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Oppose – Actually per WP:MOSMUSIC#Capitalization it does states not to capitalize short prepositions & defines short as less then five letters. "Through" is a preposition with more than five letters, therefore it should remain capitalized. 「gu1dry」⊤ • ¢11:06, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Because we don't care what the "official" rendering of names are when it comes to capitalization. We follow standard title-case formatting, and that requires a capital "T" on "Through". PowersT20:44, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Consistency, clarity, and ease of use by both readers and editors. This is a longstanding policy with considerable weight of consensus behind it. PowersT20:53, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Because formatting of the name doesn't generally affect the way the name is read; changing the spelling can make a reader question whether she has ended up at the right article, but changing capitalization does not. Standardizing formatting makes things easier to find and easier to link. PowersT22:19, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Leaving a letter uncapitalized will not prevent people from finding this page any more easily, considering it is a song that is known by that other capitalization and our search function is not capitalization dependent.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 22:33, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
WikiProject albums' ALBUMCAPS style guide seems to say that the WikiProject/style guide for the non-English language should be given governage over the capitalization. And as WP:JAPAN and WP:MOS-JA don't say anything that words with a certain minimum number of letters should be capitalized, WP:MOSMUSIC should not be the item automatically followed.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 00:57, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know that it is, actually. That MOS seems to apply mainly to Romanization of Japanese names, not to English names of Japanese things. PowersT03:08, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Well, on that page apparently WP:ABBR forbids it from having hyphens in between the W, B, and X of the first part and WP:MOS-JA forbids it from having tildes in the article title. Why should either matter if it's clearly parsed in English?—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 03:16, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Clearly violates Wikipedia guideline on formatting. The artist or record company is perfectly entitled to use whatever ridiculous capitalisation they want: and we have the right to keep to our own style, which should apply across the board. Skinsmoke (talk) 06:23, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Why are you linking to this same section? I do not even refer to WP:COMMONNAME in that comment so I do not know why you are bringing it up (also it does in fact cover stylizations, which is why certain biographies are at certain stylized titles).—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 08:14, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
According to the various users who primarily work with the manual of style, COMMONNAME most certainly does apply to this situation.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 23:00, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, Gu1dry, WP:COMMONNAME applies to whatever Wikipedians decide to apply it to, precisely in situations such as this one. An overly legalistic and technical reading of our guidelines is not appropriate. We're flexible, and we decide things by consensus on a case-by-case basis. -GTBacchus(talk)00:22, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Because that makes perfect sense; let's have policies but not completely follow them, unless it fits our wants/needs. Whatever... 「gu1dry」⊤ • ¢02:54, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Gu1dry, you might be surprised just how much sense it makes. In my years here, I've learned a lot, and it's pretty awesome, what works. If you think I've got any "wants/needs" regarding capitalization of article titles, then you are sorely mistaken. I've closed moves in every direction, without a blip of emotion. I've seen the "rules" in this project grow from basically nothing to a hulking bureaucracy, and we do our best when we ignore that bureaucracy completely. Try it; you might like it. Actually doing things for reasons, that we consider in context: it's real cool. Our policies are descriptive, not prescriptive, and it works. -GTBacchus(talk)05:40, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I'd like to address a couple of points made in this discussion.
Firstly, making the 'T' at the beginning of "Through" lower-case is no more "ridiculous" than a rule that treats prepositions with more than five letters differently from other prepositions. That's as arbitrary as can be. That doesn't mean I'm against it; I just disagree that what we're doing is inherently more sensible than what someone else is doing.
Secondly: "Consistency, clarity, and ease of use by both readers and editors." Whether or not this particular 'T' is capitalized has no effect on the "clarity" of the article, nor on "ease of use by readers and editors". Redirects exist. "Consistency" alone is a very weak argument.
Thirdly: "If you want to debate the reasons behind this well-established guideline, please do so at WT:MOSTM or Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Albums". This is absolutely the wrong approach. We do not work from the top down, but from the bottom up. Here, and in the specific context of other articles, is precisely where these decisions are made, and the guideline reflects that descriptively. It does not command decisions prescriptively. "If you want to make an exception, go change the rule first," is never a valid argument on Wikipedia. Each time we apply a rule, we are to consider whether the rule actually serves the encyclopedia, in that particular case.
