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Page name: Elvis Presley single vs Elvis Presley stamp.
I think this was erroneously moved, the subject of the article is addressed as 29c Elvis Presley single in all the secondary sources. I will revert, not to start an edit war, but to begin the
WP:BRD cycle here.
microbiologyMarcus(petri dish)18:39, 24 October 2023 (UTC)reply
Sorry for any confusion caused through the move! Given that Elvis Presley was a musician who produced singles, I think it would be beneficial to have a clear name that indicates that this is a page for the stamp. When I read, "Elvis Presley single", I immediately thought, "
Which one?". However, we would need to add some clarity to differentiate from the
Elvis Presley Forever stamp. On that page, the {for} disambiguates with the "Elvis Presley 29c stamp".
Significa liberdade (she/her) (
talk)
19:13, 24 October 2023 (UTC)reply
It would be far better would be to rename this article as
Elvis Presley stamp, 1993 to differentiate it from the forever stamp, because the addition of the word single will only cause confusion for both philatelists and record aficionados. The addition of the date clarifies everything and still keeps the word stamp in the title. 19:27, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
@
MicrobiologyMarcus and
Significa liberdade:: There are no hard and fast rules for naming stamps, some include a catalogue number and other include a year while still others use complicated descriptive names. Trying to standardise stamp image names would be a mammoth task and involve thousands of moves on the commons, though less on the enwiki. Face values are seldom included but may be useful where several stamps of the same series have been uploaded but a catalogue number may provide the same result however, use catalogue numbers can be a problem due to them being in copyright. The main naming issue is one of clarity and that is best achieved without making them more complex than unnecessary. Simple and clear is always best. Have a look at the different naming structures used in this selection
c:Category:Airmail stamps of the United States.
ww2censor (
talk)
21:55, 26 October 2023 (UTC)reply
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Philately, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of philately and stamp collecting on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PhilatelyWikipedia:WikiProject PhilatelyTemplate:WikiProject PhilatelyPhilately articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the
United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
Page name: Elvis Presley single vs Elvis Presley stamp.
I think this was erroneously moved, the subject of the article is addressed as 29c Elvis Presley single in all the secondary sources. I will revert, not to start an edit war, but to begin the
WP:BRD cycle here.
microbiologyMarcus(petri dish)18:39, 24 October 2023 (UTC)reply
Sorry for any confusion caused through the move! Given that Elvis Presley was a musician who produced singles, I think it would be beneficial to have a clear name that indicates that this is a page for the stamp. When I read, "Elvis Presley single", I immediately thought, "
Which one?". However, we would need to add some clarity to differentiate from the
Elvis Presley Forever stamp. On that page, the {for} disambiguates with the "Elvis Presley 29c stamp".
Significa liberdade (she/her) (
talk)
19:13, 24 October 2023 (UTC)reply
It would be far better would be to rename this article as
Elvis Presley stamp, 1993 to differentiate it from the forever stamp, because the addition of the word single will only cause confusion for both philatelists and record aficionados. The addition of the date clarifies everything and still keeps the word stamp in the title. 19:27, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
@
MicrobiologyMarcus and
Significa liberdade:: There are no hard and fast rules for naming stamps, some include a catalogue number and other include a year while still others use complicated descriptive names. Trying to standardise stamp image names would be a mammoth task and involve thousands of moves on the commons, though less on the enwiki. Face values are seldom included but may be useful where several stamps of the same series have been uploaded but a catalogue number may provide the same result however, use catalogue numbers can be a problem due to them being in copyright. The main naming issue is one of clarity and that is best achieved without making them more complex than unnecessary. Simple and clear is always best. Have a look at the different naming structures used in this selection
c:Category:Airmail stamps of the United States.
ww2censor (
talk)
21:55, 26 October 2023 (UTC)reply