Talk:Christmas seals

How can this article claim that TB is the most common major infectious disease in the world? The tuberculosis article states that 14.6 million people had TB and there were 1.7 million deaths in 2004. The HIV article estimates 90 millon people infected with HIV in Africa alone, with about 3 million deaths in 2005. --Ben Best 05:41, 22 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

It now says "one of the most". I think it may have been the most common, back in the 19th and early 20th century. From the same article: "In 1815, one in four deaths in England was of consumption; by 1918 one in six deaths in France were still caused by TB. In the 20th century, tuberculosis killed an estimated 100 million people." -- Mwanner | Talk 14:36, 11 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Could include information on NAACP's "Stamp out Jim Crow!" campaign (see advertisement in this 1952 newspaper: [1]https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn79000083/1952-11-29/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1777&index=19&rows=20&words=Act+Fair+Labor+Standards&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=fair+labor+standards+act&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 ). 152.1.137.158 (talk) 19:39, 6 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

@Christian75, Belbury, and Randy Kryn: -- pinging recent contributors:

The title of this article was once moved from Christmas seal (singular) to Christmas seals (plural) for the simple reason that the article is about Christmas seals in general, issued annually for more than 100 years. Christmas seals is also the common term. The article was moved back to the singular title, but was again moved to the plural title because this article is not about one, or one type, of Christmas seal, but all Christmas Seals for all years issued. Per, WP:PLURAL - Exceptions: "Articles on groups or classes of specific things" There are Christmas seals issued by different countries for tuberculosis, child welfare and other charitable efforts. Using the title "Christmas seal" (singular) also implies that there is only one type of Christmas seal for one specific purpose. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 19:00, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Well described and your revert of the move adequately explained. Randy Kryn (talk) 00:10, 4 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

It was a pleasure talking to a fellow Christmas Seal enthusiast and an expert in the field. As mentioned, any advice or criticism you can offer here would be greatly appreciated. All the best (John) -- Gwillhickers (talk) 23:24, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply