It's Six Flags, AP

[Stitch]

Hed is 6 Flags

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i6VgwVIA3nGQWssTrs5b3dsgvyjwD98PR6H00

 

[txsportsscribe]

? ? ?

 

[novelist_wannabe]

I dunno. If they're filing for bankrupcy, maybe it should be 2 1/2, er Two and a Half, Flags

 

[pseudo]

Might want to talk to Google about that, not AP, Stitch.

 

[Stitch]

It's from the wire, not a Google issue.

 

[pseudo]

Not on this one:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i6VgwVIA3nGQWssTrs5b3dsgvyjwD98PQBR80

 

[MileHigh]

AP style is to put numerals in headlines.

headlines Only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
Follow story style in spelling, but use numerals for all numbers and single quotes for quotation marks. Exception: use US, UK and UN (no periods) in all headlines.
For U.S. states in headlines, no periods for those abbreviated with two capital letters: NY, NJ, NH, NM, NC, SC, ND, SD and RI. Also DC. Other states retain periods: Ga., Ky., Mont., Conn.
Online: For online subscribers so desiring, AP systems convert headlines to a version with all words capitalized.

 

[Stitch]

I guess it's all of the Web sites that just post everything from the AP verbatim instead of having a human upload stories.

 

[fishwrapper]

AP style is to put numerals in headlines.

headlines Only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
Follow story style in spelling, but use numerals for all numbers and single quotes for quotation marks. Exception: use US, UK and UN (no periods) in all headlines.
For U.S. states in headlines, no periods for those abbreviated with two capital letters: NY, NJ, NH, NM, NC, SC, ND, SD and RI. Also DC. Other states retain periods: Ga., Ky., Mont., Conn.
Online: For online subscribers so desiring, AP systems convert headlines to a version with all words capitalized.

That may be the case. But, this is a holding company, a proper name. So, it's wrong.
Even their ticker symbol: http://moneycentral.msn.com/companyreport?symbol=SIXF

 

[novelist_wannabe]

Indeed, it's a proper noun. Their signs, letterhead, business cards, everything says "Six Flags".

 

[spnited]

If this is the worst "error" you can find to pick on today, you're having a great day.

Some people really need to get the stick out of their ass over this knid of stuff.


Oh, here's what AP moved:

Date: 6/13/2009 1:32 PM
BC-US--Six Flags-Bankruptcy,2nd Ld-Writethru/229
Eds: ADDS Texas details, comment from San Antonio park spokeswoman, Sydne is CQ. Moving on general news and financial services.
Six Flags seeks Chapt. 11 bankruptcy protection

NEW YORK (AP) — The amusement park company Six Flags is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying it needs to reorganize and shed $1.8 billion of debt.

Mark Shapiro, the New York-based company's chief executive officer, says the move won't affect the operation of its 20 theme parks in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

Six Flags says it actually had a great year in 2008. It saw 25 million visitors and posted record revenues. But executives are trying to lighten a $2.4 billion debt load that they say is unsustainable.

Saturday's bankruptcy filing came after an earlier plan to negotiate an out-of-court deal with creditors failed.

Six Flags shares have traded below $1 since September. They closed at 26 cents on Friday.

The company has three Texas parks: Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, both in Arlington, between Dallas and Fort Worth, and Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio.

Sydne Purvis, communications manager at the San Antonio park, said Saturday the bankruptcy filing was having no impact.

"It's a parent company restructuring issue and we continue to operate here," she said.

She said regular bookings were continuing, a new show just opened at the park and a new children's area recently was added.

"We're having a terrific day," she said.


Seems you're bitching about the wrong people.
But we never let facts get in the way of trashing AP.

 

[21]

If this is the worst "error" you can find to pick on today, you're having a great day.

Some people really need to get the stick out of their ass over this knid of stuff.


Oh, here's what AP moved:

Date: 6/13/2009 1:32 PM
BC-US--Six Flags-Bankruptcy,2nd Ld-Writethru/229
Eds: ADDS Texas details, comment from San Antonio park spokeswoman, Sydne is CQ. Moving on general news and financial services.
Six Flags seeks Chapt. 11 bankruptcy protection

NEW YORK (AP) — The amusement park company Six Flags is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying it needs to reorganize and shed $1.8 billion of debt.

Mark Shapiro, the New York-based company's chief executive officer, says the move won't affect the operation of its 20 theme parks in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

Six Flags says it actually had a great year in 2008. It saw 25 million visitors and posted record revenues. But executives are trying to lighten a $2.4 billion debt load that they say is unsustainable.

Saturday's bankruptcy filing came after an earlier plan to negotiate an out-of-court deal with creditors failed.

Six Flags shares have traded below $1 since September. They closed at 26 cents on Friday.

The company has three Texas parks: Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, both in Arlington, between Dallas and Fort Worth, and Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio.

Sydne Purvis, communications manager at the San Antonio park, said Saturday the bankruptcy filing was having no impact.

"It's a parent company restructuring issue and we continue to operate here," she said.

She said regular bookings were continuing, a new show just opened at the park and a new children's area recently was added.

"We're having a terrific day," she said.


Seems you're bitching about the wrong people.
But we never let facts get in the way of trashing AP.

There's an ESPN editing joke in here somewhere--that's the same Mark Shapiro who was head of programming for the WWL.

 

[SixToe]

Mark Shapiro, the New York-based company's chief executive officer,

Formerly with the WWL prior to joining Snyder as Six Flags' boss.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Two questions:

1. Is that the same Mark Shapiro who was at ESPN?

2. Was this really worthy of its own thread?

 

[DanOregon]

Dan Snyder and Mark Shapiro - what a great match. Never much cared for Shapiro turing ESPN into the Game Show Network.

 

[fishwrapper]

Two questions:

1. Is that the same Mark Shapiro who was at ESPN?

2. Was this really worthy of its own thread?

I'll take these!!! I'll go one at a time, so i'm clear:
1: yes
2: no

 

[KJIM]

On a remotely related note, what irks me is when words that begin with lower-case letters are kept lower-case when the word begins a sentence. Some editoris feel it's a sin and refuse to do it, but I don't see the big deal.

What's the style on that?

"EBay has lost its luster" or "iPhone are overrated?

 

[Football_Bat]

Mark Shapiro was great in The Client. :D

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Six Flags . . . even shorter than Dan Snyder . . .

 

[SF_Express]

AP style is to put numerals in headlines.

headlines Only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
Follow story style in spelling, but use numerals for all numbers and single quotes for quotation marks. Exception: use US, UK and UN (no periods) in all headlines.
For U.S. states in headlines, no periods for those abbreviated with two capital letters: NY, NJ, NH, NM, NC, SC, ND, SD and RI. Also DC. Other states retain periods: Ga., Ky., Mont., Conn.
Online: For online subscribers so desiring, AP systems convert headlines to a version with all words capitalized.

As far as I'm (and we're) concerned, they're dead wrong on the style on U.S and all the states. And I don't understand why they do it; if there's some arcane reason, I'm all ears. Anything like that the differentiates between copy in headlines and copy in copy is a land mine. We'll change it every time.

As far as lowercase to start a sentence is concerned, never, as far as I'm concerned.

And here, it's Adidas as well. :)