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It seems that much of the main article
Branch has evolved into a disambiguation list, just as this page is. I am proposing that the material on that article (other than discussion of the primary topic, tree branches) be merged into this page as appropriate. --
Dmeranda05:41, 20 June 2006 (UTC)reply
While merging from
Branching the following entry was not included here -- In the process of creating audio (and music in particular) for computer games, branching is the technique of using multiple layers of audio to allow for increasing or decreasing tention, or for other interactive means. -- as it has no information written in any article and no source information. --
Dmeranda17:21, 21 June 2006 (UTC)reply
Topics removed by disambig reformatting
The reformatting done by
User:Neelix on 24 June 2006 has eliminated the following meanings--probably because there was no distinct article describing them.
general figurative meaning: ...often expressing the idea of subdivision or divergence
organizational structures: A particular store or office location of a business with more than one such location, especially of a
franchising business or of
banks
electrical systems: An intermediate
circuit in an electric power distribution system connecting a distribution source with a lower power handling circuit or load
architecture: In architecture, the arches of a gothic
vault
Tree structures: ...especially of a family tree or evolutionary tree
Some of those are rather common uses of the word, so editors should please try to write articles (or subsections in appropriate articles) for those topics which you feel are worthy of keping, and then link them back into this disambiguation page. Perhaps some further work on the Wikitionary article may also be worthwhile. --
Dmeranda15:25, 26 June 2006 (UTC)reply
Looking at the article, it still needs to be pared down dramatically. The concept of a branch is very fundamental, and naturally it finds its way into innumerable topics, so it's just not productive to catalog them all. Plus, any topic like "X Branch" or "Branch X" for a person or place just dilutes the usefulness of this reference point. People might actually look for Branch, Arkansas, under only branch, but everything from "East Branch" on down in the Geography section is unnecessary. We're not replacing the search function here. The current version just encourages people to think that anything with the word branch in it fits here. The last entry under Geography isn't even "branch".
ENeville16:23, 12 September 2006 (UTC)reply
First disambguation pages do suplant the search function in limited cases; that's one of their purposes. Anyway, I tend to agree that some of the geography entries are questionable. However the East/S/W/N/Long Branches are actually references to other disambiguation pages, and are in WP terminology "double disambiguation" links; there is no clear policy for them. If someone may be looking for "South Branch, PA" would they potentially look under just "Branch"? If so the double disambiguation links are useful. As far as people, if Branch is their surname then they belong here; but first names of Branch probably don't (unless they were widely known by their first names). And as mentioned the term Branch by itself carries a lot of general purpose meanings across many disciplines that a simple disambiguation page can not capture. This is why I think that either the Wikitionary entry for branch should be improved, or perhaps this article should stray from a pure disambiguation page guidelines just a little to discuss these common meanings which are unlikely to themselves become separate articles (such as the concept of divergence, or of a satellite office in some organization).
Dmeranda18:09, 12 September 2006 (UTC)reply
Considering it further, I think that explanation of specialized meanings of branch is probably necessary in some way, and perhaps is best suited to
branch, rather than the dab, though I'm not really sure. My reading of
Wikipedia:Disambiguation, though, indicates that disambiguation pages are intended
not to replace search, and
Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages) specifically indicates that people for whom the disambiguated term forms only part of their name should be
listed under "See also", and that even there
only a few people should be listed, otherwise a seperate page should be created for the list. My understanding is similar for geographical names. These are only guidelines, to be sure, but I think that the current
branch (disambiguation) page has become unwieldy, and some subdivision would be well advised.
