Talk:Mid-South (region)

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Usernamekiran in topic Requested move 24 August 2023

Requested move 24 August 2023

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The result of the move request was: not moved. —usernamekiran (talk) 03:30, 9 September 2023 (UTC)Reply


Mid-South (region)Mid-south (region) – Per Talk:August 2023 Mid-South U.S. floods#Requested move 22 August 2023 (that article needs to be moved for other reasons, but WP:SQS alas) 4.4.139.206 (talk) 10:35, 24 August 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. ModernDayTrilobite (talkcontribs) 13:30, 31 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

  • Support Per WP:NCCAPS and MOS:CAPS. It is intrinsically a descriptive term (in the middle part of the southern region) and therefore, not intrinsically a proper noun. Per MOS:HYPHENCAPS we do not cap after the hyphen unless that which follows is usually capped. Per MOS:COMPASS we do not capitalise compass points unless they occur in a noun phrase where it modifies the name of a place (eg Europe or California) and that complete phrase is usually capitalised. This is not such a case. Compass points are often capitalised but this is specifically against our manual of style. An ngram for "mid-south" is not useful, since it does not give context (the mid-south of where) and only reflects that compass points are often capitalised or perhaps, included as part of a much fuller name that is usually capitalised as a whole. Cinderella157 (talk) 12:13, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
It seems to be a proper noun to me, just like the South or the Deep South or the Upland South or the Midwest or the West the Northeast the North are all considered a proper noun in the U.S., and thus capitalized. Rreagan007 (talk) 16:44, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
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