G'day Matt,
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My point, though, is not to say 'Georgia-the-state
is much more
important, of course it should have the un-disambiguated title', but
rather that the position that Georgia-the-country, because it has been
for sixteen years an independent state, should AUTOMATICALLY have
primacy is ludicrous.
"This is ludicrous" is the mailing list (née USENET) way of saying "I
disagree with this".
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It irritates me that this issue is trotted out as an
example of
'US-centric Wikipedia' every single time, when it's only a simple case
on the surface and relies on a knee-jerk reaction for its popularity.
Suppose Federation had occured slightly earlier, such that Queensland
(which we'll be calling "Germany" for this experiment) had existed as an
Australian State for longer than Germany has as Germany. How many
Australians would be demanding that Germany the country should not be at
[[Germany]], because a disambig (at least) or even the state belongs there?
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--
Mark Gallagher
"'Yes, sir,' said Jeeves in a low, cold voice, as if he had been bitten
in the leg by a personal friend."
- P G Wodehouse, /Carry On, Jeeves/