This template was considered for deletion on 7 December 2010. The result of the discussion was "keep". |
This category was nominated for deletion on 16 March 2006. The result of the discussion was merge with Category:Lists of ambiguous place names. |
This template was considered for deletion on 2006 March 25. The result of the discussion was "keep". |
Disambiguation | ||||
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This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
This template has just been added to the Aida (disambiguation) page, which tells users that Aida is an opera, a musical, a term used in marketing, a cruise ship line, a type of cloth, a Spanish television series, a figure in ballroom dancing, and a chain of coffeehouses. And, oh yes, a town and district in Japan.
At the same time the old {{disambig}} was deleted.
Is there a policy on this removal? To me this borders on the ridiculous. <K F> 18:15, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
I don't understand the value in this template? How does it give more/better information than a simple disambig tag? Where is the benefit? Tedernst | talk 23:18, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
There is a vigorous discussion going on at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages) William Allen Simpson 14:25, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
As the category is being kept, we should keep this template as well. It's a simple way to add the category. -- William Allen Simpson 23:23, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
I'm trying to decide if Tom's Restaurant should have geodis instead of the standard disambig. It refers readers to two different unassociated restaurants with the same name in New York City (by some really weird coincidence, I've been to both in the last month, hence my interest). Thoughts? -/- Warren 22:47, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
I disagree strongly with the change as there is now no way of telling people that what they are looking at isn't a normal DAB page but a GEODIS page as this was useful for the reader and for the editors. I would like if this modification was reverted as there is no consensus IMO for such a change. Lincher 19:15, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
{{
editprotected}}
I've created a documentation page at
Template:Geodis/doc, based on the documentation for the similar
Template:Hndis. I would appreciate it if an admin would add {{
Documentation}}
to
Template:Geodis. While you're at it, the template also has one too many </div>
tags. Here's the revised code:
<div class="notice metadata" id="disambig"> {|style="background:none" |style="vertical-align:middle;"|[[Image:Disambig gray.svg|30px]] |style="vertical-align:middle;"|''This [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation|disambiguation]] page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an [[Special:Whatlinkshere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|internal link]] led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.'' |}</div><includeonly> [[Category:Ambiguous place names]] </includeonly><noinclude> {{Documentation}} <!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS TO THE /doc SUBPAGE. --> </noinclude>
Thanks. -- Zyxw ( talk) 02:26, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
To simplify finding pages with the same name, I'd like to link "with the same name" to Special:Allpages by changing the template to [[Special:Allpages/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|with the same name]].
For Lake County, the link would be " with the same name". -- User:Docu
If there is a way to do the switch (e.g. by checking for a comma), that would be great, but, I don't think discrete links such as " with the same name" or the one for Whatlinkshere (on "internal link" ) are a much of a problem.
Prefixindex seems better for "Lake County", but for "Adams Township, Michigan", Allpages may be preferable as it includes links to previous pages.
Possibly the "Adams Township, Michigan" type is the exception, thus we could go with [[Special:Prefixindex/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|with the same name]] -- User:Docu
To be consistent with
other Wikipedia usage, shouldn't this be named geodab
? —
EncMstr (
talk) 18:34, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
This suggestion is purely for aesthetic purposes, and will not affect the way the template would work.
I think the greyscale disambig icon we use on these templates can be replaced with a colored variant that other Wikipedia uses. I think that can do much to liven up the template.
It does not take much effort (simply replacing the file name on template, so I think it is worthwhile to do so.
Any thoughts? Arbiteroftruth ( talk) 21:42, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}}
{{ POWdis}} can be removed from the See also section. It was deleted and is now a redirect to the generic {{ disambig}}. ~EdGl (talk) 19:28, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
{{
editprotected}} Please replace [[Special:Whatlinkshere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|internal link]]
with [{{fullurl:Special:WhatLinksHere/{{{page-title|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|namespace=0}} internal link]
, so that it shows backlinks only from the article namespace, as is the case with
template:disambig and other disambiguation templates.
