Talk:The Altar

Latest comment: 8 years ago by GeoffreyT2000 in topic Requested move 14 September 2016

Requested move 14 September 2016

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The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure) GeoffreyT2000 (talk, contribs) 00:21, 22 September 2016 (UTC)Reply


The Altar (constellation) one of the 48 constellations in the ancient Greek world, and still one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union, is at the Latin name Ara (constellation) here on en.wp, but with "The Altar" + "constellation" 16,000 results in Google Books the constellation is more notable in WP:RS than the newly released album by American singer Jillian Banks. (note that The Altar (Michael Vescera album) is only a redirect to a discography). The Antarctic rock needs moving because of The Altar (Ecuador). In ictu oculi (talk) 18:38, 14 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

@TheKaphox: hi, but how the Wikipedia article is titled is a result of what we do, we'd be chasing our own tail. According to WP:DAB the question is; is there one absolute topic for "The Altar" in books? In ictu oculi (talk) 18:35, 18 September 2016 (UTC)Reply
WP:Commonname only determines the common name, not disambiguation. These opposes are all contrary to Wikipedia disambiguation guidelines at WP:DISAMBIGUATION:

A topic is primary for a term, with respect to usage, if it is highly likely—much more likely than any other topic, and more likely than all the other topics combined—to be the topic sought when a reader searches for that term. A topic is primary for a term, with respect to long-term significance, if it has substantially greater enduring notability and educational value than any other topic associated with that term.

There is no evidence in books that the album is "much more likely than any other topic, and more likely than all the other topics combined—to be the topic sought when a reader searches for that term." and no evidence that the album has substantially greater enduring notability and educational value than the English name of one of the 48 constellations. In ictu oculi (talk) 07:19, 19 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

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