This is the
talk page for discussing improvements to the
MI6 article. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject. |
Article policies
|
Find sources: Google ( books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL |
Archives: 1Auto-archiving period: 365 days |
This article is written in British English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, defence, artefact, analyse) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus. |
This
level-5 vital article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's
content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
On 5 March 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved from Secret Intelligence Service to MI6. The result of the discussion was moved. |
|
|
This page has archives. Sections older than 365 days may be automatically archived by Lowercase sigmabot III when more than 5 sections are present. |
In the Second World War section, the ISLD is referred to, based on a reference in a Library of Congress book, as the "Interservice Liaison Department". I think that it would be better to use the form "Inter-Services Liaison Department", which is what is used by the UK National Archives. ← ZScarpia 15:25, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved. Favonian ( talk) 13:39, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
Secret Intelligence Service → MI6 – Overwhelming common name, per Ngrams, The Guardian ( [1], [2]), The Times ( [3], [4]), and the BBC ( [5], [6]). Also makes the title consistent with MI5. Ruбlov ( talk) 13:48, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
I did add a few paragraphs - based on WP:MOS. I noted more add on sentences being attached almost immediately - very thick text blocks are common in many WP articles - one imagines folks just keep tacking on a sentence - this article is still better at this point - but the use of paragraphs really helps in readability - just a humble thought BeingObjective ( talk) 13:00, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
A paragraph is -- ?
Typically - a part of a written item that deals with one primary point - typically, closely aligned points might be folded into the same paragraphs.
Clearly many academic articles use fairly long paragraphs - though shorter paragraph structures do really provide for ease of readability, especially with digitally presented materials on a small format screen etc.
Just an opinion
Cheers Dr. BeingObjective ( talk) 17:36, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
The redirect Box 850 has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 May 27 § Box 850 until a consensus is reached. Jay 💬 20:34, 27 May 2024 (UTC)