Wikipedia:Disambiguations for discussion
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Disambiguations for discussion (Dfd) is a place where disambiguations for which one or more issues arise can be discussed.
Before nominating a disambiguation for discussion
[edit]Before opening a DfD debate, there are certain actions you can take boldly without administrative assistance. If such a move is uncontroversial, (meaning that it does not get reverted if performed once), there is no need for a DfD debate. If it gets reverted, then a DfD debate can be opened.
Actions that can be taken without assistance include:
- Creating a disambiguation page at a title where no page currently exists
- Adding and removing entries on existing disambiguation pages
- Merging two or more separate disambiguation pages
- Splitting an existing disambiguation page into two or more pages
However, there are two kinds of actions that should never be undertaken without discussion:
- Moving an article used as a primary topic to a new, non-existent title, and converting the previous title to a new disambiguation page if there was none before (see WP:USURPTITLE)
- Moving a plain title used for a disambiguation page to XXXXX (disambiguation), then using that plain title for a new article
What to use this page for
[edit]Primary topic debates
[edit]A primary topic is the main meaning of a term with multiple meanings. For example, the primary meaning of the word pillow is a large cushion support for the head or for the body. Any other meanings of the word pillow are found on the page Pillow (disambiguation).
For some words and names in which two or more meanings are pretty common, it may be difficult to determine a primary topic. An example is the word squash, which may refer to the plant (Squash (plant)) and the sport (Squash (sport)) as well as all of the less common meanings. When this is the case, it is generally the custom to use the plain title as the disambiguation page.
There are times when it is debateable whether to use a plain title for a primary topic or as a disambiguation page, or which meaning of a term should be the primary topic. Such debates can only be resolved through a discussion with an attempt to obtain a consensus.
Reasons to make a title a primary topic
[edit]- Obvious usage: It is obvious to all through a consensus that a single meaning of the title is the most common usage. For example, while there are many meanings of the word "oxygen", Oxygen is used for the element, and all other meanings are found at Oxygen (disambiguation).
- Traffic statistics: Care must be taken to account for the current arrangement of articles, though, when comparing the traffic for the base name vs. traffic for the other topics. New redirects are sometimes created to assist with this determination, such as with EA; see Talk:EA (disambiguation)#Requested move (May 2010).
- Incoming wikilinks from Special:WhatLinksHere
- Google searches of web, news, scholar, or book hits searches
Invalid reasons for making a title a primary topic
[edit]- Oldest topic
- Original holder of the name
- Most recent topic
- Anecdotal evidence from the nominator (usually, "this is the only one I'm familiar with")
Deletion/merging of disambiguation pages
[edit]There are various reasons for a disambiguation to be deleted or merged. Please be aware that any disambiguation that meets criteria for speedy deletion can be speedy deleted accordingly.
Disambiguations with too few entries
[edit]A disambiguation is considered to have too few entries if the title used does not contain "(disambiguation)", and it lists nothing more than the primary topic and one other entry.
If there is a single meaning of a term other than that of the primary topic, it should be entered onto the top of the primary topic's page as a hatnote.
If the page has an edit history that has versions significantly longer than the one proposed for deletion, it should be merged or redirected in order to keep older versions accessible in the event one wishes to improve upon it.
It is probably a good idea before nominating a disambiguation for deletion over having too few entries to see in the edit history if there is an older version with more entries. If so, it may be worth discussing if other entries that were removed belong or not, if this has not been done already.
Dictionary entries
[edit]Wikipedia is not a dictionary. If a disambiguation page contains nothing more than a series of dictionary entries for a term, it should be deleted on the basis of this guideline.
Variations
[edit]Two or more variations of a title with the same meaning can be merged when all entries are combined and the resulting single page is still short enough to all or mostly be seen on the same screen. They are considered variations for this guideline when there are:
- Case variations (ALL CAPS verses lowercase)
- Tense variations (plural, -ed, -ing, etc.)
