IF we could agree on #2, all we need to agree on otherwise is what kind of shortcut should be used. It should be
- Simple
- Fast to type
- Unusual enough to not be used in a real page title
So, how about
- [[Elves()]] on [[Middle Earth]] becomes [[Elves (Middle Earth)]]
I guess no real article would ever end on "()", except you try to write articles about functions with no parameter list ;)
I agree with this syntax, as well as with the general () notation; but for various reasons I think it's best to leave the articles _exactly_ the way they were typed, and do the conversion in runtime.
Uri Yanover