Talk:2016 United States House of Representatives sit-in

Error in last paragraph

"At 2:30 AM on June 23, the House again convened...despite this, Democrats remained on the floor, insisting that they would remain there through at least June 22.[2]"

On June 23, they insisted they would stay at least through June 22? Can someone check this? KannD86 (talk) 12:26, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

Merge proposal

I suggest that 2016 House Democrats sit-in be merged here. The title is more appropriate, and the article is already more detailed. OnionRing (talk) 06:53, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

• Agreed, merge. The article with the longer title is more in depth, and encyclopedic.Juneau Mike (talk) 06:54, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

Support merging "2016 House Democrats sit-in" into "2016 United States House of Representatives sit-in": The 2016 United States House of Representatives sit-in article is more thorough, and the title (while subject to change) seems more appropriate in my opinion. I'd like to hear more opinions though. --Ministre d'État (talk) 06:55, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

Can someone change the title? All the sources use the possessive as in "House Democrats’ Gun-Control Sit-In " your title implies the House itself is being protested. Grammar!

Can someone change the title? All the sources use the possessive as in "House Democrats’ Gun-Control Sit-In " your title implies the House itself is being protested. Grammar!

I'll suggest "United States House of Representatives' gun control sit-in." Why? 2 1. 2016 serves no informational purpose (we don't call it the "1865 American Civil War" since there was no other American Civil War, the same applies here.) 2. the possessive is needed to avoid implication that the House is being protested, rather than protested. We should save "House of Representatives sit-in" for a future possible protest of the House of Represenatives, not by them. 3, A descriptor of what is actually being protested is plainly rationally required. All sources refer to this as the "House Democrats' gun control sit-in"; there is no reason for us to be the outlier leaving everyone in the dark about what is being protested. . Q.E.D. 63.143.192.105 (talk) 06:59, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

I agree wholeheartedly that the title can be improved. I believe that we should carefully seek a consensus on the issue though, and in the meantime the current title is fairly agreeable. I do believe that including United States in the title is a must, as something like "House Democrats'" is too broad (i.e. we could be talking about Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons, or any number of US states who refer to their lower chamber as a House of Representatives).--Ministre d'État (talk) 07:27, 23 June 2016 (UTC)