Talk:Interurban multiple unit

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The result of the move request was: not moved (non-admin closure) ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 06:37, 28 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

Interurban multiple unit → Interurban Multiple UnitInterurban Multiple Unit – Currently the Queensland Rail rolling stock articles are named in a combination of upper and lower case format. Official name per operator Queensland Rail is to capitalise all words (Interurban Multiple Unit) vs (Interurban multiple unit) [1] while many secondary sources use the IMU acronym.

The Manual of style section on trademarks states editors should choose among styles already in common use (not invent new ones) and, among those, use the style that most closely resembles standard English text formatting and capitalization rules. Can't find any examples of Interurban multiple unit being used other than on Wikipedia, so propose article be renamed Interurban Multiple Unit. Primetime44 (talk) 05:46, 21 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

• Oppose per MOS:CAPS and per WP:CONSISTENT with other similar articlea, especially the obvious Electric multiple unit. This is a class of things, not a thing, so this is a common-noun phrase not a proper name. Cf. all the zillion prior RMs of ocean vessel classes, music genres, roadway types, non-trademarked sports and games and dances (and classes thereof), etc., etc., etc. The fact than an "official" source prefers to capitalize is meaningless (this is almost always the case is in the bureaucratese of government agencies/ministries, and in the marketing-style materials of manufacturers; both styles rampantly overcapitalize for emphasis, which is against the first rule of MOS:CAPS. It simply isn't an encyclopedic writing style. And there isn't anything magically special about Queensland. PS: No, do not use "mixed" case; this should appear as "interurban multiple unit" in mid-sentence, not "Interurban multiple unit".  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  08:43, 21 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
• Oppose—apologies for stalking SMcCandlish, but he's worth following when it comes to such style questions. Just ... no. Stop this institutional boosterism. Tony (talk) 09:25, 21 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
• Oppose As stated in the other two sister articles - MOS:CAPS and WP:CONSISTENT per the SmCandlish reasoning. Coastie43 (talk) 01:57, 22 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
• Oppose. Per suburban multiple unit, this proposal is at odds with MOS:CAPS. Shem (talk) 21:58, 22 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

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