On 7/14/06, Stan Shebs <shebs(a)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...
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-george william herbert
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