On 7/14/06, Stan Shebs shebs@apple.com wrote:
Fred Bauder wrote: [...]
Choosing a descriptive name for an article that does not carry POV implications is our policy. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conflict#Descriptive_names
Guideline, not policy, but I see the point about descriptive names. The loophole I see is that the page assumes the choice of descriptive vs proper name is obvious, but if I understand stevertigo's original point, WP-manufactured descriptive names would take precedence over proper names in many cases.
I actually don't see how the policy/guidelines tell us whether a military operation name ("Proper noun") would be preferred or depreciated relative to a descriptive name. The policy gives guidelines for how to select in each of those categories, but for some events (and military operations and wars qualify) selecting between those options is the problem...