User talk:Andrewa/my second epiphany

Why this page

This was prompted by this edit which questions my reasons for abandoning User:Andrewa/Let us abolish the whole concept of primary topic.

And note from the header of that page that not only is it obsolete, but the page that obsoleted the page that obsoleted it is also obsolete. That's now three obsolete versions kept for clarifying issues just such as this one. My thoughts have changed, as sometimes so do Wikipedia's. Andrewa (talk) 23:57, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

What is the basis for the opinion and subsequent decision?

"I formed the opinion that having an article at an ambiguous base name does not in general make it easier to find. Rather, I decided that it never makes it significantly easier to find, and often makes it significantly harder."

What is the basis for that opinion and subsequent decision, Andrewa? I have not seen it explained anywhere. Let's use The Americans as an example again. When it was disambiguated and the dab page was at the base name, it was harder to find. Now that it's at the base name it's easier to find. Before, when you typed "the americans" in the search box it would take you to the dab page, then you'd have to look through the dab page to find the TV series, click on it, and finally "find" your article. Now, you just type in "The americans", press Go, and you're there. I can't understand why you think it, or any other PT article moved to its base name, is harder to find now. --В²C ☎ 23:55, 6 August 2019 (UTC)