Talk:Ramadan Rush

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Proposed merge with Supercar Season

The Supercar Season articles currently is almost a duplicate of this one and seems to refer to the same event; unless it is indeed a different event, there should be a merge. 331dot (talk) 09:55, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you read the two pages now you'll notice a difference. User:331dot you are far too quick to try and earn your stripes by commenting on something you know nothing about. I attached references to globally recognised news publications to help differentiate the two terms as seen by two different sides. Please research other peoples posts before wading in trying to cause issues. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ModernDayRobinHood (talk • contribs) 10:00, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I will restate what I said: Please do not cast aspersions on my motives; I have no desire to "earn my stripes" but solely to maintain and improve Wikipedia. If these events are indeed that different than I look forward to seeing it, but you keep saying that these two terms refer to the same event, if so there is no reason to have two different pages; the same page can describe the use of each term if this is one event. Anyone is free to comment on any page at any time. 331dot (talk) 10:02, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm unsure of your true motives but these two terms should not in fact be just the one page. I suggest you write to the globally recognised news publications and suggest they also stop referring to them by the two different names Ramadan Rush and Supercar Season, oh and bear in mind that as time goes on 'Ramadan' dates alter significantly over the course of a decade, therefore each reference will grow further apart as the UK summer dates obviously remain the same. So please do take this into consideration if your desire it to improve Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ModernDayRobinHood (talk • contribs) 10:50, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Are you saying that this is one event but will eventually drift into two separate ones? Or are you saying one term is a subset of the other one? A lot of this confusion would be cleared up if there was only one page about this, either because two terms are being used to describe one event or because one is a subset of the other. 331dot (talk) 19:45, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As already explained; Due to 'Ramadan' falling in August in 2011 the media coined the influx of Arab spending during summer months 'Ramadan Rush'. This phrase is well known within the high-end retail sector, as detailed within many links from national news paper articles as seen on the 'Ramadan Rush' Wikipedia page. You can also go to www.RamadanRush.com to watch an interview from the New west End Company which explains the Ramadan Rush phenomenon in the form of retail spending. It's important to remember that 'Ramadan' changes each year (ie, in 2020 it'll be in April) and the New West End Company provide statistics (as detailed in the interview) which highlights a huge surge in high-end retail spending directly after Ramadan, therefore the Ramadan Rush is its own scene - end of!

Now the Supercar Season has just happened to coincide with the Ramadan Rush, but again the Supercar Season is its own scene but is likely to remain during the months of July and August because this is when Middle Eastern nationalities escape the heat from their summer. Many of the wealthy arabs used to fly their cars to France but as France famously banned the burqa in 2010, the UK became increasingly popular as their chosen holiday destination, thus more supercar arrived. So you have two separate scenes, the Ramadan Rush is recognised by the high-end retail sector and the dates change each year, supported by statistics from the New West End Company ( which I cannot link here but you can see by watching the interview on www.RamadanRush.com ) and the Supercar Season happens in July and August, being when Middle Eastern nationalities escape the heat of their home countries, a time which remains the same year on year. ModernDayRobinHood (talk) 11:00, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]