Talk:Hamlet (disambiguation)

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There is a difference between a hamlet in the US and a hamlet in the UK, namely that in the US it is merely a small place, but in the UK it is a village that is lacking a parish. If you wish to make them both the same article, please change all the links that I've just disambiguated. Francs2000 20:37, 10 Dec 2003 (UTC)

[edit] disambig / naming ...

I can imagine that most pages pointing to Hamlet refer to the play, but "Hamlet" isn't even the correct name of it, while ther are several other things and places which are really named "Hamlet".

I suggest, as a first step, to change the name of the current "Hamlet" (tragedy) page to a more correct name ("The Tragedy of Hamlet", or "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark", or "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark").

The page "Hamlet" could remain a redirect to the play's page until a robot changed the links that clearly point to the play. If there's another short-named redirect page (like Hamlet (play) or Tragedy of Hamlet), it remains easy for people to refer specifically to the play if they want.

In a second step, I think that the "Hamlet" page should provide a somehow direct link to the page about the word "hamlet" (an encyclopedia should respect some minimal logic...), and to the things (persons, places,...) whose correct name is "Hamlet".

I find it regrettable that the most basic meaning of "hamlet" is rather hidden and completely ill classified in hamlet (place). — MFH:Talk 19:10, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

'Hamlet' is the play's correct name, it's just not its full name. 'Hamlet' qua the name of the play is a word, and a more commonly wikilinked one than 'hamlet' the common noun. Mark^{your words} 19:49, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

My 2p worth here. AndyJones 11:30, 3 March 2006 (UTC)