Talk:Hagar (disambiguation)

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I suggest the biblical Hagar should be the primary meaning of this name. PatGallacher (talk) 19:50, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Page moved. The case for WP:PRIMARYTOPIC is convincing. Moreover, the strongest argument against the move, that Hägar the Horrible is equally worthy of primacy, fails disambiguation conventions for two reasons: 1) the comic character's name is styled with an umlaut (Hägar) which is considered sufficent disambiguation; and 2) "Hägar the Horrible" (and not simply "Hägar") is the correct name of the article's subject, being about the comic strip as a whole rather than just its titular character. As Hagar (the biblical figure) is known simply as "Hagar," the comic disambiguates itself. -- Hadal (talk) 17:58, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

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Hagar → Hagar (disambiguation) – Article should be moved to Hagar (disambiguation) in order to make way for Hagar (biblical person) to become Hagar. The biblical use appears to be the original use of the name, and several pages on the disambiguation page make reference to the biblical name. PeRshGo (talk) 16:05, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• Oppose, though I think you should have left this as a single discussion rather than splitting the discussion among two pages. Powers ^T 02:32, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
• Comment this is an improperly formatted multimove. The related move is occuring at Talk:Hagar (biblical person). 184.144.163.181 (talk) 04:04, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
• Comment it doesn't matter where it originated, otherwise several minor English towns would occupy the primary position instead of major US cities. (though that seems to be the motivation for several English editors in requesting moves for several US cities). 184.144.163.181 (talk) 04:06, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
• Oppose per the 2010 requested move (Talk:Hagar (biblical person)#Requested move 2010), the comic strip character has high prominence per arguments presented by multiple people back then. 184.144.163.181 (talk) 04:06, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
• Support Original name supercedes all. Chesdovi (talk) 01:50, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
  • Boston would like to have a word with you on that. Powers ^T 14:15, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
• Support. The sole word Hagar primarily refers to the concubine of Abram. There is no person surnamed Hagar who is more well known, and the comic strip is "Hagar the Horrible" (and spelled with an umlaut). Google and page hits evidence was presented six months ago and it favours the move. Srnec (talk) 23:18, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
• Support Biblical person is well known; comic strip is a different title (Hagar the Horrible) Lionel (talk) 09:35, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
• Oppose Biblical figure not that well known, even as Biblical figures go, comic strip character could be better know to some, other significant meanings. PatGallacher (talk) 13:19, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
• Support. Hagar is an important Biblical character, not just a minor one. She is central to Islamic views of Biblical history and plays a significant role in Christian theology. "Hägar the Horrible" is usually known by his full title, and in any case his notability is far less than Hagar. Paul B (talk) 19:09, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
• Support. I'm not trying to avoid WP:OTHERSTUFF, however, Sarah is a mother of 12 tribes (great nation of Israelite) and Hagar is a mother of the another 12 tribes (great nation of Ishmaelites) of Abraham, according to the three Abrahamic Religions (Bible and Qur'an)! They do go hand-by-hand and both require to have a direct article. ~ AdvertAdam ^talk 03:26, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
• Oppose. In the modern world, Hagar the Horrible is the best know Hagar and is commonly referred to as Hagar. Being the first to use a name does not make that topic the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Also the fact that WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS does not justify making other changes. A much strong case could be made for moving Hagar the Horrible, but the status quo may be the solution that best serves the readers and that is who we should be making the decisions for. Vegaswikian (talk) 18:33, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
  • Comment: "Modern word" is an incorrect term, so "in America" might be better. Please read WP:BIAS where American view doesn't make it a worldwide fact. Personally, I've lived in Cali for most of my life and never heard of "Hagar the Horrible". From you we learn :) ~ AdvertAdam ^talk 07:22, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
    • Reading WP:BIAS would also suggest that the Christian view doesn't make it a worldwide fact, either. Powers ^T 14:40, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
      • It's not the Christian view. It's predominently Islamic and Jewish. Hagar is less significant in Christianity, but still far more so than a fairly minor cartoon character. Paul B (talk) 14:46, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
• Support. To me it's a no-brainer. I note that no disambiguation is necessary between the biblical character and Hagar the Horrible. Andrewa (talk) 11:33, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

• It's not true that disambiguation is not necessary -- the comic character is commonly known as simply "Hagar" sans diacritical mark and epithet.older ≠ wiser 12:21, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

• It is true, in that the article on Hagar the Horrible (with or without the diacritic, which I actually think we use in error in the comic character title) is not and should not be called simply Hagar. A hatnote is certainly helpful, but to allow this comic to usurp the name of a person (mythical or otherwise) of enormous worldwide significance just because the comic is temporarily popular in the USA is laughable. If that's what the guidelines suggest (and I don't think they do) then the guidelines are wrong. Note that English Wikipedia is for all English speakers, not just native speakers. Andrewa (talk) 15:31, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

• It's nice to talk about how we think people should use the English language, but the plain fact is that the comic character IS commonly known as "Hagar". It is not our place to judge that usage. older ≠ wiser 16:04, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

• Agree strongly with this except for the claim that the comic character IS commonly known as "Hagar". In terms of WP:NC and in the context of a Requested Move I think I must read this as refering to usage in reliable sources. I think this is a difficult call, and not a plain fact at all. Andrewa (talk) 16:11, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

• Is this a reliable source? Or this? Or this? older ≠ wiser 18:41, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

• Probably. And works on Islam, for example, will similarly use Hager unqualified to refer to the biblical character. It doesn't seem terribly helpful either way. Andrewa (talk) 18:46, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

• Right, so a reasonable conclusion is that there is ambiguity which requires disambiguation. I honestly don't care whether the disambiguation page is at Hagar or Hagar (disambiguation), but it is simply wrong to say that disambiguation is not necessary. older ≠ wiser 20:17, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

• Ironically, the issue here seems to be ambiguity. Agree that we do need this disambiguation page, and I thought that was obvious, because otherwise surely I'd suggest we propose it for deletion rather than just vote for renaming. But the current disambiguator on Hagar (biblical person) is unnecessary, because there is no other article with the name Hagar, and specifically, it is not proposed to rename the article at Hagar the Horrible either to Hagar or to some explicit disambiguation of Hagar. Andrewa (talk) 21:17, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

• Some of the supporters, and your comments seemed to indicate you were among them, argue that the comic strip is not ambiguous with Hagar because the title of the article for the comic strip character is Hägar the Horrible. That is simply wrong. The only question at hand is whether the person from mythology is the primary topic. older ≠ wiser 21:44, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

• You're right, I do think it's a factor to consider. Agree it's not the most important factor, but the problem is there's no way of determining primary topic definitively here. It seems to me that several equally valid ways of deciding primary topic, and that they lead to different answers. So does that mean that there's no primary topic? No, most people seem to agree that there is a primary topic, I being one of them. So we need to consider other factors that wouldn't otherwise be relevant. The fact that Hagar the Horrible is already naturally disambiguated offers an elegant solution, and I think we should take it. Andrewa (talk) 19:31, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

• Support (again), per Paul B, et al. Also, the closing admin should note that no evidence has been presented that a significant proportion of readers looking for the comic strip expect to find it simply by typing in "Hagar". Cavila (talk) 19:00, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Additional definition of Hagar

Hi everyone haven't tried to submit information to Wikipedia before so not sure if this is how you go about it. I typed in Hagar looking for information on Hagar International a charity involved in helping women escape from forced prostitution. Would be good to add the charity Hagar to the disambiguation page/ write an article on it. Just a thought. :) 121.73.96.252 (talk) 22:16, 14 January 2015 (UTC)