Talk:MashApps

Requested move

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

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)

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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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)

Discussion

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 * comment are you sure without camelcase, it isn't mash app or mash-app ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by  70.24.247.242  (talk • contribs)  04:58, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
 * "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)
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