Talk:Business casual

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Merge with smart casual?[edit]

NOT MERGED

After over 17 months of discussion, no support for the merge has surfaced except for an un-supported personal point of view. Toddst1 (talk) 17:00, 9 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion 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.

Not sure about it, but perhaps it could be worth considering. Does the scope of business casual really merit a standalone article separate from that of smart casual? Compare that the informal wear is also called "business wear". Chicbyaccident (talk) 19:55, 20 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. They are different concepts. For business casual a dress shirt is usually required, but often no jacket; for smart casual a jacket is usually required, but often no dress shirt. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:57, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

From where did you get that assertion? (Please note that I am the same user as the nominator above but with new username). PPEMES (talk) 10:36, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think this merge should go forward. usernameisentered (talk)

Thanks. Are we ready to establish that business casual is just a corporate buzzword for smart casual? And even if it wasn't, interpretations of the both overlap to a degree and with borders so vague that having two articles still doesn't make sense anyway? Compare that the article suit includes the asserted notion of "business suit". (Please note that I am the same user as the nominator above but with new username). PPEMES (talk) 11:53, 13 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No. As stated below, this is your opinion. usernameisentered, what is the basis of your support of this proposal? Toddst1 (talk) 14:12, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: If we count with the support of Berserk798 at the previous merge discussion location at Talk:Smart casual, then we are three who support and one who opposes. I therefore intend to go forward with this merge if no stronger arguments against are presented. PPEMES (talk) 10:41, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: I agree with KOH that I believe these are different concepts. It is the nominator's opinion that they are the same topic and no WP:RS has been brought forward to even back up this opinion, and certainly not carry this proposal. Toddst1 (talk) 14:10, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Well, conversely, do we have sources that determine a clear distinction of the two terms? PPEMES (talk) 16:55, 23 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's an absurd argument. I don't have sources determining a clear distinction between "duck" and "Ferrari" either. Toddst1 (talk) 16:53, 9 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose merge; many of the articles on the current Smart casual page use smart casual in their titles as the primary topic; many of the articles on the current Business casual page use business casual in their titles as the primary topic; in the absence of evidence to the contrary this establishes two independently notable topics, so it is reasonable to keep them separate. Klbrain (talk) 11:12, 9 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What's the difference? PPEMES (talk) 15:40, 9 April 2020 (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.

capitalization[edit]

I'm seeking input from other editors because @MeadeIndeed chose to revert my edit of capitalization. I made this edit after reviewing the target article, which not does not use capitalization of "casual," perhaps because it's not capitalized in this cited source. ~T P W 14:01, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am a bit unsure of this myself, however, on the Casual Friday Wikipedia page it is mostly written as "Casual Friday" except in one place which could be an overlooked spelling mistake. Another reason why I believe that it is capitalized is because it originated from "Aloha Friday" which I can only find written as such.

As it is a workplace "event", I believe capitalization in this case is correct. I've tried to look around to find a "definitive" guide how it should be spelled but haven't been able to find an anything. MeadeIndeed (talk) 20:24, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]