- Compound verses two separate words (e.g. "Passionfruit" and "Passion fruit")
Variations should NOT be merged when:
- They are spelled differently, and there is a notable difference between the spellings (e.g. Wait and Weight (disambiguation))
- They are spelled and pronounced differently most of the time (e.g. Base and Bass, both disambiguations)
- The main entry has a specific disambiguating purpose, such as in name disambiguations, where if combined, would dominate the list
Article alerts
[edit]Articles for deletion
- 24 Dec 2024 – Bananana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by GTrang (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 22 Dec 2024 – List of battles and other violent events by death toll (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 22 Dec 2024 – Y21 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Gjs238 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 21 Dec 2024 – Transcendental Étude (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Clarityfiend (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 20 Dec 2024 – Life as we don't know it (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Di (they-them) (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 18 Dec 2024 – Arms trade (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 14 Dec 2024 – Magic Mike (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by GilaMonster536 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 12 Dec 2024 – Who's Gonna Take the Weight? (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mach61 (t · c) was closed as keep by Beeblebrox (t · c) on 19 Dec 2024; see discussion (7 participants)
- 11 Dec 2024 – Don't have a cow (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Xeroctic (t · c) was closed as keep by Liz (t · c) on 18 Dec 2024; see discussion (4 participants)
Proposed deletions
- 23 Dec 2024 – Biggest (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 22 Dec 2024 – Greek government formation (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 22 Dec 2024 – Shinsha (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 21 Dec 2024 – State Council of Education (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 21 Dec 2024 – CSLU (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 21 Dec 2024 – Lakenvelder (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 21 Dec 2024 – Jerry Hansen (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 21 Dec 2024 – Drongos (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 21 Dec 2024 – Droideka (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 21 Dec 2024 – Driehuis (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
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Redirects for discussion
- 16 Dec 2024 – Template:DisPro (talk · edit · hist) →Template:WikiProject Disambiguation was RfDed by Hex (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Dec 2024 – Template:DisProject (talk · edit · hist) →Template:WikiProject Disambiguation was RfDed by Hex (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Dec 2024 – Hatnote (talk · edit · hist) →Wikipedia:Hatnote was RfDed by CyberTheTiger (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Dec 2024 – BlueSky (talk · edit · hist) →Blue Sky was RfDed by Raladic (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Dec 2024 – Breena (talk · edit · hist) →Sabrina Carpenter RfDed by Casablanca Rock (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 11 Dec 2024 – Amboss (talk · edit · hist) →Anvil RfDed by Paradoctor (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 11 Dec 2024 – Shampoodle (talk · edit · hist) →Animal Crossing RfDed by QuicoleJR (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 11 Dec 2024 – Casara (talk · edit · hist) →Civil Air Search and Rescue Association RfDed by J947 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Requested moves
- 22 Dec 2024 – Kamal Khan (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Kamal Khan by 162 etc. (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Dec 2024 – Carrie Brown (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Carrie Brown (disambiguation) by Theparties (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Dec 2024 – Von der Leyen (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Von der Leyen (disambiguation) by Zinderboff (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Dec 2024 – Lee Seung-hoon (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Lee Seung-hoon by RachelTensions (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Dec 2024 – Diana Gordon (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Diana Gordon (disambiguation) by ModernDayTrilobite (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Dec 2024 – Brussels (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Brussels by Vpab15 (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Dec 2024 – Welfare (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Welfare by Closed Limelike Curves (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Dec 2024 – Subiaco (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Subiaco (disambiguation) by Traumnovelle (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Dec 2024 – Magus (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Magus by Roman Spinner (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Dec 2024 – SDFC (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to SDFC (disambiguation) by MarcusAbacus (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be merged
- 10 Nov 2024 – Isometry (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Isometry by Jay (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Oct 2024 – LGBT rights in Georgia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to LGBT history in Georgia by MikutoH (t · c); see discussion