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editCan I get help w/a MoS question concerning commas?
Wikipedia's MoS says this about commas: "In geographical references that include multiple levels of subordinate divisions (e.g., city, state/province, country), a comma separates each element and follows the last element unless followed by other punctuation. Dates in month–day–year format require a comma after the day, as well as after the year, unless followed by other punctuation. In both cases, the last element is treated as parenthetical. Incorrect: He set October 1, 2011 as the deadline for Chattanooga, Oklahoma to meet his demands. Correct: He set October 1, 2011, as the deadline for Chattanooga, Oklahoma, to meet his demands."
Concerning the commas in dates in month-day-year formet, using this example from the Father Murphy page, "Father Murphy is an American western drama series that aired on the NBC network from November 3, 1981 to September 18, 1983."
The MoS says a comma is required after the year 1981:
"Father Murphy is an American western drama series that aired on the NBC network from November 3, 1981, to September 18, 1983."
Chicago, AP, APA & AMA says the same thing. All reputable sources agree - it's not ambiguous at all.
So why was my change reverted? It doesn't seem as if this is an optional comma; MoS says it's required; no exceptions are noted. What gives?
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Please help me with... Can I get help w/a MoS question concerning commas?
Wikipedia's MoS says this about commas: "In geographical references that include multiple levels of subordinate divisions (e.g., city, state/province, country), a comma separates each element and follows the last element unless followed by other punctuation. Dates in month–day–year format require a comma after the day, as well as after the year, unless followed by other punctuation. In both cases, the last element is treated as parenthetical. Incorrect: He set October 1, 2011 as the deadline for Chattanooga, Oklahoma to meet his demands. Correct: He set October 1, 2011, as the deadline for Chattanooga, Oklahoma, to meet his demands."
Concerning the commas in dates in month-day-year formet, using this example from the Father Murphy page, "Father Murphy is an American western drama series that aired on the NBC network from November 3, 1981 to September 18, 1983."
The MoS says a comma is required after the year 1981:
"Father Murphy is an American western drama series that aired on the NBC network from November 3, 1981, to September 18, 1983."
Chicago, AP, APA & AMA all say says the same thing, in particular to dates written in the d-m-y format. All reputable sources agree - it's not ambiguous at all.
So why was my change reverted? It doesn't seem as if this is an optional comma; MoS says it's required; no exceptions are noted. What gives? 2605:E000:35C6:C200:C522:44A:E109:F43F (talk) 07:35, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
The comma in question is not a serial comma, but rather the 2nd half of a pair required for a non-restrictive appositive
- I probably should clean up the foregoing (signatures, duplication, etc.) but - it's a slow Sunday afternoon, and so I'll leave it as it is and just add, the comma is appropriate per MOS and should stay. JohnInDC (talk) 21:01, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
- And I'll add, you're not allowed to edit if your main account is blocked. Especially if it's banned. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:47, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
Additional credits
editDirector and Writer credits for Season 2 were very sparse. I added these directly from information in the onscreen credits on the DVD release. (Please note that IMDB was missing most direction credits and had credited Michael Landon with the writing almost exclusively.) I also made minor additions and changes to Season 1 for consistency. WHPratt (talk) 02:56, 19 December 2022 (UTC)