The more of these cases I see, the more inclined I am to the view that we should either follow reliable sources regarding capitalization, or else format everything, including k.d. lang and bell hooks, according to a house style. The latter is very unlikely to happen, so I think that leaves us with reliable sources. -GTBacchus(talk)18:31, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support unless someone's got some significant sources that capitalize it as we currently capitalize it. We can apply guidelines to help solve problems, but in this case (if the sources really are unanimous) there doesn't seem to be a problem to solve.--Kotniski (talk) 17:03, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Journey Through the Decade → Journey through the Decade – It should not be Wikipedia's job to change how this particular name is formatted, particularly when "Journey through the Decade" is the only way the song has ever been formatted in any sort of press (WP:MOS-TM states "editors should choose among styles already in use (not invent new ones)"). The musician's English language website does not alter the name of the song for his English-speaking audience. The flash nature of his website prevents direct linking, but entries naming this song are featured in May 2009 ("The theme song for the movie version...") and in January 2009 ("Journey through the Decade will be released...") on his News page.—Ryulong (竜龙) 07:18, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't matter if no new argument has been presented. The last debate closed as no consensus, not "do not move". Wikipedia should not enforce its own house style on matters such as this. Considering it has been nearly a year since the last debate, it should not matter if I make a new one based on the same reasoning: nowhere other than Wikipedia capitalizes the T in "through", and per WP:MOS-TM, the current form of the title is against general policy and wide ranging practice.—Ryulong (竜龙) 18:26, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support. It's one thing to follow a convention when no clear answer can be discerned from usage in reliable sources, but here the sources are practically unanimous. Let's just follow them, as we do for countless other titles, like k.d. lang, bell hooks, and will.i.am. --Born2cycle (talk) 18:48, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It should be an aspect of the artistic work to have its name formatted in whatever way the artist intended. And it's only a change of one letter, which should not have been forcibly moved and the move made impossible to undo. If we are to follow the wider manuals of style, WP:MOS-TM says Wikipedia shouldn't make up stylizations unless they actually are in use. There is no publication that capitalizes the T in "through" other than Wikipedia, so we are actively violating one guideline while violating another. And as GTBacchus stated in the previous discussion, single article discussions of whether or not this particular page should be an exception to any of the other policies is what is done; not attempting to modify the guideline in order to get a style change accepted universally.—Ryulong (竜龙) 20:07, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Not when it goes against the common sense of using the most accurate title for a page. In this situation, we have "Journey through the Decade" as the most common styling as seen in all reliable sources. The style guide you are applying is for other cases where it is ambiguous as to how to properly format the title.—Ryulong (竜龙) 01:04, 30 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think you'll find much site-wide consensus for that view. In general, we prefer a consistent style when it comes to capitalization. PowersT13:29, 30 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as is per MOS:CT. There are professional style guides that say the same thing. The rule is basically what isn't capitalized, not what is. It's a stylization choice by the artist/label and Wikipedia follows its own guideline. --Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (talk) 23:54, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
If you read the previous debate, the purpose of this is to ignore things such as MOS:CT. Citing a guideline when the guideline is being sought to be ignored is counterintuitive.—Ryulong (竜龙) 00:29, 3 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose The title is in English so WP:MOSCT applies. The Manual of Style does not state that the composition has to be in English, it states "In the English titles of compositions..." Aspects (talk) 22:03, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per MOS:CT. It's an English title, so our English capitalization guidelines are what's relevant, as Aspects has said. Some English style guides (such as the Chicago Manual) call for prepositions of any length to be lowercase in titles, so the uses with lowercase through are following an acceptable style; it's simply not the Wikipedia style. Deor (talk) 17:13, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Why though? Why make such a change when it's referenced in the other versions of the songs as being a lower case word (the "J.t.D." ones)?—Ryulong (琉竜) 17:58, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Because the MOS says to capitalize prepositions of more than four letters in titles. That's also the advice in other style manuals (Words into Type is one); and the point here, as with all such codifications of style, is to ideally achieve consistency within a work or series of publications (which Wikipedia notionally is). If everyone who writes for the New York Times or The New Yorker, say, is allowed to follow his or her own preferences on style matters, the reader is likely to be continually perplexed by inexplicable variations and perhaps get the impression that the publication is edited in a slipshod manner or perhaps entirely devoid of editorial control. Whether that concern is applicable to Wikipedia is a question that may well be pondered; but as long as there are style guidelines here, I see no particular reason not to follow them. Deor (talk) 21:42, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think I said that. I think I said "It's always written as 'Journey through the Decade' so we should have it as 'Journey through the Decade' and not 'Journey Through the Decade'".—Ryulong (琉竜) 12:13, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Response, Your argument is that it is a Japanese song (A), that is rendered in English (B), therefore "Though" should be in lower case (C). I think I have that right. FWIW I think all namespace titles should be rendered in uppercase by default, but that's not policy... Cheers. --Richhoncho (talk) 07:59, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. The MOS on capitalization of prepositions, discriminating at five letters, should be considered no more than an arbitrary guideline. A starting point. The importance of the prepositions is what matters. This correlates with word length, but only loosely. Maybe a better MOSCT guideline would count the number of syllables in the preposition? In this title, "through" is not important. Capitalizing it confers inappropriate emphasis. Also the the styling of the title on the product cover should carry some weight, where we on the unimportant edge of a guideline that is counting letters in prepositions. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 00:02, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it's a guideline, but it's not quite "arbitrary". It follows the most common guidance in English usage and grammar guides. like some of these. Overriding the standard guidance for a probably-not-notable song title that doesn't even appear in any English-language sources seems like a bad idea. Dicklyon (talk) 03:15, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The cover art shown on the article is a source. I think that following, to the letter, weird little rules, resulting in different capitalization in the title alongside an image of the product with a different capitalization looks unprofessional. It looks like the result of unthinking adherence to too-simple rules by low level production staff. It is similar to how ridiculous we looked with "Star Trek into Darkness". While the law may provide consistency, predictability and an efficient environment, sometimes the law is an ass. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 04:01, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If we tried to mimic all the wild and varying styles on album covers, movie posters, and product packaging in general, we would have nothing but chaos. Instead, we have MOS:CT and MOS:TM. Not law; perhaps ass, but it's what we have. Dicklyon (talk) 04:11, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Generally agreed. But, "Chaos" for using source capitalization for prepositions is an exaggeration. "Journey through the Decade", like "Star Trek Into Darkness" is not wild. The guideline needs refinement, and so "oppose per the guideline" is a pretty poor rationale. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 04:34, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Journey through the Decade" is the stylization universally used within Japan to refer to this song, except for a recent album where the song is listed as "JOURNEY THROUGH THE DECADE" in promotional materials, but its listing on the iTunes store retains the original style. There is no ambiguity as with what happened with Star Trek as to what the meaning is. The song's alternate versions also show this intended capitalization, as they are formatted as "J.t.D" and not "J.T.D."—Ryulong (琉竜) 06:18, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral I personally think it looks fairly ridiculous to capitalise "through" but not "the". They are both incidental words (prepositions and articles) not proper parts of the title. However, given that it's in the manual of style there's not much that can be done about it here. Personally I'd like to see it changed in the manual of style, but from comments above it doesn't sound like that would gain much traction either so sounds like a case of "move along now, nothing more to be seen here". — Amakuru (talk) 08:22, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I do think the move is good, but I can't support it because it's counter to current policy. And I'm not making an attempt to change current policy because I think that would be pissing in the wind, as you put it. If someone else wants to make moves to change the policy then I would be happy to add my support vote to that. — Amakuru (talk) 12:07, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per CD cover and more importantly Chicago Manual Of Style, I cannot understand why anyone thinks Shouty Newswire MOS is appropriate for an encyclopedia. If this is what MOS:CT says then MOS:CT is wrong. There is no reason to capitalize a preposition in a song title, especially a Japanese song, and the fact that the song starts Miageru hoshi sorezore no rekishi ga kagayaite.. indicates that it is is not an English song. In ictu oculi (talk) 14:24, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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In order for a move request to be relisted, the ((relisting)) template has to be before the move requestor's signature, as the bot-generated RM page looks at the first timestamp to determine the listing time for the request. As Born2cycle (talk·contribs) added the template after your signature, it was never relisted and remained in the Backlog section. I could reverse the closure, but I see EdJohnston (talk·contribs) also closed the request a couple days ago with the same conclusion. So, I don't see a reason to do that. We already have two people come to the same decision and the move request was never actually relisted. -- tariqabjotu20:05, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
So this is Born2cycle's fault for screwing up the relisting? EdJohnston was also notified of the relisting and he reverted himself to allow the discussion to continue. And since then, consensus was swaying in the other direction. What should be done now? Because requesting a move again will just be seen as disruptive, as BDD alludes to in his linking to WP:IDHT. The RM was meant to be relisted. Why deny that due to a formatting technicality?—Ryulong (琉竜) 20:15, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) He reverted himself after he was basically brow-beaten into doing so. I'm not as easily swayed, considering I'm now the second person to close this matter. If you think the move was done improperly, there's move review. A better avenue, though, is to try to get MOS:CT changed. Or just drop the matter (although I imagine that's not the route you're going to take). -- tariqabjotu20:29, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I had never relisted before and got it wrong by inserting the template in the wrong place. Discussion is still ongoing, as we speak. This is not a resolved issue, and relatively few have weighed in. There should be no hurry in closing this. If not for my technical error, it would have been relisted properly and no longer in the backlog. Please revert your close and relist. It's either that or have another RM discussion about this, soon, which seems ridiculous. --B2C21:03, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. The discussion was obviously ongoing, and it did not have a "result". "Not moved" is a trivial statement of fact. As there is some interest now, it should continue now. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 22:52, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The comment you responded to in your first comment here listed three ways forward. Hint: None of them were relisting this RM.
Also, B2C, let me add that you had no business handling this move request. You obviously support this move, and weren't happy that, at the time you attempted to relist the request, that consensus was against moving. Even though you didn't comment here, your notification at WT:AT is a tell-tale sign that you disagreed with how the discussion was turning out. On that note, it would be great if you stopped selectively bringing move requests to the attention of editors on that talk page; by definition, all move requests are article title issues and the editors who frequent that page do not have a special role in deciding RM outcomes. -- tariqabjotu23:39, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
And on day 7 it got supported. I will not let it be. There is no reason for us to have changed the way the title of this song is written just because of some arbitrary number put in place by a manual of style we cribbed. I've gone to WP:MR.—Ryulong (琉竜) 04:54, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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