Talk:Fifth Expedition (Somaliland)

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Chris the speller in topic Capitalization of job titles

photos of interest

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Airal shot of some of the bombing:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/5419072120/in/set-72157625870367665/

are Tale and Taleh the same thing if so airal shot of the fort

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/5419082440/in/set-72157625870367665/

©Geni 03:26, 22 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

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Long title

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The current title for this article is pretty long. All titles of the Wiki's articles should be brief without losing its content. A better alternative could be: The fifth expedition, Anglo-Dervish war(A article merge would be necessary for that) or Final phrase of the Dervish War. Just some suggestions. But this title is way too long. 86.80.208.136 (talk) 14:03, 28 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

No limit on article names so longas the are acceptable under verification etc. GraemeLeggett (talk) 11:32, 15 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

Capitalization of job titles

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@GraemeLeggett: Per MOS:JOBTITLES, "governor", chief of staff", "colonial secretary" and "commander-in-chief" are common nouns, and are not capitalized unless "followed by a person's name to form a title" (as in "Governor Archer"). If you feel that a protectorate is a nation, which I do not, then "commander-in-chief" could be capitalized, as it generally is when used as the supreme commander of the armed forces of a nation, but Archer was not the supreme commander of all the armed forces of the UK. Also see the capitalization in the article Chief secretary (British Empire). Chris the speller yack 17:07, 30 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

the MoS says "Titles should not be capitalized when being used generically." It's not being used generically as Churchill was The Colonial Secretary (the Secretary of State for the Colonies) not a colonial secreatry (of Somaliland). The other case is the 'title' of the piece within the source. GraemeLeggett (talk) 17:35, 30 January 2021 (UTC)Reply
OK, settled. Chris the speller yack 17:55, 30 January 2021 (UTC)Reply