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If you read the disambiguation article (found by clicking “article” from the menu above), you will no doubt be surprised to note the large number of different meanings of the word Sheffield - and that it is not limited to names of places. I notice you’re British, and I will therefore stress that I mean no offence, but there is of course no reason to believe that a majority of users looking for Sheffield, will be looking for the English city of that name. The link you gave (
Wikipedia:Disambiguation) will be helpful in your efforts to better understand how Wikipedia handles words with more than one meaning.
Charliez 22:11, 27 August 2005 (UTC)reply
I support the status quo. Sheffield (UK) is pre-eminent in significance and in the number and quality of incoming wikipedia links (which would all have to be redirected as part of any move, properly done).--
ExtraBold 11:14, 28 August 2005 (UTC)reply
I prefer to sort by date of origin within sections. So, Sheffield, England would be first, then anything a part of it (like Sheffield Park) would be indented under it (and
Sheffield Lake, Ohio, under
Sheffield, Ohio--it's only logical). However, if it turns out the city was named after a person, then the people category would come first--or, if there are a lot of entries in the same country, that country would come first (like France does on
Saint-Germaine. I don't play preferences; I let time decide the order. ∞
ΣɛÞ²(
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Date of origin has nothing to do with the sort order. Please familiarize yourself with
WP:D and
WP:MOSDAB. --
JHunterJ 17:24, 28 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Please resist the temptation to insult nearly every editor of Wikipedia whose thinking doesn't immediately agree with yours. At the same time, you seem to be giving perhaps too much credit to the intelligence or knowledge of most readers by assuming that they know which lake (The UK or US lake) originated first. The guidelines were established to help the readers; please don't ignore them or twist them just to please your own personal tastes.
Chris the speller 16:44, 29 May 2007 (UTC)reply
I'm pretty sure I've already given enough reasons why the guidelines need to be changed... It doesn't take a theoretical physicist to visit the articles and ascertain the date or origin of names of things... ∞
ΣɛÞ²(
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Your reason(s) so far consist of only the "I prefer to" first sentence. The rest has been more about the "how" than the "why". The consensus is to let likelihood decide the order, not time. --
JHunterJ 15:04, 30 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Likelihood relative to who/what? I say relative to time/history. ∞
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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
This disambiguation page is within the scope of WikiProject Sheffield, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Sheffield 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.SheffieldWikipedia:WikiProject SheffieldTemplate:WikiProject SheffieldSheffield articles
If you read the disambiguation article (found by clicking “article” from the menu above), you will no doubt be surprised to note the large number of different meanings of the word Sheffield - and that it is not limited to names of places. I notice you’re British, and I will therefore stress that I mean no offence, but there is of course no reason to believe that a majority of users looking for Sheffield, will be looking for the English city of that name. The link you gave (
Wikipedia:Disambiguation) will be helpful in your efforts to better understand how Wikipedia handles words with more than one meaning.
Charliez 22:11, 27 August 2005 (UTC)reply
I support the status quo. Sheffield (UK) is pre-eminent in significance and in the number and quality of incoming wikipedia links (which would all have to be redirected as part of any move, properly done).--
ExtraBold 11:14, 28 August 2005 (UTC)reply
I prefer to sort by date of origin within sections. So, Sheffield, England would be first, then anything a part of it (like Sheffield Park) would be indented under it (and
Sheffield Lake, Ohio, under
Sheffield, Ohio--it's only logical). However, if it turns out the city was named after a person, then the people category would come first--or, if there are a lot of entries in the same country, that country would come first (like France does on
Saint-Germaine. I don't play preferences; I let time decide the order. ∞
ΣɛÞ²(
τ|
c) 16:56, 28 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Date of origin has nothing to do with the sort order. Please familiarize yourself with
WP:D and
WP:MOSDAB. --
JHunterJ 17:24, 28 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Please resist the temptation to insult nearly every editor of Wikipedia whose thinking doesn't immediately agree with yours. At the same time, you seem to be giving perhaps too much credit to the intelligence or knowledge of most readers by assuming that they know which lake (The UK or US lake) originated first. The guidelines were established to help the readers; please don't ignore them or twist them just to please your own personal tastes.
Chris the speller 16:44, 29 May 2007 (UTC)reply
I'm pretty sure I've already given enough reasons why the guidelines need to be changed... It doesn't take a theoretical physicist to visit the articles and ascertain the date or origin of names of things... ∞
ΣɛÞ²(
τ|
c) 14:58, 30 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Your reason(s) so far consist of only the "I prefer to" first sentence. The rest has been more about the "how" than the "why". The consensus is to let likelihood decide the order, not time. --
JHunterJ 15:04, 30 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Likelihood relative to who/what? I say relative to time/history. ∞
ΣɛÞ²(
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c) 23:16, 30 May 2007 (UTC)reply