Talk:SPARS

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message: The article lists numerous reference sources, yet very little of the SPARS story has found its way into the article itself. Should anyone be watching this page, I plan to rework and expand the article (subject to the MOS) with the expectation of upgrading its Stub-class rating. Pendright (talk) 02:19, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: SPARS was rated a Good Article in July of 20l16 and now, finally, I've decided to fine-tune it enough to qualify for an A-Class nomination. So, if you are watching this page, expect to see some edit activity. Pendright (talk) 21:39, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Good to hear! I'm sure you will to an A-Class job, too. Thanks!! Cuprum17 (talk) 12:58, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! You can expect a ping when I need the help of an expert. Regards! Pendright (talk) 18:30, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Article improvement

message: As part of my recent GOCE edit, I tried to unify the usage/formatting of the term "SPARS" (and variants). Looking through the sources revealed a variety of usage, even within articles produced by one organization (such as the USCG online newsletter "My CG", searching for articles tagged "SPARs" or "Spar"). So I made some choices, based on USCG usage, and came up with my own 'standard'. In my edits, I have:
* used "SPARS" to mean 'the (USCG) Women's Reserve', hence singular and usually preceded by "the", as in "the SPARS was authorized"
* used "SPAR" as a noun modifier, as in "SPAR recruitment poster" meaning "Women's Reserve recruitment poster" (two noun modifiers in this case, one noun as subject), or in "SPAR personnel"
* used "SPARs" to refer to the 'female reservists', hence plural, as in "200 SPARs were sent to Alaska". (as can be found in more recent (after 1946) "My CG" articles, see link above) 
* based on above (and USCG sources), used "SPAR" also to mean an individual reservist, as in "the first SPAR to be recruited was"
* also used "Spar"/"Spars" in some cases to mean 'individual reservists' when found in direct quotes, as from Three Years Behind the Mast (1946), per MOS principal of minimal change. (MOS:PMC)  NOTE: Behind the Mast, and other sources, do use "Spars" to refer to the Women's Reserve as a whole; but the USCG usage of "SPARs" is more recent, more authoritative (if not always consistent)—and using all-caps for "the SPARS" was already the choice of article as I found it.
I know this may be splitting hairs: but it does help making other small edits (such as checking verb tense, or deciding whether "the" is needed before "SPARS"). This is me being pedantically transparent. —Yogabear2020  (N.B. NoviceEditor; Talk) 00:39, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I think my comment re: "the SPARS" may have been misleading? The "the" does seem necessary, in terms of grammar, if "the SPARS" is equivalent to "the Women's Reserve". (I meant that remembering this was useful to check to make sure "the" was, indeed, present. I'm not sure much discussion is merited?) And, yes, "a" or "the" when it fits the usage seems correct. (And thanks for the acknowledgment.) —Yogabear2020  (N.B. NoviceEditor; Talk) 20:54, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  On the usage of "SPARS" (or "SPARs/SPAR/Spars) 

message: I just finished doing a GOCE edit, per a request by @Pendright on the GOCE Request page (WP:GOCER). As part of this, I attempted to:
* vary the use of repeated terms, such as USCG/SPARS, or even U.S. Navy. (partly in response to editing comment by @Cuprum17 
* make the usage of "SPARS" more consistent. (see separate thread above)
* use "em-dash" whenever possible. (this style-choice was evident before I arrived)
* trim the lede, esp. to eliminate repetition of items discussed later.
* improve accuracy of description of LORAN (with the help of @Cuprum17, thanks!). LORAN is not the focus of the article, but I hope we got it right.
* re-order some sections of text, to bring together pieces of the same topic/argument (and tried! to bring the refs along).
* update a few section headings, to be more like nouns & more specific to topic.
* attribute unattributed passages, or better incorporate; and made effort to verify direct or block quotes (some quotes marked "direct" included paraphrase, for example).  I did my best to correct–incorporate quoted text. Some sections seemed to cut/paste from WP sources (such WAVES or Dorothy C. Stratton) or other sources (such as those from Three Years Behind the Mast), without clear attribution.
That's most of it. Thanks for your patience as this novice tried to finish the task. Yogabear2020  (N.B. NoviceEditor; Talk) 00:48, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notes on recent GOCE edit