ENeville18:44, 28 September 2006 (UTC)reply
I just added back a link to graph-theoretic notion of a path, since it currently has its own page is somewhat fundamental to an important field.
mjog (
talk)
05:54, 14 September 2016 (UTC)reply
This disambiguation page is within the scope of WikiProject Disambiguation, an attempt to structure and organize all
disambiguation pages on Wikipedia. If you wish to help, you can edit the page attached to this talk page, or visit the
project page, where you can join the project or contribute to the
discussion.DisambiguationWikipedia:WikiProject DisambiguationTemplate:WikiProject DisambiguationDisambiguation articles
It seems that much of the main article
Branch has evolved into a disambiguation list, just as this page is. I am proposing that the material on that article (other than discussion of the primary topic, tree branches) be merged into this page as appropriate. --
Dmeranda05:41, 20 June 2006 (UTC)reply
While merging from
Branching the following entry was not included here -- In the process of creating audio (and music in particular) for computer games, branching is the technique of using multiple layers of audio to allow for increasing or decreasing tention, or for other interactive means. -- as it has no information written in any article and no source information. --
Dmeranda17:21, 21 June 2006 (UTC)reply
Topics removed by disambig reformatting
The reformatting done by
User:Neelix on 24 June 2006 has eliminated the following meanings--probably because there was no distinct article describing them.
general figurative meaning: ...often expressing the idea of subdivision or divergence
organizational structures: A particular store or office location of a business with more than one such location, especially of a
franchising business or of
banks
electrical systems: An intermediate
circuit in an electric power distribution system connecting a distribution source with a lower power handling circuit or load
architecture: In architecture, the arches of a gothic
vault
Tree structures: ...especially of a family tree or evolutionary tree
Some of those are rather common uses of the word, so editors should please try to write articles (or subsections in appropriate articles) for those topics which you feel are worthy of keping, and then link them back into this disambiguation page. Perhaps some further work on the Wikitionary article may also be worthwhile. --
Dmeranda15:25, 26 June 2006 (UTC)reply
Looking at the article, it still needs to be pared down dramatically. The concept of a branch is very fundamental, and naturally it finds its way into innumerable topics, so it's just not productive to catalog them all. Plus, any topic like "X Branch" or "Branch X" for a person or place just dilutes the usefulness of this reference point. People might actually look for Branch, Arkansas, under only branch, but everything from "East Branch" on down in the Geography section is unnecessary. We're not replacing the search function here. The current version just encourages people to think that anything with the word branch in it fits here. The last entry under Geography isn't even "branch".
ENeville16:23, 12 September 2006 (UTC)reply
First disambguation pages do suplant the search function in limited cases; that's one of their purposes. Anyway, I tend to agree that some of the geography entries are questionable. However the East/S/W/N/Long Branches are actually references to other disambiguation pages, and are in WP terminology "double disambiguation" links; there is no clear policy for them. If someone may be looking for "South Branch, PA" would they potentially look under just "Branch"? If so the double disambiguation links are useful. As far as people, if Branch is their surname then they belong here; but first names of Branch probably don't (unless they were widely known by their first names). And as mentioned the term Branch by itself carries a lot of general purpose meanings across many disciplines that a simple disambiguation page can not capture. This is why I think that either the Wikitionary entry for branch should be improved, or perhaps this article should stray from a pure disambiguation page guidelines just a little to discuss these common meanings which are unlikely to themselves become separate articles (such as the concept of divergence, or of a satellite office in some organization).
Dmeranda18:09, 12 September 2006 (UTC)reply
Considering it further, I think that explanation of specialized meanings of branch is probably necessary in some way, and perhaps is best suited to
branch, rather than the dab, though I'm not really sure. My reading of
Wikipedia:Disambiguation, though, indicates that disambiguation pages are intended
not to replace search, and
Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages) specifically indicates that people for whom the disambiguated term forms only part of their name should be
listed under "See also", and that even there
only a few people should be listed, otherwise a seperate page should be created for the list. My understanding is similar for geographical names. These are only guidelines, to be sure, but I think that the current
branch (disambiguation) page has become unwieldy, and some subdivision would be well advised.
ENeville18:44, 28 September 2006 (UTC)reply
I just added back a link to graph-theoretic notion of a path, since it currently has its own page is somewhat fundamental to an important field.
mjog (
talk)
05:54, 14 September 2016 (UTC)reply