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Can we keep the link in to the 'Petition by Commuters to lower fares' (http://www.competition4iowferries.blogspot.com/). It is public knowledge and highly relevant to the article.

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Isle of White?

I've noticed several references in the 'history' section of this article to an 'Isle of White' and also to a company called 'White Link'...

For anyone not in the know, the island in question is spelt 'Wight' and the company name is similarly different. I have amended this part of the article.

--Peeky44 (talk) 16:55, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Company names

There has been some to-ing and fro-ing over the correct punctuation for the name "Southampton, Isle of Wight" with or without comma. It is certainly true that company formed in 1861 contained no comma then or now in formal documents (I have added a link to the original Articles of Association in the Esternal links). It is equally true that the comma has, throughout the period, been inserted not only by third parties, but also by the company itself, for example in it's advertisements, presumably because that follows the normal rules of English punctuation that would be expected. The title of the article itself, and the inclusion of the full legal name, follow the clear naming convention for companies, WP:NCCORP. I think that that version should be used consistently in the article, and I have brought one example into line. I am sure that it will come up again, so will add a footnote of explanation.

Secondly, the claim about it being the longest English corporate name needs a citation. There is a curiosity here: the original/current name has 73 letters. But in 1982 it became a PLC[1], so increased to 79. When the company was taken private again in 2000, they deleted not only "public" but also "company"[2], leaving only 66 (I wonder whether their claim was subsequently challenged). It then took them two years to restore the status quo ante[3] with 73 letters. This would be considered OR, but there may be sources out there that cover at least some of this. Davidships (talk) 00:00, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Would PLC, as an abbreviation, be accepted legally or would it be spelt out in full, which would make the name 90 letters long? Just an idle thought. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 07:56, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"PLC" is an abbreviation like "Co. Ltd.", I think. But you have miscounted. Only the six letters of "public" were additional, Davidships (talk) 11:06, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops! definitely overcounted, should have been 79 letters. As for a cite for the claim, the official history of the company, by Keith Adams, makes no mention of it. Neither does an earlier book, by Keith's father. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 11:28, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]