Talk:Sign-off

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[edit] Broadcasting is radio as well as TV

The article, as it stands, should either be moved to Sign-off (television) or rewritten to include information about radio closedown procedures. -- Picapica 14:20, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Should I re-write this article with the above changed? Cepb 13:09, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

I think so. I suppose you could add a radio section to it as well. Big Dan 02:18, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Hmm. The article still starts off with a categoric "Sign-off (or closedown) is the term used to describe the close of operations for a television station" [my emphasis]. As the introduction ought to present an overview of the scope of the article, I think this remains misleading. Also, the appended section on radio is highly US-centric without making that fact explicit.

Yes, I know that I should be doing something about these complaints! (I'm posting these comments here now in large part as a reminder to myself...) -- Picapica 19:39, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Other definitions of 'sign off'

In UK English "Sign off" has many uses some of which pre-date wireless transmission by generations. Sailors have been signing on and off to work ships since goodness knows when. Sick people who have recovered sign off the sick pay scheme, unemployed who get jobs sign off the unemployement register etc. Virtually all radio communication stations, not just public broadcsaters, sign off by identifying themselves and announcing end of transmission or closing down or whatever, as the law requires.

Recently, US and now some UK politicans and journalists have been using "sign off" to mean endorse or certify legislation where in earlier times they would simply have said "sign".

I usually let sinebot sign my contributions but it may think its signing off so this this time :- 77.97.161.230 (talk) 21:02, 8 December 2007 (UTC)mikeL

mikeL: Thank you for your comments. Are you aware of Wiktionary, where some of these dictionary definitions may be listed? The reason I ask is because I think you may be confusing Wikipedia (which contains encyclopedia-type articles) with Wiktionary (which provides dictionary-type definitions). If some of your definitions can be expanded into an article of several paragraphs and can be backed by verifiable sources, then by all means, visit the Help:Starting a new page article (for tips on creating an article) and then create a new article. [[Briguy52748 (talk) 23:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)]]

[edit] "Inappropriate tone" tag

I see several tags attached to this article. I can perhaps understand a couple of them, but my concern is on the one claiming this article's tone is inappropriate. Could the person making this claim explain his/her rhetoric so that an editor can address the issues relating to the tag? Thank you. [[Briguy52748 (talk) 23:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)]]