Talk:Norwegian Defence Force

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Contents 1 Merging 2 Consistency 3 The list of Army Structure is wrong. 4 equipment

[edit] Merging

Definetely should - as of now, it fails to give the whole picture, at the same time at the Norwegian defence forces are so small that more than one article is not practical - better coverage in one article is my recommendation Endrelunde 12:28, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Agree--jrleighton 11:59, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

NOTE: I have also added recommodations that all four existing pages on the Norwegian military, army, air force, navy and home guard are added into this page. I imagine this new page to include the main sections of each of the existing ones, while putting listings, such as listings of vessels, units and ranks in special pages that would be linked. This would improve coherence in the text, and, as mentioned, give a much better impression of the whole of the defence force. Endrelunde 12:28, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Oppose. This is against precedent, and the solution is to merely expand the articles. There's so much history from the past couple hundred years, specifically under World War II. —Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 00:46, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Oppose. This is against precedent. Each branch should have their own page. A merger will only result in a split later on when each section gets too big.Inge 14:45, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

As it is now, the pages of the seperate branches are very small. I still propose a single page for the Norwegian Defence Force, and then seperate pages for listings og ranks, ships and units (which now comprises the majority of the pages!) and more detailed history.Endrelunde 13:57, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Agree with Endrelunde.--jrleighton 14:00, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

I still don't agree. It is better to keep each article and expand them.Inge 17:10, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Right. Merging is the cop-out path here. —Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 14:21, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

There is no way we reached a consensus here! —Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 03:17, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Consistency

Just about every single defense force article on Wikipedia is split up according to its' branches - no matter how small each article may be. The suggestion is moot as Wikipedia guidelines encourage consistency and to follow the manual of style. Joffeloff 17:49, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Indeed. What we have here are people making a suggestion, and receiving at least as may negatory responses as they did positive responses, and still acting on it. —Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 18:16, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

I have not acted on anything, as I do see the dispute involved. I still believe that one main article would be preferable, but I will bow to the precedent, and withdraw the suggestion. Instead I suggest that those of us that believe in the virtue of one article continue to develop the Norwegian Defence Force article, while leaving the existing pages on the seperate branches untouched. Hopefully this will make everyone happy.

Endrelunde 18:41, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The list of Army Structure is wrong.

The Norwegian Army has no longer Brigades. After 2008 will all units in the norwegian army only be battalions. The Norwegian Army has no langer Brigades or Divisions, only battalions.

[edit] equipment

what about listing what weapons and equipment the norwegian army uses?

Hm. I think that would belong on the page about the army (or battalions) not on the Defence Force pages. --GunnarRene 03:37, 1 October 2006 (UTC)