[WikiEN-l] [Foundation-l] Trouble in Ireland

[Michael Everson]

On 26 Nov 2008, at 15:16, Sam Blacketer wrote:

> Most probably, most users who type in "Ireland" are looking for the  
> article about the Republic of Ireland. However, we can't escape the  
> fact that the term Ireland is ambiguous. Some users would be unaware  
> that six of the 32 Irish counties are not currently part of the  
> Republic.

That's why "Ireland" being the disambiguation page is the first right  
choice here.

Yes, there will have to be some work focussing on piping to "Ireland  
(state)" and "Ireland (island)" but at least these terms are both  
accurate and relatively neutral.

Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com