Talk:Icelandic Coast Guard

Consensus on major changes to the article
User:FOX_52 has been attempting to make some major changes to the article. When reverted by two users, myself and @Ckfasdf, and asked to seek a consensus on the changes he ignored the requests, continued to re-add them while threatening me with a ban on my talk page after my second revert. After three reverts by him, an IP user, with a history of participating in the same edit disputes as FOX_52, reverted for a fourth time. As he has rebuffed requests to seek consensus on the talk page, I will start the discussion for him. The changes that FOX_52 is attemting to make are the following:
 * Change the infobox from Infobox law enforcement agency to Infobox military unit. That would be a reversal of the discussion at the talk page by several editors in November, including by FOX_52. Note that there has not been an attempt to re-add this part after the first revert so one can assume in WP:GOODFAITH that he had forgotten the previous discussion.
 * Removing sourced details and images from tables about current vessels
 * Removing tables with sourced information about decommissioned vessels
 * Removing tables with sourced information about aircraft history
 * Removing table with weaponary.
 * His reasoning for removing images from tables are that they are not allowed in tables per Image dos and don'ts and a discussion on the aviation Wikiproject a few years ago. Alvaldi (talk) 09:55, 10 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Oppose to the changes for the most part. Image dos and don'ts doesn't say anything about images being banned in tables and per WP:LOCALCONSENSUS, a consensus among a limited group of editors (which the aviation WikiProject discussion most certainly is), at one place and time cannot override community consensus on a wider scale. As can been seen on List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard, Indian Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard, List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard, List of equipment of the United States Air Force and many other articles throughout Wikipedia, it is common practice to put images in tables so I can't agree on that they should be removed from the tables. I do find the details and the images in the lists in question to be informative. However, if they are found to be cluttering the main article, I don't oppose to moving them to separate article such as List of equipment of the Icelandic Coast Guard (or list of ships/vessels/aircraft etc.). Alvaldi (talk) 11:35, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Saying "it's common practice" to have images in table(s) is just not true as the opposite can be made by these pages:, , , , , , , , , ... Further I gave you reasoning by the image removal per: WP:IMAGEMOS "Don't use images or galleries excessively " - So let me expand on that from WP:GALLERY "Generally, a gallery or cluster of images should not be added so long as there is space for images to be effectively presented adjacent to text." "Gallery images must collectively add to the reader's understanding of the subject without causing unbalance to an article or section within an article while avoiding similar or repetitive images " The images themselves are repetitive, and the same information can be conveyed by the Wiki-links. - As for decommissioned vessels being deleted that was an unintentional as my original edit was made here - Aircraft history change(s) is directly based off Individual aircraft ID's - The Weapons section was only cleaned up, (only the images were pulled) and the stored weapons were only removed per WP:EXCESSDETAIL, but again the main concern here is the excessive images clutter. - FOX 52 talk! 22:22, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Based on your logic, images inside the table on List of presidents of the United States should also be removed since those images themselves are repetitive, and the same information can be conveyed by the Wiki-links. If you succeed to remove that then you may bring that argument here. Ckfasdf (talk) 23:06, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't agree with that these are "similar or repetitive images" as these are separate images of each vessel to help identify them and positioned alongside information of said vessel. Similar or repetitive images would be if for instance we would have multiple similar images of a single ship.
 * I can't agree on the changes to the aircraft history either. Due to the ICG's relatively high stature in Iceland (it is generally considered the most trusted institution in the country) and small aircraft fleet throughout history, individual aircrafts tend to receive quite alot of coverage under their callsign which is often headlined in news coverage of them.
 * I don't have a strong opinion either way on removing or keeping the images from the weapons section as they are generic images of similar weapons. I'm against removing the section of the stored weapons as I'm finding multiple news sources on the weapons owned by the ICG where the ones in storage are specifically mentioned. Alvaldi (talk) 09:48, 11 June 2022 (UTC)


 * I tend to disagree to make separate article such as List of equipment of the Icelandic Coast Guard (or list of ships/vessels/aircraft etc.), as ICG is not really big/long article yet per WP:HASTE. Ckfasdf (talk) 23:14, 10 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Oppose to the most part of the changes. There are several Featured lists that have images inside the table, such as List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates and etc. FL is subject higher scrutiny by other more experienced editor than other pages. Secondly, consensus on WP:AVIATION is only valid for list of aircraft and air force tables only. Per WP:CONLEVEL, participants in a WikiProject cannot decide that some generally accepted policy or guideline does not apply to articles within its scope.
