GraceMassaLanglois
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I edited the name of the business for this page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsom_Coaches because according to the site, the full name is Epsom Coaches Group. Should I change all instances of the name on the page, for example, in the body of the article?
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GraceMassaLanglois (talk) 21:02, 20 February 2016 (UTC) GraceMassaLanglois (talk) 21:02, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
- Wikipedia generally uses the name a company is most commonly known by (see WP:COMMONNAME), not necessarily the full name. In particular, the Commons category is named commons:Category:Epsom Coaches (company) whereas a link to commons:Category:Epsom Coaches Group (company) leads nowhere. Giving the full title once in the lead and thereafter using the more commonly used "Epsom Coaches" seems most appropriate to me (except possibly in the context of their renaming in the early 2000s). Referring to the pre-renaming company as "Epsom Coaches Group", however, would be an anachronism. Huon (talk) 21:54, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi Huon,
Thanks so much for your assistance. I questioned changing that link for the commons category but thought I had reverted that edit but obviously I didn't (sorry about that and thank you for correcting) - it's what prompted me to ask about whether or not the name should be changed throughout the page. Based on the information you provided about COMMONNAME, would you have made the edit to the company name?
GraceMassaLanglois (talk) 21:46, 29 February 2016 (UTC)