Talk:Chair (official)
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Is there any information about chairman in a debate?
[edit] Name
Excuse me, a "Chair" is something you sit on! An official person, as described in the article is a chairman (whether male or female- just like human, policeman, fireman etc.). It should be changed. Btline (talk) 22:56, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
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- I've undone this bold move. The Chicago Manual of Style (5.202) favors "chair" over "chairman". If you want to try to move the article again, I suggest you go through the more formal channel of Wikipedia:Requested moves, in order to generate a large discussion (from which a real consensus, instead of a 'silent' consensus, can be raised). -Andrew c [talk] 22:30, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] American Heritage Dictionary
I removed some confusing words about the "members" of this dictionary. The reference talks about some sort of "usage panel," but doesn't say what it is. Members of the panel are certainly not members of a dictionary. Lou Sander (talk) 13:09, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Proposed changes
I'm thinking of making some changes to the lead of this article, but I seek feedback first. The changes are:
- Drop "convener" and "convenor" from the topic sentence. They are different words than "chairman". Maybe mention them as such later in the article.
- Gather all the forms of the word, usages, etc. into one paragraph or section
- Clarify the difference between a "chair" as an academic office and "chairman" as the head of an organization. (Does the academic "chair" even belong in an article on "chairman?"
- Expand the discussion of the word as the head of an organization. There is something small, as the chairman of an informal committee, something larger, as the chairman of the board of a small organization such as a social club, and something much larger, as the chairman of a large corporation.
I'll leave this here for a while to draw comments, then make the appropriate changes. Lou Sander (talk) 20:43, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