 * However, I do agree to remove image on table of weaponry, as they are mostly generic images and didn't specify that the weapon belong to the ICG, unlike vessel images. Ckfasdf (talk) 22:45, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Oppose removal of the ships images from the table. The consensus claimed on the aviation project has no bearing on a ships table. WP:GALLERY is about having a separate section in an article titled gallery. Many navy articles have images included in the table of current and previous ships. No opinion on stored weapons Lyndaship (talk) 10:29, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * For  you are comparing apples to oranges, individual people having their portrait makes sense (even "ship classes” aircraft carrier vs. LHA) but this table consists of “Offshore patrol vessels” 3 of the 4 boats are the same size, shape and paint scheme (so not sure how many times we need to help the reader understand what a "patrol boat" is). As for the aircraft, you state "small aircraft fleet throughout history, individual aircrafts tend to receive quite alot of coverage under their callsign which is often headlined in news coverage of them.", which is speculative, unless you have some source(s) to back that claim up - plus the fact those call signs are Registration numbers, not call signs. which seems to go against aircraft ID's. - FOX 52 talk! 23:34, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Please read carefully on whose commenting what. If you didn't bother check this part, it'll be difficult to have proper conversation.
 * In regards to the comparison that you mentioned, at least you agree to put individual image of specific subject is make sense. Since, all of 3 ICG boats are not the same class, so it'll be make sense to include all of them then. Btw, all coast guard boats tend have same/similar paint scheme (for example 1 and 2). Ckfasdf (talk) 02:03, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Lets focus on this page - besides paint scheme they are "same size & shape" plus they are all "offshore patrol boats" - and in a side by side comparison there is nothing to really differentiate two, if so please explain? (the classes don't even have their pwn page to exam) - so again please give a valid reason to inundate the reader with similar images. - FOX 52 talk! 05:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The Icelandic Coast Guard has four active ships (and further two scheduled for sale Týr and Ægir, now in the decommissioned list), none of them the same shape or class. While both grey and in some sense in a similar shape, the offshore patrol vessels ICGV Þór and ICGV Freyja do not look the same as can be seen here. The fact that the classes do not have their own page is irrelevant to this discussion. Alvaldi (talk) 11:39, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @FOX 52 Regarding the "small aircraft fleet throughout history, individual aircrafts tend to receive quite alot of coverage under their callsign which is often headlined in news coverage of them.", which I commented originally, my reasoning might be speculative, but whatever the reason is, the individual aircrafts of the Coast Guard still get significant coverage where they are referenced by their aircraft ID/Callsign. Sources for that include.
 * Regarding the style guide on the Aviation Wikiproject you point to, you should note that WikiProjects are not rule-making organizations, nor can they assert ownership of articles within a specific topic area. WikiProjects have no special rights or privileges compared to other editors and may not impose their preferences on articles. So the style guide on the Aviation WikiProject in regards to aircraft ID's is irrelevant and in no way supersedes WP:GNG. Such guides on WikiProjects are advice pages and per WP:PROJPAGE "An advice page written by several participants of a project is a "local consensus" that is no more binding on editors than material written by any single individual editor." What matters here, per community consensus, is whether the aircrafts are are getting the WP:SIGCOV to pass WP:GNG which they are getting both as individual aircrafts and as a part of broader articles that cover the history of the Coast Guard aircrafts (see examples of both in the above sources). Alvaldi (talk) 11:22, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Firstly notability guidelines do not apply to content within articles or lists per: WP:NOTEWORTHY, secondly While news coverage can be useful source material for encyclopedic topics, most newsworthy events do not qualify for inclusion: WP:NOTNEWS. Now as aircraft entering service or a rescue taking place is just WP:ROUTINE - And with your logic, "it is common practices" what separates these comparable ● Bond Helicopters ● Argentine CG ● Cape Verde ● Seychelles DF examples from IGC? - FOX 52 talk! 17:58, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Neither WP:NOTEWORTHY nore WP:NOTNEWS disqualifies the aircrafts from being individually listed in the article, no more than they disqualify individual ships from being listed. A routine anouncement of an aircraft being added to a fleet is not the same as a major publication in a country writing a detailed article about a particular aircraft, that they name in the headline, as the newest addition to the fleet. Neither is it routine to write a seven page feature about a rescue helicopter. What separates the ICG aircrafts from the ones you mentioned is the coverage of individual aircrafts in the ICG fleet. Can you find similar coverage of most or any of those aircrafts in your example? Alvaldi (talk) 20:43, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Example see the: F-023 or F-024 on the F-35 entries in the RNAF page or for a smaller fleet here - And WP:NOTEWORTHY / WP:NOTNEWS absolutely can disqualify the current fleet, but as for the historic aircraft I would suggest something similar to Maltese Air Wing. - <b style="color:blue; text-shadow:aqua 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">FOX 52</b> <b style="color:dark blue">talk!</b> 21:18, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Both of these sources have trivial mentions of the aircrafts in question, neither is significant coverage so this is not comparable coverage. Alvaldi (talk) 21:35, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * So on the current inventory which states in the notes "On long-term lease from Knut Axel Ugland Holding of Norway. Arrived in..." and duplicated 3 times for then same aircraft, tells the reader what?- And you are not willing to consider this suggestion? - <b style="color:blue; text-shadow:aqua 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">FOX 52</b> <b style="color:dark blue">talk!</b> 22:03, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Probably tells them exactly what it says there...and that the editor who wrote it (me) should've put a little more effort into it. But I'm more than happy to go through each and everyone of those aircrafts and expand and source their notes, including the three newest ones. Which won't be hard, as countless of sources show, the Icelandic media apparently loves to write about the individual Coast Guard aircrafts, including this frontpage of the largest newspaper in the country that covers the arrival of one of the current aircrafts in the fleet. I don't see the Maltese Air Wing suggestion as any solution. The fact that other countries Coast Guards or Air Forces individual aircrafts don't get the same amount of coverage as individual ICG aircrafts does not mean that individual ICG aircrafts should not be listed (WP:OTHERCONTENT?).