Mxipp (
talk) 06:22, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
The second option may now be simplified to disambig|geo as it's no longer necessary to add the category as shown. Best Wishes. Saga City ( talk) 15:08, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
This template currently puts all pages on which it is placed into Category:Place name disambiguation pages. However, as this edit shows, it is not always appropriate, as more specific categories also exist. Thoughts?— Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • ( yo?); January 26, 2011; 19:37 (UTC)
{{
edit protected}}
{{dmbox
| type = disambig
| text =
This [[Help:Disambiguation|disambiguation]] page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.<br /> <small> If an [{{fullurl:Special:WhatLinksHere/{{{page-title|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|namespace=0}} internal link] led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.</small>
}}
The Geodis template would look better like this, following the same typeface convention as the Disambig one, i.e. the text "If an internal link led you here etc." should go on an new line and with a smaller typeface, as it is relevant to editors only, not the general readers. Giuliopp ( talk) 23:18, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Can an admin add in
Category:Disambiguation pages? If someone uses {{
disambiguation|geo}}
, that page will get added to
Category:Disambiguation pages and
Category:Place name disambiguation pages. (e.g.,
Canaan, Nova Scotia) However, currently, using {{
Geodis}} will only place the category
Category:Place name disambiguation pages. (e.g.,
Church Green) Since these template calls are essentially the same, the categorization should be as well.
Avic
ennasis @ 09:38, 12 Elul 5771 / 09:38, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
Wouldn't it be better for the two examples to link to the actual DAB/geodis pages (the constituent items can be spelt out or not - as per MOSDAB examples) Widefox; talk 12:02, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Hi. Please undo this edit. The article feedback tool is now opt-in per-article. The blacklist category is no longer necessary. -- MZMcBride ( talk) 04:48, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
Should we use this template in disambiguation pages about rivers?
Which one is better? — Ark25 ( talk) 16:19, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Please update the template's code from the sandbox version, which:
|nocat=
to disable {{
Disambiguation page short description}}
{{{nocat}}}
to the {{
Dmbox}}
transclusion.These changes (borrowed from the {{
Disambiguation}}
template code) allow categorization to be prevented when displaying example message boxes on pages like
Wikipedia:Template_messages/General, which is currently being categorized in
Category:Disambiguation pages with short description.
FeRDNYC (
talk) 01:30, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Please replace {{Disambiguation page short description}}
(which gives the lengthy short description "Disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term")
with
{{short description|This name can refer to multiple places|noreplace|pagetype = Disambiguation pages}}
—
HTGS (
talk) 13:45, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
This template was considered for deletion on 7 December 2010. The result of the discussion was "keep". |
This category was nominated for deletion on 16 March 2006. The result of the discussion was merge with Category:Lists of ambiguous place names. |
This template was considered for deletion on 2006 March 25. The result of the discussion was "keep". |
Disambiguation | ||||
|
This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
This template has just been added to the Aida (disambiguation) page, which tells users that Aida is an opera, a musical, a term used in marketing, a cruise ship line, a type of cloth, a Spanish television series, a figure in ballroom dancing, and a chain of coffeehouses. And, oh yes, a town and district in Japan.
At the same time the old {{disambig}} was deleted.
Is there a policy on this removal? To me this borders on the ridiculous. <K F> 18:15, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
I don't understand the value in this template? How does it give more/better information than a simple disambig tag? Where is the benefit? Tedernst | talk 23:18, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
There is a vigorous discussion going on at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages) William Allen Simpson 14:25, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
As the category is being kept, we should keep this template as well. It's a simple way to add the category. -- William Allen Simpson 23:23, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
I'm trying to decide if Tom's Restaurant should have geodis instead of the standard disambig. It refers readers to two different unassociated restaurants with the same name in New York City (by some really weird coincidence, I've been to both in the last month, hence my interest). Thoughts? -/- Warren 22:47, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
I disagree strongly with the change as there is now no way of telling people that what they are looking at isn't a normal DAB page but a GEODIS page as this was useful for the reader and for the editors. I would like if this modification was reverted as there is no consensus IMO for such a change. Lincher 19:15, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
{{
editprotected}}
I've created a documentation page at
Template:Geodis/doc, based on the documentation for the similar
Template:Hndis. I would appreciate it if an admin would add {{
Documentation}}
to
Template:Geodis. While you're at it, the template also has one too many </div>
tags. Here's the revised code:
<div class="notice metadata" id="disambig"> {|style="background:none" |style="vertical-align:middle;"|[[Image:Disambig gray.svg|30px]] |style="vertical-align:middle;"|''This [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation|disambiguation]] page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an [[Special:Whatlinkshere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|internal link]] led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.'' |}</div><includeonly> [[Category:Ambiguous place names]] </includeonly><noinclude> {{Documentation}} <!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS TO THE /doc SUBPAGE. --> </noinclude>
Thanks. -- Zyxw ( talk) 02:26, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
To simplify finding pages with the same name, I'd like to link "with the same name" to Special:Allpages by changing the template to [[Special:Allpages/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|with the same name]].
