included and the second paragraph is still up for discussion. You seem to think you closing the debate means there was a compromise. Xkcdreader (talk) 00:56, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
- I have no issue if you want to alert an admin. Your conduct has been incredibly disruptive, so I'm not concerned. Okay, maybe I lost my temper a little earlier on today, but you did re-open a discussion not 24 hours after apparently agreeing a compromise. --Rob Sinden (talk) 16:46, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I second every word of what douts has said. I will also give up until something can be done from a higher level. Ive never seen something like this either. Can we call the admins to weigh in, or does it need to go through all the proper WP:BURO first? An encyclopedia that prefers not to have content. In all my years. Xkcdreader (talk) 16:39, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I give up - trying to discuss something with you 2 and reach a comprise is like trying to teach french to a dog. Never in the 6, nearly 7 years I've been here have I seen anyone assume that adding something to an article will make it worse. You've repeatedly ignored attempts to reach a comprise on a version that can be added (and whilst I acknowledged it might be slightly weighty atm, WP:POTENTIAL stipulates that it should still be added given that the article will bulk up after the release of the film) and you've done all you can to prevent anything that you dont agree with. So do what you will, prevent articles being improved, act like a government censor, I dont give a shit anymore. Until someone puts you 2 back in your box nothing will ever get improved here. douts (talk) 16:33, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- It's unnecessary and unencyclopedic. It's making a mountain out of a molehill per WP:UNDUE, and is scraping the bottom of the barrel for references in order to make a point. KM's comment is a speculation as a commentary on his article about the Wikipedia debate, so will always be too self-referential for WP:SUBJECT. About the only usable bit is the Simon Pegg comment, which is completely trivial and irrelevant. --Rob Sinden (talk) 16:10, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Claim: Rules are being used to block otherwise valid content. Ironically, ignore all rules is being ignored. Some in opposition are possibly opposing because a secondary source is a direct result of their conduct. This is the most basic Conflict of Interest possible. It's like Clinton blocking anything related to his blowjob. Scjessey and Rob Sinden should have NO SAY in this matter because the secondary source in question is written about the mess they participated in. Xkcdreader (talk) 16:21, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Stop dictating who can have a say. This issue is dealt with at WP:SUBJECT and is clear. WP:IAR should only be invoked when it improves Wikipedia and does not divide consensus. --Rob Sinden (talk) 16:27, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I don't care if the entire internet points at me and laughs because of the part I played in the move debate. I am completely comfortable with my position and I don't care what anyone says. There's no COI. My reasons for rejecting the proposed addition have absolutely zero to do with the move debate. My objections are based on a series of issues that I've already outlined several times. -- Scjessey (talk) 16:32, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Please explain to me why you should have a vote in blocking a source referencing your conduct? Xkcdreader (talk) 16:34, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Because it's not referencing my conduct. -- Scjessey (talk) 16:44, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Please explain to me why you should have a vote in blocking a source referencing your conduct? Xkcdreader (talk) 16:34, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I don't care if the entire internet points at me and laughs because of the part I played in the move debate. I am completely comfortable with my position and I don't care what anyone says. There's no COI. My reasons for rejecting the proposed addition have absolutely zero to do with the move debate. My objections are based on a series of issues that I've already outlined several times. -- Scjessey (talk) 16:32, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Stop dictating who can have a say. This issue is dealt with at WP:SUBJECT and is clear. WP:IAR should only be invoked when it improves Wikipedia and does not divide consensus. --Rob Sinden (talk) 16:27, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- And I have no problem with that material being included in pages about Wikipedia in the media (or whatever it was) as I've already stated. --Rob Sinden (talk) 16:36, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Question: This is an issue of what UNDUE weight means. Currently the Star Trek Into Darkness article does not mention the verb issue AT ALL. Is the most appropriate weight for this subject NONE? This is an encyclopedia, and we are not going to explain the grammar of a confusing movie title? Xkcdreader (talk) 16:21, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- You're making a mountain out of a molehill. That's what WP:UNDUE is about. The discussion mostly took place here, not in the world at large. It doesn't matter in the realms of the film whether it's a verb or not. --Rob Sinden (talk) 16:31, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Comment: Even if there is a very minor WP:SYNTHESIS it should be classic WP:IAR because no misleading claim or theory is being advanced. it is a pure statement of fact. (I think we keep collapsing discussion trees as they happen so this doesn't get completely out of hand.) If synthesis is a serious issue all we have to do is split sentence 2 into two sentences (but this is not preferrable because it adds completely unnecessary verbosity.) Xkcdreader (talk) 16:21, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Yes - you are fitting the references around the viewpoint, trying to advance it in a certain manner. People have pondered meaning, but it's of no consequence, just speculation - you seem to be trying to make it concrete. --Rob Sinden (talk) 16:31, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
FWIW I still think xkcdreader's contribution is fine and the arguments being provided against it look like they are clamoring for anything to throw just to shut down the matter of title-related issues here. While I agree that there's been (way more than) enough of this and everyone should move on as soon as possible, I think the direction to do that in is to let xkcdreader's contribution stand, at least until an uninvolved editor (no canvassing!) objects to it. With regards to the claims made against it:
- It is a small addition in its own low section of an article that is sure to grow quickly (the article that is, not the section) upon the film's release, and so not undue weight.
