Talk:Bluestar (bus company)

message: I have noticed that someone has recently changed all mention of the word "bluestar" to begin with a capital "B". Unless I am mistaken, the name should begin with a lower case "b", as this is what the brand was intended to be. (Similar to "iPod" etc.) This is confirmed by the Solent Blue Line website, which apart from some examples on the news page, all the other pages (Times, fares and home) begin with a lower case "b".
This is the same with the bluestar website, which again has the odd rogue capital "B", but in the majority of cases (home, fares and "What is bluestar" pages), it is lower case.
As a result, I have changed the names back to bluestar. However, I have left the examples of "baby bluestar" as they are, as the previous examples of "babybluestar" were incorrect. -- Arriva436 (talk) 20:19, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I changed the Bluestar to begin with a capital 'B' as that is how Solent Blue Line present the name in text on their Bluestar site, they use a small 'b' in the graphics on the website but in every other case except a few examples on a the fares page (which also shows Wilts & Dorset with a small 'w' and 'd' for some reason) it is with a capital 'B'. Also Nightstar is consistently presented with a capital 'N' but the graphic is a small 'n'. Red Fox (talk) 21:13, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As far as I can see, most examples are in fact with a lower case b. There is only one example on the home page of a capital "B", the other 3 are "b". The same is with the Solent Blue Line, where as I said before, all examples on the home page, times and fares are with a lower case "b". The news updates vary, but that is presumably as they are written by different people, who get confused. On the "Nightstar" front, this is probably so they go with the "Nitebus" services that First runs (they may have ceased now). And of course as you say the bluestar logo is with a lowercase "b", as can be seen on the Cadet that illustrates the article. -- Arriva436 (talk) 21:59, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Like I said the graphics (logo and menu options which are gif images) on the Bluestar site are in lower case but in the text are generally have a capital 'B' including the company contact details with exception of two examples on the fares page and few on the news page.  Go-Ahead use Blue Star or Bluestar.  The latest Solent Blue Line logo is now lower case, should that be written as solent blue line? Same with National Express Red Fox (talk) 14:31, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have been sad enough to count up all of the examples!!! Excluding the graphics, the total of both the SBL and Bluestar webistes is that "Bluestar" beats "bluestar" by three. Excluding the hap-hazard news page examples, "bluestar" wins by a lot. However, as it is so close, doesn't make much odds, and it is eaiser with a capital, I shall change them back to "Bluestar". -- Arriva436 (talk) 20:55, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  bluestar or Bluestar? 

message: The following first appeared on the Help desk. I copied it here for your evaluation. I asked the original poster to provide reliable sources to verify these claims. Thanks to all. --Teratornis (talk) 19:14, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi! Thanks for your comments. I am planning to address these issues in the near future (hopefully tomorrow). I'll take on board what you've said and hopefully sort it out. As Teratornis has said, I will need to find some references to back up the information. Arriva436talk</b>]]/contribs 21:08, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Right, I've now done some basic changes. I've added City-link and uni-link, and removed the nasty Beep! Bus comment. I'll do the refinements tomorrow. I have been planning to seriously improve the SBL/Bluestar/Uni-link articles for a long time, perhaps I may get round to it now! Arriva436talk</b>]]/contribs 21:55, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Now I have added references for most sections of the article, and thus removed the "refimprove" tag. I have cited the Beep! Bus section and amended it so that only proper facts are given. I have used the Daily Echo for some references, but only bits of it that are facts, as I know most of it is biased crap that does Bluestar no favours at all :(. There's no point citing those bits. I plan to do some more developments tomorrow hopefully. Arriva436talk</b>]]/contribs 20:18, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corrections 

message: "9 single-deck OmniCitys are due in early 2009" - did these arrive and are they now in service? --Wintonian (talk) 05:16, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Short answer: Yes and yes! Arriva436talk</b>]]/contribs 18:44, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Updated --Wintonian (talk) 01:57, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Excellent, thanks for that. As well as from :File:Bluestar 2003 HF58 HTJ.JPG, which was taken out of a car windscreen, I have other photos of the single-deck OmniCitys which I hope to upload in due course. Arriva436talk</b>]]/contribs 09:13, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Unilink

message: This page requires updating as it is out of date with some new services added and the withdrawal of the Baby Bluestar brand. I am also concerned at the number of non free images (logos) being used on the page. I would reccoment that if you have a free image of a real life bus with the logo clearly visible on the side, use that instead as it shows how that brand was used in practice. I will work on this shortly, but thought I would the pages community a heads up. Rafmarham (talk) 08:28, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I have now completed the page run-through. It has been substantially updated and made sense of. I have also removed alot of logos - the reason being that Wikipedia is a free content encyclopedia with non-free image, like logos, only used is absolutely nescesary. As a result, if the logo and design could clearly be seen on the side of a bus picture, then I would use that picture - it gives an accurate look at how the brand was used and on what type buses they were used on. Ironic however that Bluestar have just announced that they are changing the schedules in a months time, so the editors will need to keep on your toes! Rafmarham (talk) 22:10, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Page has been updated following the changes. Also, the bluestar logo in the infobox is technically incorrect as the logo always has a star at the end of it. Rafmarham (talk) 23:08, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Good work, it's looking better now. But the logo is not wrong - look at the front logo of the bus in the infobox. The majority of buses currently have plain "Bluestar" on the front. Also, on the offside, the star is before the letters. Arriva436/talk/contribs 23:26, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
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