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Crunchlabs LLC

Crunchlabs should be listed as its full company name, Crunchlabs LLC (as can be seen on their site and company files), under its section on this page.

I added this, but @CNMall41 reverted it, stating "we go by common names" and "Maybe the company would want their full name in Wikipedia but that is not how it works.". This is incorrect. WP:COMMONNAME is for article titles, hence it's under WP:TITLE. Additionally, it has nothing to do with "what the company wants", it's MOS:FIRSTCORP. If this were an article for Crunchlabs, it would have the full company name as the first thing, so it should have it as the first thing under its section. Crunchlabs as the section title, and for subsequent mentions, sure, but the first mention under the section should follow MOS:FIRSTCORP. Strugglehouse (talk) 11:28, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You state that COMMONNAME is incorrect as it deals with page titles, yet you cite FIRSTCORP which deals with pages where the name is the main focus of the topic. If the former doesn't apply here then neither would the latter. Like you said, "if this were an article for CrunchLabs...." I am of the mind that CrunchLabs likely does qualify for its own page at this point. Feel free to create and link to it. --CNMall41 (talk) 16:18, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I actually reverted the addition of the space selfie yesterday as unsourced but just found this while putting together a refidea list at Talk:CrunchLabs. --CNMall41 (talk) 17:33, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've created the article. Strugglehouse (talk) 22:32, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think these are slightly different. COMMONNAME is very specifically for article titles, whereas FIRSTCORP, while there are mentions of the lead section of an article, is still part of the general MOS, so I think it could be considered in regard to article sections too.

I guess if it had its own article, it could just be a link and have the full company name on that article, but otherwise I think it should still have its full name here. Strugglehouse (talk) 21:17, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kids Choice Awards

Mark Rober was nominated twice for "Favorite Male Creator" for the 2024 and 2025 KCA, but lost twice to MeBeast. Can you add that? 2601:243:1A00:5420:4CD1:8C64:ADCF:C87D (talk) 01:33, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If there's a source for the nominations, they can be added to the awards table. Primefac (talk) 18:01, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge of CrunchLabs into Mark Rober

In its current state, I don't believe the CrunchLabs article has enough information about said company to merit a standalone article. I think it would fit better in the Mark Rober article. Thanks, 1isall (talk/contribs) 18:36, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Just because something is a stub doesn't mean it isn't notable. See this for refideas and this thread above. If you feel it doesn't meet notability guidelines, then would recommend AfD. --CNMall41 (talk) 02:59, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@1isall

Yes. There isn't enough content for a standalone article. It should be merged into Mark Robers article. Vasudevmadhu67 (talk) 09:00, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I realize you are new to Wikipedia, but hoping you can point to the guideline that says we merge pages if there is not enough content on a page. I haven't been able to find it in my searches. --CNMall41 (talk) 16:22, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Can", not necessarily "must", but if an article is too small to be an article, WP:ATD says a merge can be implemented. Just answering the question above, no real opinion on the merge proposal itself. Primefac (talk) 00:29, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Further to Primefac's comment: short text and context are both reasons for a merge; it's not necessarily a question of notability. Klbrain (talk) 22:24, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is exactly why I proposed this merge in the first place. Thanks, 1isall (talk/contribs) 22:56, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CrunchLabs may be 'notable' but there isn't enough info on the page. If you can add a significant chunk of content maybe no. BrumWikipedian (talk) 19:43, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose; these do not seem like they could share the same article FaviFake (talk) 09:24, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Soft Oppose: Notability and no original research used matter more here. It seems as if the article is notable at the moment. However, I'm not 100% on if it passes GNG or not. ^Wiinter_U 23:28, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anduril/Military industrial complex collaborations

Probably not enough reliable sources on this, but in the video "Vortex Cannon vs Drone," he meets with the founder of Anduril, Palmer Lucky, and promotes their unmanned combat aerial vehicle. How could this best be incorporated into the article?

Sources:

Mark Rober (April 20, 2024). Vortex Cannon vs Drone.
"YouTuber and ex NASA engineer Mark Rober wanted to learn more about the threat of small drones and how to defeat them..." Linkedin. Anduril Industries.
"A Response to Mark Rober's Apologia for Anduril and the Military-Industrial Complex in "Vortex Cannon vs Drone"". The Luddite. April 2024.

pauliesnug ^{(message / contribs)} 21:55, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]