Talk:MashApps

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was no consensus to move. Cúchullain ^t/c 15:17, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

MashApps → Mashapp – The term "mashapp" is a neologism for a kind of web application. As such it is not a proper name (i.e. not the name of a specific product or company). I think the same principles that have us use lower case for terms that are commonly acronyms would apply to this word. A decision to retitle would also involve replacing all occurences of "MashApp" with "mashapp" (and at the beginning of a sentence, "Mashapp") Joja lozzo 22:09, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Support as nom. The typography is cute and I like how it echoes the mashup of the two words but it took me a while to determine that it was not a product but just a common noun. I think we should avoid such confusion and stick to a plain style here rather than get cute. Joja lozzo 22:17, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose/Support - CamelCase is not prohibited, and is editors choice. I see no predominant use either way. --Education does not equal common sense. 我不在乎 01:38, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Do you mean it's an editor's choice whether to capitalize a common Noun or not, to mash up and capitalize a CommonNounPhrase if they like? Joja lozzo 01:53, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm saying that I've seen both ways, MashApps, and Mashapps (Mash-App even), in different places. Common nouns are not capitalized as a general rule.--Education does not equal common sense. 我不在乎 02:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, you don't mean it's a Wikipedia editor's choice but a wide-world editor's choice. But isn't that always the case? Wide world editors have a wide range of purposes and ends they are attempting to achieve and these are not usually the goals and ends of Wikipedia. MashApp may suit a wide world editor because it's cute and attracts readers but I don't consider those to be primary encyclopedic purposes. Joja lozzo 15:36, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – I don't find any sources with the lowercase A. If we're going to have an article on this, I don't see how we can make up a style different from anything in sources. As with camelCase, I don't think it's an issue of what's a proper name, as camelCase doesn't imply that; in a sentence, it would be "mashApp", I would think. But it's so thin on refs that it's not clear it's even notable; seems to be mostly about a particular product MashApp Composer. Dicklyon (talk) 04:59, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I don't find any reliable sources, period. Please show us what sources you are finding.
A google search for "mashapp" that eliminates the Sony Ericcson app web site, the Cordys app web site, facebook, and youtube results in
- references to Cordys' product, MashApp, referenced in this article
- references to "MashApp" in Software AG's Aris MashZone "business mashup" tool
- an iPhone app for mashing photos (not a mash app) called "MashApp"
If that search is restricted only to news and books, nothing shows up. The only source this article cites is Cordys' web site and they use the term "mash-up application" as a generic term, probably to protect their product trade name. Perhaps we should use that. Joja lozzo 15:26, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Any additional comments:

comment are you sure without camelcase, it isn't mash app or mash-app [1] ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.24.247.242 (talk • contribs) 04:58, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"mash-app" doesn't show up on google if we eliminate mash-app.com (where it's probably a side effect of available domain names), Sony Ericsson Mash-App tool. "mash app" is more common but I don't know if it's more common than "mashapp". Since "mashapp" is closest to what we have now, I'm inclined to stick with it. If someone wants to make a case for "mash app" I'm open to it. Joja lozzo 15:27, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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