 * Also, this list probably also passes WP:LISTN as it has been discussed as a group or set by several independent reliable sources Alvaldi (talk) 22:54, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah you'er failing to provide a valid reason for wanting to give the 3 current aircraft their own individual table entries - And again those "Call signs" are Registration numbers so the headings (in the table) are misleading, further the Reg. numbers are not followed roman numerals in parentheses. And I think your getting away from neutrality of Wikipedia, as there are no other aircraft tables with individual entries - The current aircraft of the IGC aren't anymore "special" than any other coast guard unit. - <b style="color:blue; text-shadow:aqua 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">FOX 52</b> <b style="color:dark blue">talk!</b> 06:09, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually you are right regarding headings in the table, it will better to label it as "Registration Numbers" instead of "Callsign", and this issue can be easily fixed by editing that particular headings. Roman numerals denotes order of aircraft use that Reg number, since same Reg number can be used different aircraft. If you have better idea on how to convey this information, we are open for discussion.
 * In regards to Aircraft Table, IMO.. ICG is "special" compare to other agencies, due to ICG itself have small fleet of aircrafts (only 20s since it's inception) and it is possible to list all individual aircrafts (with citation) in the article without creating issue on Article Size and there is an editor who are willing to maintain that table. If somehow tomorrow ICG obtained hundreds of aircraft, then it'll be make sense not to list individual aircraft. Ckfasdf (talk) 08:05, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * There's where the problem is, your opinion that they "special" because of size, is not a reason. - By your logic regarding images in the table "it's common practice", then you should follow that logic for the aircraft list ie: ● Bond Helicopters ● Argentine CG ● Cape Verde ●  Seychelles DF - The IGC preforms their duties like any other CG unit, and just because article are written of rescues / aircraft service entry is considered WP:ROUTINE. While news coverage can be useful source material for encyclopedic topics, most newsworthy events do not qualify for inclusion per: WP:NOTNEWS - <b style="color:blue; text-shadow:aqua 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">FOX 52</b> <b style="color:dark blue">talk!</b> 15:26, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Note the ICG currently owns five aircraft, not three as you incorrectly state, with at least two of the passing WP:GNG outright.
 * Outside of the coverage that the individual aircrafts are receiving, the aircrafts of the ICG as a group have been discussed as a group or set by several independent reliable sources (as I've previously listed above) and therefore the list passes WP:LISTN. Note that per WP:LISTN the entirety of the list does not need to be documented in sources for notability, only that the grouping or set in general has been. Because the group or set is notable, the individual items in the list do not need to be independently notable.
 * According to this document on the ICG website, named On identification letters and names of Coast Guard aircraft (LHG), the registration numbers/callsigns we are debating about serve two purposes The identification letters are always five and they are both the international identification of the aircraft and telecommunication call sign. It further states All identification letters start with TF, which is Iceland's electronic communications call sign, which was assigned to it approx. 100 years ago. So each aircraft has a name and identification letters (e.g. Líf and TF-LIF) whith later serving as both international identification and telecommunication call sign of the aircraft, while also being its common name.
