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On 3 October 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved to DMA'S. The result of the discussion was not moved.

Requested move 3 October 2023

This discussion was listed at Wikipedia:Move review on 28 November 2023. The result of the move review was decision endorsed.

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Lightoil (talk) 11:44, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DMA's → DMA'S – incorrect capitalisation of title 115.70.193.165 (talk) 06:34, 3 October 2023 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). Scorpions1325 (talk) 07:05, 3 October 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. Adumbrativus (talk) 07:37, 26 October 2023 (UTC)— Relisting. Polyamorph (talk) 08:51, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I did some digging, and it seems that reliable sources are inconsistent as to whether or not the s is capitalized. Scorpions1325 (talk) 07:05, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. The reviewer would like to request the editor with a COI attempt to discuss with editors engaged in the subject-area first.

Specific text to be added or removed: DMA'S
Reason for the change: The 's' in DMA'S is capitalised on valid sources such as the band's website and Spotify profile
References supporting change: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1iUTUix5kea176M0uJTsh4?si=k64sQJW1SoieRWJJufO8hw and https://dmasdmas.com/

Kweenoo1620 (talk) 06:04, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Kweenoo1620: thanks for your comment. Because you indicated that you want to change the article title, and because the requested move discussion above it was both recent and low on participation, I'm choosing to self-revert my previous closure of the RM and relist it to allow more opportunity for discussion. When the RM is closed, the closer will assess whether there is consensus to perform the change. Adumbrativus (talk) 07:37, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: this is governed by WP:Title. Regardless of how a band displays their name, WP article titles abide by that style, e.g. GANGgajang's article is titled Gang Gajang despite how the band referred to themselves on their releases or website. The DMA's article claims "The band originally formed under the name Dirty Ma's before abbreviating it" the apostrophe s was retained and as such the "s" is lower case.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 22:24, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose/Keep – A great majority of sources use the more "normal" styling without the excess capping, so we should stick to that. Dicklyon (talk) 01:08, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per MOS:TM. Wikipedia does not go along with an unusual marketing stylization (especially ALL-CAPS) unless it is consistently used by an overwhelming majority of sources independent of the subject. To the extent this can be argued to be an acronym, the "DMA" part seems fine, and "DMA's" seems common in independent source material (though entertainment news in particular is more likely to lean toward "DMA'S" because it habitually mimics trademark and logo stylization, which Wikipedia does not). That said, DMA'S should not remain a red link but be a redirect, since it's common enough that various readers will be looking for it exactly (e.g. via copy-paste). — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 07:48, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Move This search of news sources is indicating the capped form about 70 - 80% of the time. We are already dealing with a TM styling without considering the s. Cinderella157 (talk) 00:11, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.