Talk:General Motors A platform (RWD)

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Aseleste in topic Requested move 12 May 2021

A or Y?

edit

A more recent article, GM Y platform, contradicts this one, stating that the 1961-63 cars were Y-bodies. Neither article states references. Can the authors of this article (or anyone else) prove this article right and the other wrong? Respectfully, SamBlob 11:26, 25 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Pontiac GTO picture

edit

The picture of a ‘65 Pontiac GTO is not of a 1965 model GTO. The vehicle pictured is a 1969 model, identifiable by the lack of a vent window. I have corrected the caption under the thumbnail, however the title of the picture remains '65 Pontiac GTO Coupe (Orange Julep '10).jpg Stanislao Avogadro (talk) 02:14, 30 April 2011 (UTC)Reply

edit

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on GM A platform (1936). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 5 June 2024).

  • If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
  • If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 21:44, 6 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Requested move 12 May 2021

edit
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 as proposed. While not explicitly supported here, there seems to be consensus for changing the disambiguator to "FWD" and "RWD" on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles#GM platform disambiguations (permalink), so one may change the disambiguator boldly, likely without issue. (closed by non-admin page mover) ~ Aseleste (t, e | c, l) 14:01, 20 May 2021 (UTC)Reply


– Per WP:PRECISE, "General Motors" is the official name of the automotive company which unambiguously identifies it as such while "GM" is a commonplace, but unofficial, abbreviation that could mean anything for someone unfamiliar with cars or not in North America. Per the Manual of Style, we should not use acronyms where multiple entities use those abbreviations; "GM" is not in fact a redirect to General Motors but rather a disambiguation page. Think of it like this: assuming that GM B platform becomes Today's Featured Article one day, people not into cars will be stumped as to what precisely it's referring to, while "General Motors B platform" gives the information that it's at least something to do with cars. It's also IMO slightly more professional to use the full form of the name rather than an abbreviation, and is consistent with other articles such as General Motors companion make program and General Motors streetcar conspiracy. Note to all: this is a discussion regarding a naming convention in general and not just the pages listed. In that light I have placed a notice on the automotive conventions talkpage leading people here for greater input. Thank you!  – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 18:25, 12 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Note: GM C platform (1936) is a redirect and so is ineligible to be a current title in a move request. This proposal has been altered to reflect that fact. P.I. Ellsworth  ed. put'r there 00:07, 13 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
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.