 * By the way, how can the detailed news coverage that the individual ICG aircrafts get be considered routine if other nations Coast Guards aircrafts around the globe aren't routinely getting the same kind of coverage? Alvaldi (talk) 19:26, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm referring to the 3 duplicate EC225 Super Puma entries, as they are not anymore extraordinary, over a similar air wing. You are trying to give undue weight towards one units, which appears to be getting away from the neutrality of Wikipedia. As an example the Maltese Air Wing has comparable fleet to the ICG - with its own coverage, , , , , - and its given the proper neutral amount information for the reader. - <b style="color:blue; text-shadow:aqua 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">FOX 52</b> <b style="color:dark blue">talk!</b> 02:46, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * These three individual aircrafts, that no longer have duplicate entries, are part of a list that is notable according to WP:NLIST. The list is notable per WP:NLIST as there are several independent reliable sources that discuss the history of individual aircrafts of the ICG. That is, they're not just discussing the history of the air wing, they are discussing the history of individual aircrafts of that air wing. And per WP:NLIST, those three individual aircrafts do not need to be notable nor do they need to be listed in the sources that establishes the notability of the list. So their presence there is wholly justified.
 * On top of that, apparently unlike their Maltese counterparts, these three aircrafts are treated as individual entities in the media (and on the ICG website), just like all the ICG aircrafts before them. The amount of coverage that individual aircrafts of the ICG are receiving, including the current aircrafts, clearly shows that as individual aircrafts, they are much more notable than aircrafts of the other air wings you mention. Furthermore, as WP:OTHERCONTENT explains, the fact that other articles don't list their individual aircrafts has absolutely no bearing on their inclusion in the ICG article. Alvaldi (talk) 14:26, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * all 3 Super Puma's have the same notations "On long-term lease from Knut Axel Ugland Holding of Norway" and the arrival dates (with the exception of a hard landing) - I'm sorry but that does not constitute a reason for their own individual entries, that same content can be conveyed under one entry WP:UNNECESSARY. Even their "call signs" demonstrate no uniqueness as they are transferred from one aircraft to the next, , - <b style="color:blue; text-shadow:aqua 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">FOX 52</b> <b style="color:dark blue">talk!</b> 20:33, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, some of the aircrafts share the names of older aircrafts just as military ships often have the same name as older ships had. There have been several HMS Ark Royal and USS Astoria for instance, does that lessen their uniqueness? For your other comments, WP:NLIST applies to those entries as explained above. Alvaldi (talk) 20:58, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No vessels are stand alone because they'er one of a kind that is attached to the name, but separated by type or class ie: USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) “ Kitty Hawk-class” vs USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) “ Gerald R. Ford-class - yet like aircraft "names"  P-47 Thunderbolt  (Thunderbolt II),  C-74 Globemaster, (II), (III), that have been transferred are not given some special notoriety in the corresponding lists. - <b style="color:blue; text-shadow:aqua 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">FOX 52</b> <b style="color:dark blue">talk!</b> 02:15, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Names such as P-47 Thunderbolt are the name of a aircraft type, not the name of an individual aircraft so I don't understand what relevance they have in this discussion. For instance, Memphis Belle is the individual name of an single aircraft of the type named B-17 Flying Fortress just as Eir (or TF-EIR) is the individual name of a single aircraft of the type named Super Puma. The Super Puma's (or any other aircraft) of the ICG are not referenced as some nondescript Puma's or helicopter in any of the sources, they are specifically referenced by their individual given name or identification name in the sources as can be seen in "The four-engine Sif takes over the patrol from Rán" (1962), "Crowds rejoiced LÍF" (1995) or "TF-EIR and TF-GRO come into the service of the Coast Guard" (2018), "Two kayakers rescued on board TF-EIR" (2019) or "TF-GNA has arrived in the country" (2021). The fact that more than one aircraft has had the same name doesn't make them any less unique than the individual ICG vessel that has a previously used name (the current ICGV Þór for instance is the fourth ICGV to bear that name). So your argument that they're not unique or special just doesn't hold water when there is wast amount of sources that treat them exactly as that. Alvaldi (talk) 11:48, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * huh? the P-47's type / role is a Fighter-bomber it's "nickname" if you will, is the Thunderbolt. I don't see the how IGC is any different from the LASD Air Rescue 5, they too have signicatant coverage LASD Air Rescue 5 Honored, Air Rescue 5 saving lives, LASD Air Rescue-5 Crew Rescues Four Teens, Air Rescue 5, Air Rescue 5 Recognized by NBC4, and its given the proper neutral amount information for the reader. (with a fleet of 3 Super Pumas). While am not trying to make light of your concerns, I'm not sure if you'er understanding the idea behind WP: Neutral point of view. You've written 3 article,    but am failing to see their notabilty, when compared to similar articles. See: List of individual aircraft each one has some historic or notable value. - <b style="color:blue; text-shadow:aqua 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">FOX 52</b> <b style="color:dark blue">talk!</b> 21:09, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * 1 - As previously stated, the list of the individual aircrafts of the ICG passes WP:NLIST as there are several independent reliable sources from national publications that discuss the history of individual aircrafts of the ICG. The three Super Pumas are part of that list and thus included there. Have the LASD Air Rescue 5 individual helicopters been the subject of discussion by several independent reliable sources? If not, then this is not comparable (Note that three of the LASD Air Rescue 5 sources you you presented are primary sources and thus do not count as WP:SIGCOV as they are not independent of the subject and the ANN source might be WP:SELFPUBLISH.)
