Talk:Hit and run

This article needs indefinite semi-protection

This article is currently subject to frequent vandalism, with large portions disappearing for months at a time. I request any available administrator to impose semi-protection indefinitely until the issue is brought under control. --Coolcaesar (talk) 07:36, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

The punishment for hit and runs is not "DEATH". This article has been vandalized. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.196.166.93 (talk) 19:31, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Photoshop

The photo in this article is pretty silly... — RockMFR 00:47, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: move. -- tariqabjotu 05:34, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

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• Hit and run (vehicular) → Hit and run
• Hit and run → Hit and run (disambiguation)

– The "vehicular" usage is clearly the primary meaning and the meaning from which all other topics at the disambiguation page derive their name. It's silly to have to specify "(vehicular)" in the title. Theoldsparkle (talk) 15:04, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

• Support. I don't think any of the other uses of "hit and run" are used anywhere as commonly in reliable sources as is this one. I'd be happy to change my mind in the face of evidence to the contrary. --B2C 22:13, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
• Support, most if not all of the other uses are derived from this meaning, which is clearly the primary topic.--Xiaphias (talk) 04:26, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
• Oppose – there is nothing silly about disambiguating a title from 30 other meanings. People are never going to type the "(vehicular)"; that's what links and disambig pages are for. Dicklyon (talk) 05:12, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
• Support, clear primary topic. Red Slash 07:08, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
• Support per nom. -- Necrothesp (talk) 16:51, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

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Hyphens in title?

Should this article be named "Hit and run" (current name) or the hyphenated form "Hit-and-run" (as first used in the article itself, though inconsistently thereafter)?

Normally, we'd follow WP:COMMONNAME for this, but sources do not appear consistent.

I think the hyphenated form is more grammatically correct, especially as commonly used in noun phrases like "a hit-and-run driver", where the term as a whole is used as single adjective for the following noun(s).

Comments? --A D Monroe III^(talk) 17:31, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

I agree completely that it should be "Hit-and-run." - Julietdeltalima (talk) 20:56, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Requested move 18 December 2019

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The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 21:40, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

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Hit and run → Hit-and-run – Per above, including hyphens is more grammatically correct, especially as often used as an adjective, and appears more common in use, at least according to this Ngram A D Monroe III^(talk) 20:06, 18 December 2019 (UTC)—Relisted. – Ammarpad (talk) 10:41, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

• Support per nom, also according to Cambridge dictionary --Less Unless (talk) 00:20, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose. Hyphens are grammatically correct when this is used as an adjective, but article titles are nouns under WP:NOUN. The greater frequency of adjectival use isn't pertinent in that case. Dekimasuよ! 07:21, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

I don't understand this argument. No one is suggesting using an adjective here. When hyphenated, it's a noun phrase, which fits NOUN. --A D Monroe III^(talk) 03:35, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose per Dekimasu. When used as an isolated noun, this phrase should not be hyphenated. "He was injured in a hit and run". The hyphens only appear when it becomes an adjective. "He was injured in a hit-and-run incident".  — Amakuru (talk) 16:22, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

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