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*I '''strongly oppose''' moving the page from G-caron to Ǧ. ] 00:29, 23 January 2006 (UTC) *I '''strongly oppose''' moving the page from G-caron to Ǧ. ] 00:29, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
* '''Oppose'''—titles are the names of things, not the things. ''—]&nbsp;]&nbsp;<small>2006-01-23&nbsp;15:10&nbsp;Z</small>'' * '''Oppose'''—titles are the names of things, not the things. ''—]&nbsp;]&nbsp;<small>2006-01-23&nbsp;15:10&nbsp;Z</small>''
* '''Oppose''' The suggested name doesn't even display on my monitor; how am I going to watch this? ] 01:41, 24 January 2006 (UTC) * '''Dubious''' The suggested name doesn't even display on my monitor; how am I going to watch this? ] 01:41, 24 January 2006 (UTC)



=== Discussion === === Discussion ===
The assertion in the proposed move is false; only the twenty-six letters of the Latin Alphabet for English are named using the familiar letters. For other characters there is no consistent usage, but most of them use a title which is written out. We shouldn't have articles at "]", "]", "]", "]", "]", or "]"—how on Earth would an average reader know that their titles are "]", "]", "]", "]", "]", and "]"? Simply put, ''titles should be readable.'' ''—]&nbsp;]&nbsp;<small>2006-01-23&nbsp;15:25&nbsp;Z</small>'' The assertion in the proposed move is false; only the twenty-six letters of the Latin Alphabet for English are named using the familiar letters. For other characters there is no consistent usage, but most of them use a title which is written out. We shouldn't have articles at "]", "]", "]", "]", "]", or "]"—how on Earth would an average reader know that their titles are "]", "]", "]", "]", "]", and "]"? Simply put, ''titles should be readable.'' ''—]&nbsp;]&nbsp;<small>2006-01-23&nbsp;15:25&nbsp;Z</small>''

: I just saw this page in Windows Explorer. It's even worse than expected—only two of my one-character links even display (Safari/Mac displays all but the last, which is part of Unicode 4.1). ''—]&nbsp;]&nbsp;<small>2006-01-24&nbsp;03:27&nbsp;Z</small>'' : I just saw this page in Windows Explorer. It's even worse than expected—only two of my one-character links even display (Safari/Mac displays all but the last, which is part of Unicode 4.1). ''—]&nbsp;]&nbsp;<small>2006-01-24&nbsp;03:27&nbsp;Z</small>''
I can see the revised target; which is an improvement. But:
*Can everybody?
*Is it practical to use a template in a page name?
*Can editors link to this?
**it's still a little square in my edit screen?
*And why not ]?
Dubiously, ] 04:26, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Revision as of 04:26, 24 January 2006

Votes for deletion This article was nominated for deletion on 25 August, 2005. The result of the vote was keep. An archived record of this vote can be found here.

Request move

This template must be substituted. Replace {{Requested move ...}} with {{subst:Requested move ...}}. Request move because most other alphabets use the alphabet itself as the name of the article. G-caron can be considered as a variant of G, --Hello World! 14:23, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

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Discussion

The assertion in the proposed move is false; only the twenty-six letters of the Latin Alphabet for English are named using the familiar letters. For other characters there is no consistent usage, but most of them use a title which is written out. We shouldn't have articles at "Ǧ", "Þ", "Ж", "Ѩ", "한", or "₴"—how on Earth would an average reader know that their titles are "G-caron", "Thorn", "Zhe", "Little Yus iotified", "Han", and "Hryvnia"? Simply put, titles should be readable. —Michael Z. 2006-01-23 15:25 Z

I just saw this page in Windows Explorer. It's even worse than expected—only two of my one-character links even display (Safari/Mac displays all but the last, which is part of Unicode 4.1). —Michael Z. 2006-01-24 03:27 Z

I can see the revised target; which is an improvement. But:

  • Can everybody?
  • Is it practical to use a template in a page name?
  • Can editors link to this?
    • it's still a little square in my edit screen?
  • And why not WP:Use English?

Dubiously, Septentrionalis 04:26, 24 January 2006 (UTC)