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
editBefore 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
editPrimary topic debates
editA 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
editThere 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
editA 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
editWikipedia 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
editTwo 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
editArticles for deletion
- 03 Aug 2024 – Volapük (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Occidental Phantasmagoria (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 30 Jul 2024 – Casey Calvert (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 28 Jul 2024 – Not Strong Enough (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Roman Spinner (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 21 Jul 2024 – X.com (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Champion (t · c) was closed by OwenX (t · c) on 28 Jul 2024; see discussion (6 participants)
- 07 Jul 2024 – Bhimadeva (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c) was closed as keep by Liz (t · c) on 04 Aug 2024; see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
Proposed deletions
- 04 Aug 2024 – Violent Cop (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by CFA (t · c): concern
- 02 Aug 2024 – John Mabry (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by 53 (t · c): concern
- 02 Aug 2024 – Anthony Rendon (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by 53 (t · c): concern
- 02 Aug 2024 – Derek Fisher (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by 53 (t · c): concern
- 30 Jul 2024 – Alien Sex Fiend (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 30 Jul 2024 – Gary Sanchez (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 30 Jul 2024 – Finger leather coral (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 30 Jul 2024 – Daylight Limited (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 30 Jul 2024 – Be More (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c): concern
- 02 Aug 2024 – Inauguration of Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by CycloneYoris (t · c) was deleted
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Redirects for discussion
- 29 Jul 2024 – Big G (talk · edit · hist) →Big Gemini was RfDed by Headbomb (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Jul 2024 – Autoblog (talk · edit · hist) →Spam blog was RfDed by QuietHere (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Jul 2024 – Once We Were Human (talk · edit · hist) →Once Human was RfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Jul 2024 – Lee Min-ho (singer) (talk · edit · hist) →Lee Min-ho (disambiguation) was RfDed by ScarletViolet (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 02 Aug 2024 – Kamala (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Kamala (disambiguation) by Purplebackpack89 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Aug 2024 – LOR (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Lor by BD2412 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Aug 2024 – Gargoyle (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Gargoyle by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Aug 2024 – Frozen (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Frozen (disambiguation) by JohnCWiesenthal (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Aug 2024 – Bengawan Solo (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Bengawan Solo (disambiguation) by Mika1h (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Aug 2024 – Carlos Zambrano (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Carlos Zambrano by Joeykai (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Aug 2024 – Nacho (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Nacho by Joeykai (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Aug 2024 – Jack Jarvis (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Jack Jarvis by Joeykai (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Aug 2024 – Teenage Dream (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Teenage Dream (disambiguation) by JohnCWiesenthal (t · c); see discussion
- 31 Jul 2024 – The Wild Boys (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Wild Boys by Crouch, Swale (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be merged
- 28 May 2024 – Pickles (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pickle by Walsh90210 (t · c); see discussion
- 07 May 2024 – Sam Shore (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Samuel Shore by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Apr 2024 – Reflexivity (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Reflexive by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Mar 2024 – Geoffrey Andrews (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Jeffrey Andrews by Boleyn (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Mar 2024 – Pags (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pag by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Mar 2024 – Pag (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pags by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Feb 2024 – B Train (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to B Line by Presidentman (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Feb 2024 – Reflexive (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Reflexivity (disambiguation) by FatalSubjectivities (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Feb 2024 – Watering hole (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Waterhole by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jan 2024 – Satya Narayan (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Satyanarayan (disambiguation) by Redtigerxyz (t · c); see discussion
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Articles for creation
- 14 Jul 2024 – Draft:Counsel (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- 13 Jul 2024 – Draft:Bon Conseil (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- 12 Jul 2024 – Draft:Mary of Good Counsel (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- 12 Jul 2024 – Draft:Lady of Good Counsel (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- 12 Jul 2024 – Draft:Mother of Good Counsel (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- 04 Jul 2024 – Draft:Camarines (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Pupujoy (t · c)
- 30 Jun 2024 – Draft:French Pavilion of Versailles (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Beatrizsborges (t · c)
- 16 Jul 2024 – Draft:Long Leg (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c) was accepted to Long leg (talk · edit · hist) by Pppery (t · c) on 02 Aug 2024
- 14 Jul 2024 – Draft:Mario II (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c) was accepted to Mario II (talk · edit · hist) by Wikishovel (t · c) on 02 Aug 2024
- 14 Jul 2024 – Draft:Gut Rat (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c) was declined by Dan arndt (t · c) on 02 Aug 2024
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