Talk:Fries (disambiguation)

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The result of the move request was: Move. We have clear consensus that french fries is the primary topic of the term "fries", and that the term should redirect there. Cúchullain ^t/c 16:35, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

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Fries → Fries (disambiguation) – I mean, take a look at that disambiguation page, and then tell me whether or not french fries has primary topic for the entry "fries". If this proposal passes, fries will redirect to french fries. When someone searches for "fries", I can't imagine they're likely to be looking for lamb testicles or rappelling techniques or Frisian languages. Maybe they want someone with the last name Fries--that can be taken care of with a hatnote at french fries. But they probably want French fries. So let's redirect this page there. Red Slash 02:54, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

• Oppose. In Britain french fries are usually called chips, and "fries" by itself has no primary meaning, except perhaps as a verb form, e.g. "He fries two eggs." Anthony Appleyard (talk) 06:43, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
  • You are correct, Anthony Appleyard. In what way does "fries" fail to have primary topic as a reference to fried potato slices? "Mum" doesn't mean anything to most Americans, except perhaps a flower, but that doesn't lead to us moving mum (disambiguation) to mum. No, instead we redirect it straight to mother. I'm suggesting the same here. Red Slash 00:13, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
• Support. Of the topics listed on the dab page, "French fries" is the primary topic for "fries" on Wikipedia. That "fries" by itself has no particular meaning in Britain also means that "fries" by itself is not a likely search term for British users. What terms don't mean in some regions isn't a primary topic criterion. -- JHunterJ (talk) 13:06, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
• Support. The clear primary meaning everywhere is French fries. Neither is it correct that "fries" has no primary meaning in the UK. Its primary meaning, as elsewhere, is "French fries". While we do indeed (of course) call our own homegrown, thicker variety "chips", "fries" is in common usage to refer to the thinner, "American-style" variety served by fast food chains and increasingly seen elsewhere too, and I doubt whether anyone in Britain would be confused if they heard it. -- Necrothesp (talk) 17:07, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
• Support, clearly the primary meaning is "French fries". The other meanings can be served with Fries (surname) or FRIES. Frisian languages aren't even named "Fries" in English, only in Dutch. And I've heard that chips and fries are not exactly the same thing. JIP | Talk 07:44, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
• Support, clearly meets the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC criteria. The fact that they're called chips in the UK is irrelevant, except to note that Brits are much less likely to search with the term "fries". --B2C 22:37, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

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