Talk:M

Roman M or SI prefix M?

With current knowledge of bill clintin, what is the most logical number to associate the letter M with?? Some people say a thousand from Roman numerals; others say a million from SI prefixes. Which is more natural?? 66.32.242.120 22:41, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I'd say that the most common use today is M = 10⁶ (million) as per the SI prefix, or, in computing, M = 2²⁰ = 1,048,576 (mega). The Roman M, in my experience, mostly shows up in production/copyright year notices for movies, and in x-words... --Wernher 16:36, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Meaning for Wikipedians

Would it be tacky to mention the meaning the letter M has for Wikipedians? ShutterBugTrekker 21:12, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

No, I think that is too specific, and it should be kept in Wikipedia:Glossary. SCHZMO ✍ 21:36, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Meanings shifted to disambiguation page?

The Singing Badger "shifted alternate meanings to dab page". This is inconsistent with all other letters (A, B, C, etc.) and makes this page rather short. I rather like having the various meanings of the letter M on the M page, and propose that it be moved back. Discussion? --Erik Demaine 16:19, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I think the meanings ought to be on this page, but reworded to be more like an encyclopedia article and less like a PowerPoint presentation. ShutterBugTrekker 22:43, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Oh, sorry about that, I never thought to look at the other letters! I will shift everything back. The Singing Badger 00:16, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

pics dont work

"Alternative representations of M": 2 files are empty but included. --217.228.45.163 (talk) 19:30, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

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Is "it" a preferred term to "this" in Wikipedia articles? The article uses the word "this" and I may as well ask the question in the talk page. Speling12345 (talk) 2:12, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

I see two uses of this; the first could be changed to the and the second to it, but neither change would clearly be an improvement. —Tamfang (talk) 09:03, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

• Speling12345’s account was blocked for disruptive editing, so, the topic is of.

meter abbreviation

Please add "m" as meaning "metre" to the Other uses section. Thank you! --71.121.143.13 (talk) 01:45, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Please see M (disambiguation). —Tamfang (talk) 03:42, 5 October 2019 (UTC)

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It is already there? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 09:13, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Incorrect link in side-bar for character ꟽ

Link currently goes to the article for woman — should instead go to the page for ꟽ, which currently exists only in French (ꟽ). Please either link to the French page or create new, English page. Thank you! Æolus (talk) 13:21, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Messier?

would the fact that M is used in the Messier catalog be of enough importance to be included here?

Please see M (disambiguation). —Tamfang (talk) 03:15, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 April 2025

Change "~−700 to present" to "c. 700 BCE to present" JhonJhonII (talk) 15:52, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. twisted. (user | talk | contribs) 16:22, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 September 2025

188.236.169.196 (talk) 07:27, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Forkann nn

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 07:56, 23 September 2025 (UTC)