- It is as well-sourced and verifiable as one could want. It claims the filmmakers and commentators both have made much ado about the title, sourced to quotes from filmmakers and commentators to that effect. What more can you ask?
- I don't see the basis for claims of synthesis. The statements made look pretty well-backed by their sources, and any running-together of multiple sources to a single compound sentence is clearly for the sake of brevity (needed to avoid undue weight) and prose, not pushing any claim not evident from the sources.
- It doesn't discuss Wikipedia itself (though one of many sources mentions it), and so doesn't violate WP:SUBJECT.
- Lastly WP:FANCRUFT is not policy, is a borderline pejorative acacusation, and speaking as someone with only an idle interest in Star Trek (I've watched it, but would not call myself a Trekkie or Trekker, and I'm only still reading this because I auto-watch every page I edit) and a clean established history on Wikipedia focused on unrelated subjects, I found it encyclopedically interesting that the filmmakers themselves cared about things like the colon and whether 'Trek' was a verb (if it was only outside commentators I would agree that it was much ado about nothing and unencyclopedic).
Seriously, I understand that strict policy means xkcdreader was bold, got reverted, and now discussion happens. But discussion has been happening. For way too long. And this is not a big article-destroying thing in question here. I know I would be hesitant to concede to this on an article I WP:OWNed, but can the objectors here just let it slide for a while so all this talk-page thrashing can finally settle down? Let it stand for a week and see if any passers-by object. Or call a 3PO if you want to attract passers-by to give their opinions. Xkcdreader seems like a very diligent editor who is eager to improve the encyclopedia, and I would hate to have you guys scare him off by objecting so vehemently to such a minor thing. --Pfhorrest (talk) 04:47, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
Locking the page
Might I suggest that an admin lock this article (and maybe this talk page, too, LOL) for a week to give everyone a break? (How has that not happened yet?) -sche (talk) 18:57, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- To my knowledge Talk Page's arnt generally locked, but the length of some discussion does raise a few eyebrows.... MisterShiney ✉ 19:19, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Not a bad idea, considering the edit warring, so it's done. I was already considering locking the talk page, and if the vitriolic discussions continue, I probably will. Keep it collegial, folks. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:25, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I've already warned xkcdreader that he's going beyond passionate to disruptive, so blocking would be another option other than protection. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 19:34, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Blocking him would be entirely inappropriate. All he's done it try to improve the article. He addressed concerns where they raised and re-wrote the paragraph he was suggesting repeatedly to deal with any valid issues. He even suggesting creating a new article (which SarekOfVulcan (talk) wrongly rejected imho) for the bulk of the addition so that WP:WEIGHT would not be an issue here. This would have been resolved a while ago had it not been for 2 EXTREMELY over-zealous editors who are seemingly intent on roadblocking anything they personally disagree with. His only flaw was to inadvertently make a bit of a mess of the talk page though nothing than more than inexperience. How the hell do you expect to attract new editors when people are treated the way he has been? douts (talk) 19:46, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- A new article discussing the naming of the film and the Wikipedia coverage thereof would be completely inappropriate per WP:SUBJECT. --Rob Sinden (talk) 20:09, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- For god sake, you're obsessed with this fanciful notion that the only place the grammatical ambiguity of the title was discussed was here. IT WASN'T. And that's irrelevant anyway since the article that was rejected was ABOUT the grammatical ambiguity of the title. The wikipedia discussion only lasted as long as it did because you and scjessey insisted on rigidly sticking to a guideline that is supposed to flexible and failed to use a tiny bit of common sense. END OF. douts (talk) 20:23, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- That narrative has been pushed quite enough. The number of !votes in the move request was 17 for "Into" and 11 for "into", and that lack of a clear consensus was why it remained as "into" for as long as it did. So let's dispense with this bullshit that it was 2 people against everyone else. -- Scjessey (talk) 20:34, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Consensus is not a vote. It is the more valid argument. WP:COMMONNAME is a POLICY and WP:MOS is a GUIDELINE. Guidelines should not have been overruling policy. The 11 people who voted for into were wrong, plain and simple. To quote WP:COMMONNAME "Wikipedia does not necessarily use the subject's "official" name as an article title; it prefers to use the name that is most frequently used to refer to the subject in English-language reliable sources." Regardless of what the movie was called, the ONLY correct solution was to call it what people call it in the press. Which was Into. The debate should have ended after about ten sentences. Remember, it took admin intervention to implement Wikipedia:COMMON sense. A group of 11 stubborn people shouldn't be able to prevent anything from ever happening. Xkcdreader (talk) 23:36, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- That narrative has been pushed quite enough. The number of !votes in the move request was 17 for "Into" and 11 for "into", and that lack of a clear consensus was why it remained as "into" for as long as it did. So let's dispense with this bullshit that it was 2 people against everyone else. -- Scjessey (talk) 20:34, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- For god sake, you're obsessed with this fanciful notion that the only place the grammatical ambiguity of the title was discussed was here. IT WASN'T. And that's irrelevant anyway since the article that was rejected was ABOUT the grammatical ambiguity of the title. The wikipedia discussion only lasted as long as it did because you and scjessey insisted on rigidly sticking to a guideline that is supposed to flexible and failed to use a tiny bit of common sense. END OF. douts (talk) 20:23, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- A new article discussing the naming of the film and the Wikipedia coverage thereof would be completely inappropriate per WP:SUBJECT. --Rob Sinden (talk) 20:09, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Blocking him would be entirely inappropriate. All he's done it try to improve the article. He addressed concerns where they raised and re-wrote the paragraph he was suggesting repeatedly to deal with any valid issues. He even suggesting creating a new article (which SarekOfVulcan (talk) wrongly rejected imho) for the bulk of the addition so that WP:WEIGHT would not be an issue here. This would have been resolved a while ago had it not been for 2 EXTREMELY over-zealous editors who are seemingly intent on roadblocking anything they personally disagree with. His only flaw was to inadvertently make a bit of a mess of the talk page though nothing than more than inexperience. How the hell do you expect to attract new editors when people are treated the way he has been? douts (talk) 19:46, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I've already warned xkcdreader that he's going beyond passionate to disruptive, so blocking would be another option other than protection. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 19:34, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Not a bad idea, considering the edit warring, so it's done. I was already considering locking the talk page, and if the vitriolic discussions continue, I probably will. Keep it collegial, folks. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:25, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Reality check: do any of the sections on this page have a chance of not becoming a new platform for continuing this debate? This is for discussing the possible locking of the page, not for pointing fingers and attacking people's opinions.. drewmunn talk 20:44, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- That's true, Drew, but we are all here for mainly one reason: to feel important. We believe that editing articles and passing down guidelines and upholding them that we are of value and contributing to the world because in the real world we are all but the background people not doing anything monumental or exciting or even remotely needed. And when our views are questioned, we get hot-headed and passionate and aggressive in order to force those views onto other contributors. And it's not just one or two offenders, it's all of us. That's why so many edit wars and lengthy, stupid discussions occur, because we can never agree. We will never agree. If it's not here. it will be on another article. We may as well accept that. RAP (talk) 20:54 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I disagree. - SudoGhost 20:59, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Blocking the verbose, poorly-wiki-lawyering, SPA should come well ahead of full protection of a well-participated talkpage. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 21:14, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Bollocks. So the guy sees the webcomic and comes here clearly with the intent on trying to improve the article, and you're suggesting he gets blocked for trying to do what we should all be trying to do?? No wonder this place is the fucking laughing stock of the web. Granted he wasnt perfect in his methods, but he's a newbie ffs. I daresay you made some cock ups when you started editing here - I know I did. NOBODY is perfect. GIVE YOUR FUCKING EGO'S A REST! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Douts (talk • contribs)
