Talk:United States Marine Corps

Mass image removal

See comments below gallery;

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  The Marine Band, dubbed "The President's Own"
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  Continental Marines landing at New Providence in March 1776 during the Battle of Nassau, the first amphibious landing of the Marine Corps, during the American Revolutionary War
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  U.S. Marines leading Arab mercenaries to victory under U.S. Navy Lieutenant William Eaton and U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon during the Battle of Derna
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  U.S. Marines storming Chapultepec castle under a large American flag, paving the way for the fall of Mexico City
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  The flag of the United States Marine Corps from 1914 to 1939
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  U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines during the Desert Storm deployment in 1990–1991
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  U.S. Marines conducting a dawn patrol in Afghanistan's Nawa District, Helmand Province, 2010
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  Two Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines engaging the enemy during Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan's Helmand Province
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  3rd Battalion, 4th Marines loading 120mm mortar rounds during Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria, 2018
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  Marine recruits on a Squad Rush course
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  A Marine AH-1Z Viper landing on USS Makin Island in 2010
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  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 (VMFA-212) over the South China Sea

Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, fight off Iraqi units on 26 March 2003

These 12 images, along with this video clip, were removed today (by another editor), with seven consecutive edits over the course of about 30 minutes. Only edit summaries were repeated comments about "sandwiches". I'm posting them all here to have a visual record, as well as a possible starting point for a discussion should anyone wish to talk about this. - wolf 08:04, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

See the MOS for images, we aren't supposed to have text which is sandwiched between two images... What we had before I edited it down was a comical amount of pictures which made this page look like a drunk teenager had done the layout. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 15:26, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm familiar with mos:img, and I've fixed numerous pages becuase of that very reason, but I didn't have to remove images to so, there are other options. Perhaps there were too many images and perhaps they were placed poorly, but I didn't contest any of that. I simply posted them here so there is a record, which is commonly done with mass-removals of content, as some people may disagree with which images were removed. - wolf 00:53, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

As far as I understand images are not content. I considered other options, but there were just too many pictures for anything but either a deep cut or a completely separate gallery. No judgement was made on which to preserve or remove beyond layout. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 01:10, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

"As far as I understand images are not content." - If you take a look at MOS:IMG, WP:F, WP:NFCC & WP:IUP, I believe you'll find images are considered content.

"No judgement was made on which to preserve or remove beyond layout." - then all the better to have the images listed here. The article might be better off with some of them included rathed than excluded. - wolf 03:36, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

You seem to be conflating two separate uses of content, still not sure what the point of this thread is. The talk page is not the place to create a "visual" record so you should either say your piece or get going. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 15:52, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

(Seems I missed this.) Here is my "piece": These 12 images, along with this video clip, were removed on 8 March 2022 (by another editor), with seven consecutive edits over the course of about 30 minutes. Only edit summaries were repeated comments about "sandwiches". I'm posting them all here to have a visual record, as well as a possible starting point for a discussion should anyone wish to talk about this. Anyone not wishing to take part in this thread, needn't post at all. - wolf 20:59, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

"Crayon Eaters" nickname

There seem to be some contention [1] [2] on whether or not to include "crayon eaters" in the nicknames. Anecdotally, from my own personal experience the term does seem to have a great deal of cultural significance with one Marine vet even starting a business creating edible crayons and the marine corps itself once referenced the joke in 2018. The main opposition to its inclusion that I see is that the "crayon eater" nickname is a joke and therefore fundamentally unserious, however i would contend that nicknames suck as "devil dogs" and "leathernecks" that are already included without controversy are similarly unserious. - FenrisAureus ▼ (talk) 22:23, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

I removed it because it was unsourced in the article. It seems to be a relatively recent thing, and the other nicknames listed have been around for.decades. None of the sources you cited are adequate to establish noteworthiness, and we'd need several high quality sources for that. BilCat (talk) 00:27, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Fair enough. - FenrisAureus ▼ (talk) 00:31, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Capitalization of "Marine" – RFC at WT:MOSCAPS

Active discussion at WT:MOSCAPS#Capitalization of "Marine", please join. – .Raven  .talk 21:25, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

So what color berets do they wear?

Beret or hat color is an important way of distinguishing the unit of a soldier. But it is not mentioned in this article. Can this be added to the Uniforms section? FreeFlow99 (talk) 13:21, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

US Marines don't wear berets. Never have, afaik. - wolf 21:25, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

I was there all of 1968. George ducott 805 425 8300 2600:8802:5509:C400:31EA:A22B:BC3D:A3A (talk) 04:19, 30 July 2024 (UTC)