Talk:SS (disambiguation)

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Dekimasu in topic Requested move 13 April 2022

SS

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This page (as transferred bodily from `Ss') includes this line:-

Stockholm Skins, a neo-nazi organization in Stockholm, Sweden.

Is this organization important enough to be included here?

Very likely not. At least until it gets an article.
Anyway, it seems to me that the best way to organize pages like this is not alphabetically, but using an estimate of what the most common usgaes are. Obviously this is not an exact science, but there are some uses of SS that are obviously much more common than others (the Stockholm Skins being near the bottom, and schutzstaffel being near the top). Anyone mind if I take a stab at reorganization, or want to have input on what the rankings should be? -R. fiend 16:52, 28 October 2005 (UTC)Reply

Simplified Spelling

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Conversations about simplified spelling among enthusiasts, e.g., of the Simplified Spelling Society, inevitably result in the use of 'SS' as an acronym. --Etaonsh 21:09, 5 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

will have to include 'suspended solids'

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My prof used the term SS for suspended solids and I had to look it up. I think it should be included in the SS disambiguation page under Biology.

Also, in the article for 'suspended solids', there is mention of 'settleable solids', also abbreviated SS, which contribute to the blocking of sewer pipes.

125.131.17.70 (talk) 09:23, 27 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: no consensus to move page. GTBacchus(talk) 17:02, 25 June 2010 (UTC)Reply



SS (disambiguation)SS — I am requesting this be moved to SS, as there are several common uses of the acronym 'SS' and that the disambiguation page should be there.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.142.152.104 (talkcontribs) 19:56, 17 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

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  1. is the redirection,
  2. is the article.

AVS (talk) 10:41, 10 October 2017 (UTC)Reply

United States Secret Service

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Would it be fine to write United States Secret Service, Commonly Abbreviated to SS under other. i'm new to Wikipedia but have been told that it's a good idea to consult the other Wikipedians. also, I notice that there's a br tag in the formatting. Does html formatting work on Wikipedia? Thank you! Cloaker416 (talk) 05:20, 8 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for reaching out. With very few exceptions, we only include an article if the abbreviation is mentioned in the target article. In this case, the article suggests that the abbreviation "USSS" is used, but I'm not seeing a reference to just "SS". Generally html tags don't work in wiki markup and I didn't find any br tag when searching the source text here. Where are you seeing it? -- Fyrael (talk) 05:43, 8 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

Thankyou for answering in a timely manner! I noticed when you press the line break symbol on the editor, it inserts a < > with a br enclosed Cloaker416 (talk) 03:26, 10 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

Move discussion in progress which may affect this page

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There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Schutzstaffel which may affect this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. Steel1943 (talk) 20:27, 29 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Requested move 13 April 2022

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The result of the move request was: not moved to the proposed title at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 11:17, 26 April 2022 (UTC)Reply


SS (disambiguation)SS – This is a follow-up to the discussion which recently occurred at Talk:Schutzstaffel#Requested move 28 March 2022. In that discussion, the idea that the disambiguation page should be moved due to the claim that "SS" no longer primary refers to Schutzstaffel was explored there, but no consensus was formed for either that page move or the proposed page move. In the previous discussion, there was evidence presented that readers looking up "SS" could reasonably/frequently be looking for other topics on the disambiguation page, such as the ship prefix "SS" (which can stand for "steamboat" or "steamship".) Also, a Google Ngrams search for "Schutzstaffel", "steamboat", "steam boat", "steamship", and "steam ship" shows that at present, "Schutzstaffel" seems dwarfed by "steamboat" and "steamship" in general. (Not sure if this illustrates how often these terms are referred to as "SS" individually, but seems as though recent books reference the naval vehicles over the organization.) For these reasons, I think it will be more help for our readers to arrive at the disambiguation page so they can figure out what subject they are attempting to locate. Steel1943 (talk) 19:03, 13 April 2022 (UTC) — Relisting.  ASUKITE 19:34, 21 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

I don't think anyone is proposing anything that conflicts with PRIMARYREDIRECT. The discussion here is about why Schutzstaffel should or should not be the primary topic. -- Fyrael (talk) 14:15, 14 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Oppose. There is a WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for this term, and it is the current target of the SS redirect. Moving the disambiguation page to usurp the current redirect is Ill-advised in this light. — Mhawk10 (talk) 18:53, 21 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Note: WikiProject Disambiguation has been notified of this discussion. ASUKITE 19:35, 21 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Relisting comment - Currently sitting at 5 for and 7 against, although this is leaning oppose the topic seems relevant enough to deserve a little more time. ASUKITE 19:36, 21 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Surely what we care about is the behavior of users browsing Wikipedia, not what's produced by Google's algorithm. Google results and ngrams should count far less than our own metrics, which so far all point to the current primary topic being miles ahead of others. -- Fyrael (talk) 14:04, 22 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
Agreed, they certainly count less. But it's still relevant to note that for "SS" in Google, the Nazi organization doesn't appear first (or second, or third). ╠╣uw [talk] 11:07, 23 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
Wrong search term used! If you do a google search for "SS", enclosing it in quotes, Schutzstaffel pops right up to the top of the list, with the Wikipedia article being third. The two above are dictionary entries for "SS" being an abbreviation for Schutzstaffel. If anything, this is evidence that the Schutzstaffel should move to SS because the existing article title is not in ENGLISH, but the appreviation is a commonly recognized name in English. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 02:25, 24 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
No, a correct search at Google even with "SS" in quotes does not give Schutzstaffel as the first result.

"SS" -wikipedia -wiki

First result: Social Security. ╠╣uw [talk] 11:22, 24 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

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