Talk:McSorley's Old Ale House

message: Saw the movie The Hard Way (with Michael J. Fox and James Woods) again tonight and now recognized the exterior of McSorley's (visited it during my NY holiday last year). I'm pretty sure the interior shots are not a soundstage but filmed at the location. Can anyone confirm?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gnorn (talk • contribs) 22:08, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: The Hard Way

message: This image was swapped out without explanation.  Please explain why it should be swapped prior to removing again.  Thanks! FieldMarine (talk) 01:48, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The explanation is that it's a better image: it shows the bar closr-up than the previous image, so that more details of its facade can be seen.  It's also been in the article since October, and no one's complained until now. Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:00, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, I re-added the old image with a cropped version that is closer up to obtain more details of the façade.  This one also has a better crop then the angled version, which cuts out one of the barrels.  Thanks!  FieldMarine (talk) 02:27, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I increased the size of the image to improve its impact. Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:48, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

text: Thanks - greatly appreciated!  Semper Fi! FieldMarine (talk) 03:03, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: [[:File:McSorley's Old Ale House 001.jpg]]

message: I am not sure why you insist that the two lede images need to be different sizes. I am reverting them back to the same size. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 20:28, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Please don't do that.  Per BRD, the article stays in the status quo ante during discussion. BMK (talk) 20:30, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image size 

message: I'm looking for comments on which picture people think is better - keeping in mind either can be color corrected or cropped as needed. I believe it's a close call. I replaced the pic but it got reverted, so time for an RFC. I'm curious what other people will think. Tduk (talk) 17:24, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture choice 

message: I took a few new ones, because I thought it would be possible to compromise what people liked in the existing picture, and what was lacking in it (the severe lens curvature for instance).
Image:McSorley's Old Ale House 001 crop.jpg
Image:Lozupone mcsorley.png
File:Loz mcsor 1.png
File:Loz mcsor 2.png
File:Loz mcsor 3.png
File:Loz mcsor 4.png
File:Loz mcsorleys 5.png
Any of them can be color corrected/cropped/zoomed but I'll leave that for someone else to do, if they feel the need. Tduk (talk) 23:03, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, none of them is as good as the original.  They're either badly cropped, shot from an angle, slightly rotated, or whatever. The one that comes closest is the first, but it's not an improvement on the current one, because it is the current one. BMK (talk) 23:24, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: New pictures

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message: An editor moved the article to McSorley's without discussion, on the basis that "McSorley's" is the WP:COMMONNAME.  I believe this is a misinterpretation of what COMMONNME means, and I have moved it back, and request a formal RM discussion.
It is certainly the case that people don't say "Hey, let's go to McSorley's Old Ale House and hoist a few,", they say "Hey, let's go so McSorley's...", but this makes it the colloquial name, not the COMMONNAME as we define it.  Moving the article to "McSorley's" would be like moving University of Mississippi to Ole Miss, or McDonald's to Mickey D's, in that these are commonly used names, but do not fulfill the COMMONNAME criterion of our encyclopedia. 
I await someone starting an RM if there is indeed a popular desire to move this article. Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:14, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree with keeping name as McSorley's Old Ale House per Beyond My Ken. Semper Fi! FieldMarine (talk) 04:52, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Undiscussed move