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The New York Times, although setting many standards in the publishing industry, has failed to do their homework here. They do not know the difference between a masthead and a nameplate. I'm sure it started out as a foolish error on their part and rather than admit to it, they've created a silly new standard. The masthead of a ship is the elaborate bust of an angel or a mermaid that is always located at the very top/front of the vessel. Therefore, it is also the elaborate and stylistic logo at the top/front of a newspaper. A nameplate, however, is the square panel of copper that normally exists on the lower right-hand corner or lower rear of any given building or structure and lists the founders and establishment date of the building along with other pertinent information. Therefore, it stands to reason that the "nameplate" of a newspaper would be the square box to the right-hand side of page 2 that lists such information about a publication. Unfortunately, I cannot find references for this because the New York Times standards are so pervasive as to saturate the internet. I do believe that they are wrong about this. Sincerely, FloridaSqueezed@gmail.com 76.110.233.130 ( talk) 06:49, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
I propose merging Indicia (publishing), Impressum, and Masthead (American publishing) into Nameplate (publishing). Each article explains publication and staff details in slightly different contexts (magazines or comics, publications in Germany, magazines in America, and all periodicals, respectively). All articles are short; though 'Impressum' is much longer than the other three, even it is only about 500 words. Per WP:NOTDICT, a single topic should be treated in a single article, even if it has several different names. Cnilep ( talk) 01:32, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
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This article was nominated for merging on 20 March 2024. The result of the discussion was No consensus. |
The New York Times, although setting many standards in the publishing industry, has failed to do their homework here. They do not know the difference between a masthead and a nameplate. I'm sure it started out as a foolish error on their part and rather than admit to it, they've created a silly new standard. The masthead of a ship is the elaborate bust of an angel or a mermaid that is always located at the very top/front of the vessel. Therefore, it is also the elaborate and stylistic logo at the top/front of a newspaper. A nameplate, however, is the square panel of copper that normally exists on the lower right-hand corner or lower rear of any given building or structure and lists the founders and establishment date of the building along with other pertinent information. Therefore, it stands to reason that the "nameplate" of a newspaper would be the square box to the right-hand side of page 2 that lists such information about a publication. Unfortunately, I cannot find references for this because the New York Times standards are so pervasive as to saturate the internet. I do believe that they are wrong about this. Sincerely, FloridaSqueezed@gmail.com 76.110.233.130 ( talk) 06:49, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
I propose merging Indicia (publishing), Impressum, and Masthead (American publishing) into Nameplate (publishing). Each article explains publication and staff details in slightly different contexts (magazines or comics, publications in Germany, magazines in America, and all periodicals, respectively). All articles are short; though 'Impressum' is much longer than the other three, even it is only about 500 words. Per WP:NOTDICT, a single topic should be treated in a single article, even if it has several different names. Cnilep ( talk) 01:32, 20 March 2024 (UTC)