Talk:Great train wreck of 1918
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[edit] Requested move
Great train wreck of 1918 → Great Train Wreck of 1918
Page move to comply with Wikipedia naming conventions: namely, caps for proper nouns — Splintercellguy 18:47, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Weak Oppose. Although I am unsure as to whether the names of rail disasters are considered proper nouns, the convention on Wikipedia seems to be to keep them lowercase. See List of rail accidents for numerous examples. Convention on the web in general seems to be divided. Can anyone shed more light on whether or not this should be capitalized? Kaldari 19:59, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Weak oppose. If you google train wreck of 1918 nashville, there doesn't really seem to be much consensus as to a single name for the event (many of the 'great train wreck of 1918' hits are Wikipedia mirrors)--EG "Great Nashville Train Wreck of 1918" "worst US train wreck, Nashville, Tenn." "1918 July 9, Nashville, Tenn., Train wreck". Makes it seem like they are all more descriptive names than 'proper' ones. Niteowlneils 16:07, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Oppose It seems to be a simple noun phrase rather than a proper noun, although I could be convinced otherwise. —Michael Z. 2005-06-17 04:52 Z
[edit] Dutchman's Grade vs. Dutchman's Curve
Contemporary sources say that the accident occured at "Dutchman's Grade" while modern sources seem to prefer "Dutchman's Curve". I don't suppose it matters much which one we use, but I thought I'd make a note of it anyway. Kaldari 19:01, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
