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So-called Ride Sharing services should be at least mentioned. They appear to be a significant competitor to taxicabs, at least in some areas. A comparison would be worthwhile. 172.58.43.18 (talk) 17:48, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do these look like a medal or something? An actual picture of one would be informative. 108.200.234.93 (talk) 21:27, 30 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There has been bit of a shootout between Maineartists, 5.43.67.141 (talk), Ohnoitsjamie and myself over at hatnote leading directly to Taxi (TV series). Unfortunately, the proposed hatnote ((redirect|Taxi (TV series)|text=For The ABC television series, see "[[Taxi (TV series)]]".)) results in the line '"Taxi (TV series)" redirects here. For The ABC television series, see "Taxi (TV series)".' This is obviously wrong. Now, I'm sure there exists some variation on the theme of ((redirect)) that'll do the trick, but I can't think of it. Another issue is whether the TV series should have "top billing" or make do with being mentioned in Taxi (disambiguation). I'm not usually one to moan and groan about systemic bias and all that but others might. Favonian (talk) 18:18, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

OK. First, 'shootout' would not have been my choice of description considering the tense times we are living in presently. Secondly, none of us entered into any sort of edit warring, heated discussion, and I had never even heard of user:Ohnoitsjamie until you tagged them. That being said, the formality of what is a true statement is what you seem to be hung up on. So, I have corrected the hatnote to read: "This article is about Taxicab. For The ABC American 1978-1982 sitcom, see Taxi (TV series)". This is correct; and necessary as all other disambiguous terms listed i.e. Taxi!, etc bring the WP searcher directly to the page; which "Taxi" brings you to their own page. That being said, the entire page: "Taxi (disambiguation)" is a mess. Taxi, a 1998 film directed by Gérard Pirès is listed simplay as "Taxi", but the page reads: "Taxi (1998 film)", and neither this page nor any other page with "Taxi" (TV series), Taxi (1996 film), Taxi (2004 film), Taxi (2015 film), have any hatnotes for the other films let alone the disambiguation page. I honestly believe that when one types in "Taxi" it should bring them to the disambiguation page: period. This will not only alleviate a lot of unnecessary searching, but educate WP readers of other references. If nothing else, remove the Mills Song (which has no more importance than any of the other listings), along with the: "Taxi" and "Taxi cab" redirect here. For other uses, see Taxi (disambiguation). "Taxicab driver" redirects here. It is not to be confused with the movie named "Taxi Driver; and simply write: "Taxi", Taxi cab" and "Taxicab driver" redirects here. For other uses, see Taxi (disambiguation) and leave it at that. Maineartists (talk) 22:31, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed both the Taxi Driver and Taxi (TV series) hatnotes. The former because "Taxicab Driver" is not a realistic search term for someone looking for the film Taxi Driver. The latter because it's already included in Taxi (disambiguation) and I don't see why it deserves a separate hatnote any more than any of the other entries at that page. Lennart97 (talk) 15:42, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Taxicab → Taxi – Taxi is probably the most common form compared to taxicab. Taxi is common in non-English speaking countries compared to the current title. Interstellarity (talk) 12:08, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• opppose While 'taxicab' is definitely not common both 'taxi' and 'cab' are. Sticking to 'taxicab' is best to avoid needing to pick 'taxi' or 'cab' given how interchanagble they are. Blindlynx 13:38, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom. Easily the commonest name. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:36, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Ngrams shows that, when used in the relevant sense, "taxi" has a slight advantage over "cab" and a large advantage over "taxicab". "Cab" is also ambiguous between a taxicab and a train cab, whereas "taxi" as a common noun can only refer to a taxicab. Rublov (talk) 13:45, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 14:58, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom. LSGH (talk) (contributions) 15:43, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom. It is most commonly used name of the vehicle as the usage of taxicab were rare and unknown. 36.77.95.94 (talk) 22:58, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 23:30, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. Before cellular telephones were common, I asked at the supermarket counter for them to call me a taxicab, and I was looked at like I was from the moon. Sure, I will you call you a taxicab, he said, with an odd emphasis on "taxicab". I have never heard the term since. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 07:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]