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Formerly names of towns...

When will you add Yerba Buena to SF and New Amsterdam to NYC? Shouldn't that be the more correct form based on your argument? In the case of Arcata the town was Union for barely a decade. In the Case of New York City, that city was New Amsterdam for some 60 years... Norcalal 23:58, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Uh, what's done on other articles has no bearing really, does it? Isn't that just a red herring? I don't happen to be an editor of those articles and don't really plan to be, so your question is simply meaningless to me.

Actually it does. IF Wiki requires this then fine...and if so, then one could expect uniformity. We are going to have to ask an administrator (not involved) to adjudicate the issue. In the meantime the article is reverted. Norcalal 00:09, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

My concern is only that an historical article frequently links to another article using the name current at the time of the historical article, sometimes via a redirect. If the former names are not in the first paragraph in bold font, there may be some confusion on the part of the reader as to why they were directed to the article.

June 2009

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How to get consensus to move an article

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Is there some way to start an official poll of some kind to get consensus to rename an article? Yworo (talk) 13:04, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

You could either;

• Start a discussion on the article discussion page (in a new section) - explain your idea for renaming, and give reasons. Then, look at the article history and work out who is a major contributor. Leave a brief note on each of their talk pages, asking them to look in on the discussion. You might also ask on related project talk pages for others to add to the discussion.

Or,

• Just rename it. Anyone who objects can change the name back, and then you can discuss things. Check out WP:BRD which explains this technique.

For more help, you can either;

• Leave a message on my own talk page; OR
• Use a {{helpme}} - please create a new section at the end of your own talk page, put {{helpme}}, and ask your question - remember to 'sign' your name by putting ~~~~ at the end; OR
• Talk to us live, with this or this.

Best wishes,  Chzz  ►  13:09, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

 Chzz  ►  08:35, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Student Prince - Mario Lanza

The fact that many best remember Lanza for the soundtrack of the one film in which his image did not appear certainly deserves something more than the statement as you edited it. These "many" include one of his best known biographers. The text as you edited it certainly is accurate... but it ignores the bizarre circumstances... one might argue circumstances that are unique in the history of cinema. A major film star's best known records were for a film that included only his voice... not his image. That fact is worthy of specific attention. It is one of the most interesting aspects of the story. It certainly requires no editorial license to come to that conclusion. Ruedetocqueville (talk) 19:39, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Reply

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:SF007#Response Cheers - SF007 (talk) 14:59, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Warning

Discontinue your edit waring. Those images are now under free use licenses if you want to have them removed take it to the talk page and get consensus first, if you continue your actions will be raised at WP:ANI and disciplinary actions may be taken. β 18:19, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Whatever you say... but it's been done all wrong. The images should have been reduced to low-res, licensed as non-free, then used only on appropriate articles. Yworo (talk) 18:21, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

free images are better than non-free, and are required by policy. β 18:23, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

k Yworo (talk) 18:24, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Your Edits

Thank you for your note and interest. Please do not remove terms that have been accepted for use in Misplaced Pages. Feel free to discuss and cite your sources but avoid removing accepted terms without reaching consensus. --Grandscribe (talk) 18:06, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

You're the one removing terms. So show the "knowledgeable" editors and where it was decided that "free software" is not a valid description and that it should be removed. --Grandscribe (talk) 19:13, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Actually Grandscribe you are turning things aroung... You are the one inserting it. The onus of evidence/sourcing on WP is on the inserting party, not the other way around. Perhaps you've forgotten? --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 20:16, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

THANK YOU! Yworo (talk) 21:23, 27 July 2009 (UTC)