Talk:United States Marine Corps

Mass image removal
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These 12 images, along with this video clip, were removed today (by another editor), with seven consecutive edits over the course of about 30 minutes. Only edit summaries were repeated comments about "sandwiches". I'm posting them all here to have a visual record, as well as a possible starting point for a discussion should anyone wish to talk about this. -  wolf  08:04, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * See the MOS for images, we aren't supposed to have text which is sandwiched between two images... What we had before I edited it down was a comical amount of pictures which made this page look like a drunk teenager had done the layout. Horse Eye&#39;s Back (talk) 15:26, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm familiar with mos:img, and I've fixed numerous pages becuase of that very reason, but I didn't have to remove images to so, there are other options. Perhaps there were too many images and perhaps they were placed poorly, but I didn't contest any of that. I simply posted them here so there is a record, which is commonly done with mass-removals of content, as some people may disagree with which images were removed. -  wolf  00:53, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * As far as I understand images are not content. I considered other options, but there were just too many pictures for anything but either a deep cut or a completely separate gallery. No judgement was made on which to preserve or remove beyond layout. Horse Eye&#39;s Back (talk) 01:10, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * "As far as I understand images are not content." - If you take a look at MOS:IMG, WP:F, WP:NFCC & WP:IUP, I believe you'll find images are considered content.
 * "No judgement was made on which to preserve or remove beyond layout." - then all the better to have the images listed here. The article might be better off with some of them included rathed than excluded. -  wolf  03:36, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * You seem to be conflating two separate uses of content, still not sure what the point of this thread is. The talk page is not the place to create a "visual" record so you should either say your piece or get going. Horse Eye&#39;s Back (talk) 15:52, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

(Seems I missed this.) Here is my "piece": These 12 images, along with this video clip, were removed on 8 March 2022 (by another editor), with seven consecutive edits over the course of about 30 minutes. Only edit summaries were repeated comments about "sandwiches". I'm posting them all here to have a visual record, as well as a possible starting point for a discussion should anyone wish to talk about this. Anyone not wishing to take part in this thread, needn't post at all. - w o lf  20:59, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

"Crayon Eaters" nickname
There seem to be some contention  on whether or not to include "crayon eaters" in the nicknames. Anecdotally, from my own personal experience the term does seem to have a great deal of cultural significance with one Marine vet even starting a business creating edible crayons and the marine corps itself once referenced the joke in 2018. The main opposition to its inclusion that I see is that the "crayon eater" nickname is a joke and therefore fundamentally unserious, however i would contend that nicknames suck as "devil dogs" and "leathernecks" that are already included without controversy are similarly unserious. - FenrisAureus ▼  ( talk ) 22:23, 21 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I removed it because it was unsourced in the article. It seems to be a relatively recent thing, and the other nicknames listed have been around for.decades. None of the sources you cited are adequate to establish noteworthiness, and we'd need several high quality sources for that. BilCat (talk) 00:27, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. - FenrisAureus ▼  ( talk ) 00:31, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Capitalization of "Marine" – RFC at WT:MOSCAPS
Active discussion at WT:MOSCAPS, please join. – . Raven  .talk 21:25, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

So what color berets do they wear?
Beret or hat color is an important way of distinguishing the unit of a soldier. But it is not mentioned in this article. Can this be added to the Uniforms section? FreeFlow99 (talk) 13:21, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
 * US Marines don't wear berets. Never have, afaik. - w o lf  21:25, 17 October 2023 (UTC)