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individual ambiguity-related RMs vs. big picture

Compare and contrast :)

Talk:Fallout (disambiguation)#Requested move 1 June 2024
- a notorious science topic is voted primary topic redirect target for a simpler word, despite popular entertainment topics (+ huge spike of interest with the latter) and different general English meanings
Talk:Deadlock (computer science)#Requested move 13 August 2024 + Talk:Deadlock#post-move
- a science topic of some significance is voted to be removed as primary topic because of different general English meanings (+ huge spike of interest in entertainment topics not discussed at the time of RM)
Talk:Suga#Requested move 21 October 2024
- a popular entertainment topic is voted primary topic for a simple word, despite a history of significant non-entertainment topics and a different general English meaning

Our processes don't seem to result in a general consistency, despite that being one of the article title criteria. --Joy (talk) 09:18, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article title consistency criterium applies to pattern of similar article's with specific reference to topic-specific naming conventions on article titles. Seeking any sort of more general consistency on Wikipedia is a fool's errand. older ≠ wiser 10:13, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That last part may well be true, but at least we have to try, because we are still maintaining a single global article namespace and readers are going to notice if it's messy. --Joy (talk) 11:59, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

e and readers are going to notice if it's messy -- ROFL. older ≠ wiser 14:39, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I gather you think this is all inconsequential to readers? So, in turn, the editors who engage in these sorts of discussions do not represent the readers? Do you see where I'm going with this? :) --Joy (talk) 20:43, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are other things far more impactful for readers that have even less consistency. Talk away, but be realistic about coming to any sort of definitive conclusion. All of the examples you mention are of different types and making any sort of comparison between them will be very difficult to establish any sort of consensus around. older ≠ wiser 21:50, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Further consideration?

I'd forgotten about this until someone closed my proposal to merge. I think it merits some discussion at least, if someone here wants to have a look. Waterhole and Watering hole (disambiguation), and the watering hole description as "or waterhole is a geological depression...". It all looks a bit messy to me and I thought that perhaps one DAB would cover both. And there's the matter of the two links, to Depression (geology) and Ephemerality on the Waterhole page. Can anyone suggest a more elegant and useful solution? Laterthanyouthink (talk) 01:40, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Since waterhole is not currently a WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, I reorganized the waterhole dab per MOS:DABSYN and MOS:DABBLUE (one blue link only per entry). Unless waterhole is changed to a redirect to watering hole and becomes a PRIMARYTOPIC. —Bagumba (talk) 15:46, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thanks. You don't think it's worth combining, owing to the overlap between watering hole and waterhole usage? Laterthanyouthink (talk) 01:22, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

But fine as it is too. Certainly an improvement! Laterthanyouthink (talk) 01:22, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:ATM#Requested move 4 November 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:ATM#Requested move 4 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 15:06, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move

I requested this move because Miami Film Festival is the actual name of the main film festival, and I think that the short film festival can be dealt with as a hatnote. Opinions, please! Laterthanyouthink (talk) 01:24, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A heads-up - India/South Asia topics, unsourced additions, dozens of DABlinks, IPs in the 2409: range

Known nuisance, see User talk:RegentsPark#Possible IP-range sock. Possibly well-meaning but, sigh, imo revert on sight. Narky Blert (talk) 15:05, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This one looks like a mix-up to me

I see that someone last year merged a separate DAB page into Manny, which IMO is not very helpful because the films and TV series are right down the bottom, and many of the names have more than one blue link, etc. Does anyone else think that they should be separated again? Laterthanyouthink (talk) 23:48, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move of Teardown (video game)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Teardown_(video_game)#Requested_move_22_November_2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. JuniperChill (talk) 21:03, 22 November 2024 (UTC) [doing this manually since RMCloser doesn't give me the option of notifying this project for some reason[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Superstack#Requested move 23 October 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Superstack#Requested move 23 October 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Frost 16:04, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]