For Lake County, the link would be " with the same name". -- User:Docu
If there is a way to do the switch (e.g. by checking for a comma), that would be great, but, I don't think discrete links such as " with the same name" or the one for Whatlinkshere (on "internal link" ) are a much of a problem.
Prefixindex seems better for "Lake County", but for "Adams Township, Michigan", Allpages may be preferable as it includes links to previous pages.
Possibly the "Adams Township, Michigan" type is the exception, thus we could go with [[Special:Prefixindex/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|with the same name]] -- User:Docu
To be consistent with
other Wikipedia usage, shouldn't this be named geodab
? —
EncMstr (
talk) 18:34, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
This suggestion is purely for aesthetic purposes, and will not affect the way the template would work.
I think the greyscale disambig icon we use on these templates can be replaced with a colored variant that other Wikipedia uses. I think that can do much to liven up the template.
It does not take much effort (simply replacing the file name on template, so I think it is worthwhile to do so.
Any thoughts? Arbiteroftruth ( talk) 21:42, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}}
{{ POWdis}} can be removed from the See also section. It was deleted and is now a redirect to the generic {{ disambig}}. ~EdGl (talk) 19:28, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
{{
editprotected}} Please replace [[Special:Whatlinkshere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|internal link]]
with [{{fullurl:Special:WhatLinksHere/{{{page-title|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|namespace=0}} internal link]
, so that it shows backlinks only from the article namespace, as is the case with
template:disambig and other disambiguation templates.
Mxipp (
talk) 06:22, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
The second option may now be simplified to disambig|geo as it's no longer necessary to add the category as shown. Best Wishes. Saga City ( talk) 15:08, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
This template currently puts all pages on which it is placed into Category:Place name disambiguation pages. However, as this edit shows, it is not always appropriate, as more specific categories also exist. Thoughts?— Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • ( yo?); January 26, 2011; 19:37 (UTC)
{{
edit protected}}
{{dmbox
| type = disambig
| text =
This [[Help:Disambiguation|disambiguation]] page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.<br /> <small> If an [{{fullurl:Special:WhatLinksHere/{{{page-title|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|namespace=0}} internal link] led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.</small>
}}
The Geodis template would look better like this, following the same typeface convention as the Disambig one, i.e. the text "If an internal link led you here etc." should go on an new line and with a smaller typeface, as it is relevant to editors only, not the general readers. Giuliopp ( talk) 23:18, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Can an admin add in
Category:Disambiguation pages? If someone uses {{
disambiguation|geo}}
, that page will get added to
Category:Disambiguation pages and
Category:Place name disambiguation pages. (e.g.,
Canaan, Nova Scotia) However, currently, using {{
Geodis}} will only place the category
Category:Place name disambiguation pages. (e.g.,
Church Green) Since these template calls are essentially the same, the categorization should be as well.
Avic
ennasis @ 09:38, 12 Elul 5771 / 09:38, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
Wouldn't it be better for the two examples to link to the actual DAB/geodis pages (the constituent items can be spelt out or not - as per MOSDAB examples) Widefox; talk 12:02, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Hi. Please undo this edit. The article feedback tool is now opt-in per-article. The blacklist category is no longer necessary. -- MZMcBride ( talk) 04:48, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
Should we use this template in disambiguation pages about rivers?
Which one is better? — Ark25 ( talk) 16:19, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Please update the template's code from the sandbox version, which:
|nocat=
to disable {{
Disambiguation page short description}}
{{{nocat}}}
to the {{
Dmbox}}
transclusion.These changes (borrowed from the {{
Disambiguation}}
template code) allow categorization to be prevented when displaying example message boxes on pages like
Wikipedia:Template_messages/General, which is currently being categorized in
Category:Disambiguation pages with short description.
FeRDNYC (
talk) 01:30, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Please replace {{Disambiguation page short description}}
(which gives the lengthy short description "Disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term")
with
{{short description|This name can refer to multiple places|noreplace|pagetype = Disambiguation pages}}
—
HTGS (
talk) 13:45, 13 June 2021 (UTC)