 * 2 - The three older aircrafts you mention pass WP:GNG as they have received significant coverage in multiple reliable sources that are independent of the subject due to their impact in Iceland (TF-SIF (III) alone had a 7-page feature written about it in a major national publication). I have to admit I find it odd that you fail to see their notability when comparing them to other articles in Category:Individual aircraft as there are several articles in the category that fail the general notability guideline in their current state (e.g. Texas Raiders, September Fury), have a somewhat-ish comparable career (Elvis (helicopter)), whos only claim to fame is that they break down alot (Deli Mike) or don't really seem to have any claim to fame (Douglas DC-7B N836D).
 * 3 - I do understand the idea behind Neutral point of view and get what you are trying to convey. But note that in determining proper weight, we consider a viewpoint's prevalence in reliable sources, not its prevalence among Wikipedia editors or the general public. There is wast amount of independent reliable sources that discuss the history of individual aircrafts of the ICG, both sources that discuss individual aircraft in detail and sources that cover several individual aircrafts, their career with the ICV, impact and demise, so its inclusion in the coast guard article is easily justified. If there are concerns that it is "dwarfing" other sections of the article then the solution is to expand those sections (the history section for instance could be easily expanded, and honestly, I would rather be expanding it than writing this), not gutting a well sourced section. Alvaldi (talk) 12:17, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Its normal practice to list the history of each aircraft an operator has unless otherwise of note, I dont see any in the current list that are of particular note. Nothing wrong with a list of types and when operated which is far more usual. So the list should be removed and replaced with a list of types. MilborneOne (talk) 18:34, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Per WP:NLIST a list topic is considered notable if it has been discussed as a group or set by independent reliable sources, which the history of individual aircrafts of the ICG have been numerous times. Note that when the group or set is notable, the individual items in the list do not need to be independently notable. Alvaldi (talk) 19:06, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Images break table functionality on cell phones and other smaller screens and make navigating it almost impossible, and most of these are simply decoration, which is against Wikipedia's norms. Provide links to the wikimedia page instead if there must be something to illustrate it.&#32;- NiD.29 (talk) 20:33, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Per Exactly - it’s unnecessary eye candy especially as all 4 vessels are same the class “off shore patrol boats” - As for the news coverage to the current aircraft I'll direct you to the WP:NOTNEWS policy: "news coverage can be useful source material for encyclopedic topics, most newsworthy events do not qualify for inclusion" - Also per WP:NLIST "Editors are still urged to demonstrate list notability via the grouping itself before creating stand-alone lists" - Historical aircraft make sense for individual inclusion, but to give current aircraft separated individual entries with no notability not so much.  How local media cover such events shouldn’t be justification for “special treatment” as demonstrating fairness to other Coast Guard equipment list(s). - <b style="color:blue; text-shadow:aqua 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">FOX 52</b> <b style="color:dark blue">talk!</b> 01:09, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @FOX 52 We can probably endlessly go back and forth in this so in a effort to end this discussion I want to suggest two compromises:
 * 1. We move the current list of the aircrafts to a separate article, something like List of aircrafts of the Icelandic Coast Guard for example, and in the Icelandic Coast Guard article we will have a table for the current fleet, maybe similar to the Maltese Air Wing, and a link to the other article. That way the list, which I wholeheartedly believe I've shown to be notable in its own right, stays as a separate article and the ICG article moves more in line with similar articles.
 * 2. Move the images of the ships out of the table and either to the top of it or to the side if it. While I don't agree with the statement that the ships look in any way similiar, it is true that the images break its functionality of tables in small screens (tables in general aren't that great on small screens).
 * How does this sound? Alvaldi (talk) 09:32, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Sounds like a plan I'll put some ideas this evening - <b style="color:blue; text-shadow:aqua 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">FOX 52</b> <b style="color:dark blue">talk!</b> 16:17, 25 June 2022 (UTC)