- When a student, enthusiastic, neither right nor entirely wrong, just keeps talking, doesn't listen, and repeatedly jumps to new angles on the same topic, you should send them away for a week. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 21:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- ... And "thou should not get involved in cyclic arguments on Wikipedia when a good DVD box set is available" Paul 3:14. I suggest everyone has a nice beverage (alcoholic as necessary), and calms a little more. We're clearly in no state to be arguing this, so let us at least have a ceasefire for a bit. Whether that's a gentlemen's accord, administrator action, or locking of the page, we need time out. drewmunn talk 22:13, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Agreed. Time to talk about non-controversial stuff like politics, religion and why Tottenham Hotspur will always be better than Arsenal. -- Scjessey (talk) 22:28, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Please, Man United all the way. RAP (talk) 22:31 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry guys, Spurs, Arsenal, the mancs, it doesnt matter. Everton are better than the lot of yas! COYB!!! :p douts (talk) 22:50, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Please, Man United all the way. RAP (talk) 22:31 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Agreed. Time to talk about non-controversial stuff like politics, religion and why Tottenham Hotspur will always be better than Arsenal. -- Scjessey (talk) 22:28, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- ... And "thou should not get involved in cyclic arguments on Wikipedia when a good DVD box set is available" Paul 3:14. I suggest everyone has a nice beverage (alcoholic as necessary), and calms a little more. We're clearly in no state to be arguing this, so let us at least have a ceasefire for a bit. Whether that's a gentlemen's accord, administrator action, or locking of the page, we need time out. drewmunn talk 22:13, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- Since we got this paged locked for acting like jackasses, could an admin change "J. J. Abrams had indicated that unlike some of the earlier titles in the film franchise, his second Star Trek would not include a number." to "J. J. Abrams had indicated that unlike some of the earlier films in the franchise, his second Star Trek would not include a number in its title." so it doesn't read as if the movie won't have any numbers in it? Xkcdreader (talk) 23:43, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- No need, it's perfectly obvious in context. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 23:49, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- So you would it rather be less clear just to prove a point? There is no reason not to make the sentence more clear. Xkcdreader (talk) 23:56, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I don't think it would be fair to block Xkcdreader on the grounds of disruption without first offering him another course of action. The main objection to his proprosals seems to be WP:SUBJECT, so I recommend he starts an RFC to tackle the specific question of whether WP:SUBJECT is applicable here. RFC responders don't want to read an 800k page, nor will they be particularly interested in what the section covers or what he wants it to say, but it is reasonable to ask for an outside opinion as to whether WP:SUBJECT applies to the sources he wishes to use. If it does then he should drop this permanently; if it doesn't then the next step would obviously be dispute resolution. If he agrees to do that, and promises to not drag an RFC into yet another content debate then we can get this page unlocked and move this thing forward. Betty Logan (talk) 06:25, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
- Personally, I can't see the justification for the locking of the article page. There was no edit war, and although the discussion has been heated, editors were discussing here on the talk page. Yes, I've found Xcreader's actions here on the talk page frustrating, but as a new editor, he has to learn how Wikipedia works somehow. However, there does come a point when you have to realise you're flogging a dead horse and move on! (And we all need to remember that sometimes.) --Rob Sinden (talk) 09:11, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
Archive a large portion of the talk page
I think it's time to start archiving some of this embarrassment. Anyone agree? RAP (talk) 22:27 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- The bot archives stuff automatically after 10 days of inactivity on a thread. -- Scjessey (talk) 22:30, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- ...and we could turn the dial (|algo = old(10d)) at the top of this page a little and make it archive things more quickly, if necessary. -sche (talk) 22:46, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure all pages have a hard limit of 2 mega bytes in size. Currently this page has 793,969 bytes, so we'd better archive it soon. -- YPNYPN ✡ 03:29, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
- Um, yes, but ~800,000 bytes is nowhere near 2MB. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 03:45, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
- See the section immediately above this one. -sche (talk) 06:13, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
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