Talk:Titulus

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The result of the move request was: moved both articles. Aervanath (talk) 03:09, 5 November 2011 (UTC)Reply



– "Titular church", which redirects to Titulus (church), is the usual modern name for these. In any case this is not primary for "titulus", which should go to the disambiguation page. Johnbod (talk) 15:22, 17 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

Is there a primary topic?

"Although a word, name or phrase may refer to more than one topic, it is sometimes the case that one of these topics is the primary topic. If a primary topic exists, then that term should be the title of the article on that topic (or should redirect to an article on that topic that uses a different, more appropriate title). If there is no primary topic, the term should be the title of a disambiguation page (or should redirect to a disambiguation page where more than one term is disambiguated on one page). The primary topic might be a broad-concept article as mentioned above.

There is no single criterion for defining a primary topic. However, there are two major aspects that are commonly discussed in connection with primary topics:

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 importance, if it is has significantly greater enduring notability and educational value than any other topic associated with that term.

In many cases, a topic that is primary with respect to usage is also primary with respect to importance. In many other cases, only one sense of primacy is relevant. In a few cases, there is some conflict between a topic of primary usage and one of primary importance. In such a case, consensus determines which article, if either, is the primary topic."

"Determining a primary topic

There are no absolute rules for determining whether a primary topic exists and what it is; decisions are made by discussion among editors, often as a result of a requested move. Tools that may help to support the determination of a primary topic in a discussion (but are not considered absolute determining factors) include:

-Now where exactly does that say anything resembling "primary topic isn't determined by the English meanings of titles, but rather by English Wikipedia readership usage of titles" or "if the topic is in English Wikipedia, then it's a meaning of the word in English"? It doesn't. Johnbod (talk) 17:18, 29 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

Funny, I read that as showing that usage does determine primary topic. But at least now you see that it mentions nothing about the OED or reliable sources. Thanks for finally reading that. -- JHunterJ (talk) 17:54, 29 October 2011 (UTC)Reply
Which bit exactly? "Usage" is mentioned as one "major factor" that is "commonly discussed", but there is nothing about this being restricted to "English Wikipedia readership usage", and the OED is clearly a key resource for general usage. Don't worry, I was always well aware what the policy said, which is why I have been unimpressed with your distortions of it. Your interpretation is (not for the first time) clearly contrary to both the spirit and the letter of the policy. It simply doesn't say what you claim. Johnbod (talk) 21:11, 29 October 2011 (UTC)Reply
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