[Wikipedia-l] Int'l wikipedias fixed?

[Larry Sanger]

From: "Rybo" <rybox at wtal.de>
> I have tested several Items on DE-Wiki with parentheses
> like Madonna (Religion) and Madonna (Music)
> and one with German umlaute with () as well.
> It works very well.
>
> Is this part of an official Wiki policy or recommodation
> for solving ambiguity problems?
> (Which would have my support.)

I think nearly everyone agrees that parentheses are a very acceptable
solution to ambiguity problems.

> Rule would be:  Item (Most general but still distinctive identifier)
> like
> Delphi (place), Delphi (software), Delphi (mythology)(?)

Yes, good idea.  When it's implemented on the main (English) Wikipedia, I
(we) will thoroughly update [[naming conventions]] and related pages.

Larry