Talk:Single-A

Historical league names to return in 2022

All the league names from 2020 are back https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-historical-league-names-to-return-in-2022 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FEA8:11DF:AD20:E8CB:B3BC:F318:1A94 (talk) 01:02, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 5 January 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (Very) rough consensus to move. After two relists there has been minimal participation, with one supporting the move and one opposing it.

However, the editor supporting the move has policy and evidence on their side, and so I am closing this as moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) BilledMammal (talk) 10:41, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

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Class A (baseball) → Single-A – This is the name used since 2022. See [1] 162 etc. (talk) 04:47, 3 January 2024 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). 162 etc. (talk) 19:52, 5 January 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. – robertsky (talk) 06:37, 13 January 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. BilledMammal (talk) 20:40, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

• @162 etc.: Given there was a series of moves and reversions in 2021 (though not to this name), I would tend to think this would be potentially controversial and need an RM. E.g., Oknazevad said in 2021 that "Class A" was the most common name in sources (when reverting a move to apparently then-official Class Low-A). Also, this edit to the article was not a minor edit. SilverLocust 💬 17:16, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

  @Oknazevad: Based on the cited source linked above, do you believe this to be a potentially controversial move? 162 etc. (talk) 06:24, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

  It's a bit questionable, because the article is about the entire history of the classification (which used to be the highest class) not just the current version (where it's the lowest). I think it's six of one half a dozen of the other so long as redirects exist. (And redirects are WP:NOTBROKEN, after all).

  But that's just my personal opinion, and considering the history, I do think an RM is needed. oknazevad (talk) 09:15, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Baseball has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 21:36, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Baseball has been notified of this discussion. – robertsky (talk) 06:38, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose move - I think the page's title should reflect the entire history of the classification & therefore stay as Class A. Hatman31 (talk) 18:13, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

  That would contradict WP:NAMECHANGES: "If the reliable sources written after the change is announced routinely use the new name, Wikipedia should follow suit and change relevant titles to match." MiLB and independent, reliable secondary sources now use "Single-A". 162 etc. (talk) 00:03, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Relisting comment: Currently no consensus; while the argument that WP:NAMECHANGES applies is technically correct, it is unsupported by evidence. Relisting to allow further participation and evidence BilledMammal (talk) 20:40, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Evidence: [2] [3] [4] [5] 162 etc. (talk) 22:16, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.