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Perhaps we should include a note about the way to distinguish a college from the state it is in; for example, the page called '''Missouri''' for is distinguished from the page called '''Missouri (state)'''. This seems like a reasonable convention I think we could include, though I'm not sure how many other state/college pairs have this ambiguity. [[User:Alex Dzurick|Alex Dzurick]] 03:39, 13 July 2011 (UTC) | Perhaps we should include a note about the way to distinguish a college from the state it is in; for example, the page called '''Missouri''' for is distinguished from the page called '''Missouri (state)'''. This seems like a reasonable convention I think we could include, though I'm not sure how many other state/college pairs have this ambiguity. [[User:Alex Dzurick|Alex Dzurick]] 03:39, 13 July 2011 (UTC) | ||
I'd think a majority of states at least have the potential for this conflict; would a better solution be to create the pages for the discussion of high school quizbowl as '''Missouri High School Quizbowl''' or something of the sort?--[[User:Fred Morlan|Fred Morlan]] 00:35, 16 July 2011 (UTC) | I'd think a majority of states at least have the potential for this conflict; would a better solution be to create the pages for the discussion of high school quizbowl as '''Missouri High School Quizbowl''' or something of the sort?--[[User:Fred Morlan|Fred Morlan]] 00:35, 16 July 2011 (UTC) | ||
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Re: Number of names, I think it's perfectly ok for things to have multiple names when it serves a historical function. (As it does for Maggie Walker, which was not known by that name in the 1990s.) Also, on a wiki it's very easy to make sure the links go to the right place with the | function: [[Maggie Walker|Governor's School]]-- [[User:Jeff Hoppes|Jeff Hoppes]] 00:39, 16 July 2011 (UTC) | Re: Number of names, I think it's perfectly ok for things to have multiple names when it serves a historical function. (As it does for Maggie Walker, which was not known by that name in the 1990s.) Also, on a wiki it's very easy to make sure the links go to the right place with the | function: [[Maggie Walker|Governor's School]]-- [[User:Jeff Hoppes|Jeff Hoppes]] 00:39, 16 July 2011 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Except that it is confusing if you don't know that they're the same school, and multiple pages use both names to cite that school. It'd be fine within the text of the Maggie Walker page to use the Governor's School name, but if you're on the results page of some 90s tournament and it says "Governor's School," it's unlikely that you'll know what school that is unless you are aware of quiz bowl history or else are from the Richmond area. --[[User:Fred Morlan|Fred Morlan]] 01:03, 16 July 2011 (UTC) | ||
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State/state university naming discussion
Perhaps we should include a note about the way to distinguish a college from the state it is in; for example, the page called Missouri for is distinguished from the page called Missouri (state). This seems like a reasonable convention I think we could include, though I'm not sure how many other state/college pairs have this ambiguity. Alex Dzurick 03:39, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
I'd think a majority of states at least have the potential for this conflict; would a better solution be to create the pages for the discussion of high school quizbowl as Missouri High School Quizbowl or something of the sort?--Fred Morlan 00:35, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Multiple names
Re: Number of names, I think it's perfectly ok for things to have multiple names when it serves a historical function. (As it does for Maggie Walker, which was not known by that name in the 1990s.) Also, on a wiki it's very easy to make sure the links go to the right place with the | function: Governor's School-- Jeff Hoppes 00:39, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Except that it is confusing if you don't know that they're the same school, and multiple pages use both names to cite that school. It'd be fine within the text of the Maggie Walker page to use the Governor's School name, but if you're on the results page of some 90s tournament and it says "Governor's School," it's unlikely that you'll know what school that is unless you are aware of quiz bowl history or else are from the Richmond area. --Fred Morlan 01:03, 16 July 2011 (UTC)