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This article is a cut and paste from Sherlock Holmes, where the original text has been reduced to a stub under the subsection "influence on fans". The only change I made was to the opening few words so as to clearly reference Sherlock Holmes. Samatarou 16:43, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
It has been suggested the article be renamed. When I carved off the material into its own article (in accordance with recommendations made by reviewers of the main Sherlock Holmes article) the title I chose was pretty ad hoc, so I'm sure it could be improved on. One idea would be to change it to use the title of the redirect page "Holmesian speculation", since I believe this is an accepted term for this literary genre or hobby. Samatarou 19:34, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
What about further developments in this page of the following topics: Sherlock Holmes ( and relatives ) & hitorical personnalities ( eg Jack the Ripper ) or events, Sherlock Holmes and historical mysteries (eg the Mary Celeste) , Sherlock Holmes and other famous fictional characters ( eg Fu Manchu & Dracula ) in canonics & non-canonics ?? PHILTHEGUNNER60 16:25 , 28 May 2009
The result of the move request was: moved to Sherlockian game. The Great Game (Sherlock Holmes) created as a redirect. Jenks24 ( talk) 04:29, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Sherlock Holmes speculation →
The Great Game (Sherlock Holmes) – This article is not about all speculation about Sherlock Holmes (of which there is lots, in both reliable and unreliable sources, on a panoply of subjects). It's about a specific form of speculation by Sherlockian enthusiasts, based on the conceit that Holmes and Watson were real people. This exercise is called "The Great Game" or "The Game" by those who practice it; see
this NPR story for evidence. I posit that calling the article
The Great Game (Sherlock Holmes) is more accurate and more specific than the current title. One small drawback: it would require a disambiguating hatnote to distinguish it from
The Great Game (Sherlock), an episode of the recent BBC series (which I believe was titled after this Sherlockian pursuit). But I still think it's an improvement. Relisted.
Jenks24 (
talk) 06:23, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
Josiah Rowe (
talk •
contribs)
04:08, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Edited to add: Another alternative would be The Game (Sherlock Holmes). Indeed, there's already a pointer from the disambiguation page The Game to this page. But I think that "The Great Game" is a bit more specific, and probably more widely used. — Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 04:25, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
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This article is a cut and paste from Sherlock Holmes, where the original text has been reduced to a stub under the subsection "influence on fans". The only change I made was to the opening few words so as to clearly reference Sherlock Holmes. Samatarou 16:43, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
It has been suggested the article be renamed. When I carved off the material into its own article (in accordance with recommendations made by reviewers of the main Sherlock Holmes article) the title I chose was pretty ad hoc, so I'm sure it could be improved on. One idea would be to change it to use the title of the redirect page "Holmesian speculation", since I believe this is an accepted term for this literary genre or hobby. Samatarou 19:34, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
What about further developments in this page of the following topics: Sherlock Holmes ( and relatives ) & hitorical personnalities ( eg Jack the Ripper ) or events, Sherlock Holmes and historical mysteries (eg the Mary Celeste) , Sherlock Holmes and other famous fictional characters ( eg Fu Manchu & Dracula ) in canonics & non-canonics ?? PHILTHEGUNNER60 16:25 , 28 May 2009
The result of the move request was: moved to Sherlockian game. The Great Game (Sherlock Holmes) created as a redirect. Jenks24 ( talk) 04:29, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Sherlock Holmes speculation →
The Great Game (Sherlock Holmes) – This article is not about all speculation about Sherlock Holmes (of which there is lots, in both reliable and unreliable sources, on a panoply of subjects). It's about a specific form of speculation by Sherlockian enthusiasts, based on the conceit that Holmes and Watson were real people. This exercise is called "The Great Game" or "The Game" by those who practice it; see
this NPR story for evidence. I posit that calling the article
The Great Game (Sherlock Holmes) is more accurate and more specific than the current title. One small drawback: it would require a disambiguating hatnote to distinguish it from
The Great Game (Sherlock), an episode of the recent BBC series (which I believe was titled after this Sherlockian pursuit). But I still think it's an improvement. Relisted.
Jenks24 (
talk) 06:23, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
Josiah Rowe (
talk •
contribs)
04:08, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Edited to add: Another alternative would be The Game (Sherlock Holmes). Indeed, there's already a pointer from the disambiguation page The Game to this page. But I think that "The Great Game" is a bit more specific, and probably more widely used. — Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 04:25, 6 June 2012 (UTC)