Talk:3200 meters

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On 20 December 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from 3200 metres to 3200 meters. The result of the discussion was moved.

Requested move 20 December 2024

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. (closed by non-admin page mover) Frost 00:47, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

3200 metres → 3200 meters – Want to change article title to American English, but the American English version currently is a redirect back to British English version. The reasoning behind this is that the 3200 meter run is primarily contested at American high school meets and thus should reflect American English in my opinion (1600 meters does this as well). KnowledgeIsPower9281 (talk) 17:56, 20 December 2024 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). KnowledgeIsPower9281 (talk) 17:56, 20 December 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Feeglgeef (talk) 00:04, 28 December 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 07:31, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from WP:RM/TR:

@KnowledgeIsPower9281 Generally, per WP:ENGVAR, we don't change between English variants without good reason. The other "X metres" articles listed in the navbox on that page seem to consistently use this spelling, so it is unlikely that a change is justified without also including all of the others, which would require a strong rationale and a move discussion. ASUKITE 16:12, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The reasoning is that the 3200 meter distance is run primarily in the United States at high school meets. 1600 meters is also spelled with American English. KnowledgeIsPower9281 (talk) 17:51, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support per MOS:TIES. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 22:37, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As the article says, this race distance is used almost exclusively in the United States. The tables of records for the event that are in the article are only for the United States. The distance was presumably chosen due to its approximation of a two-mile distance – a distance that is of no particular interest in other places. It seems therefore reasonable to use American English and MDY dates, because that is the primary variety of English used where this competition is held. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 02:45, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Unless this article must clearly stats that it is written in American English, whenever in the main article or in correspondence talk page. If this article was creating in American English before, i will support that move. 103.111.100.82 (talk) 00:51, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That really doesn't seem relevant to what is being proposed here, considering the goal is to determine where this term is more used, not to conform the title to the version of English which the article is written. Seems backwards, really. Steel1943 (talk) 21:04, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per MOS:RETAIN. I don't think the link between U.S. high schools and this particular race is strong enough and exclusive enough to satisfy MOS:TIES. estar8806 (talk) ★ 05:27, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Based on the available evidence, this uncommon distance is strongly associated with the US. Adumbrativus (talk) 07:55, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support per MOS:TIES. A quick Internet search satisfies me that this is something that is a distance that is overwhelmingly used in the US (I've never heard of it, suppose it's because it it close to two miles). YorkshireExpat (talk) 09:48, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisting comment: No consensus, seeking more participation before closing Feeglgeef (talk) 00:04, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support, seems to be a mainly American racing distance. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:57, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per TIES since it is primarily an American race. ~~ Jessintime (talk) 14:03, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per above claims that this term is more used in American English. Steel1943 (talk) 21:04, 4 January 2025 (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.