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[edit] Better Rename A District

The renaming discussed below was done in May 2006. This discussion is kept for archival purposes.
I think United States House of Representatives, Foo District number (example: United States House of Representatives), Iowa District 3 is inelegant and doesn't fit in with Wikipedia's rule on Naming Conventions.

I think we should rename them all (sigh, yes, all):

  • Option A1) Foo's #th congressional district (example: Iowa's 3rd congressional district).
  • Option A2) Foo's #th Congressional district (example: Iowa's 3rd Congressional District).
  • Option A3) Foo's numberth congressional district (example: Iowa's Third congressional district).
  • Option A4) Foo's numberth Congressional district (example: Iowa's Third Congressional District).

Let's generate some discussion. Is the current naming system OK? Is there a better way to name them, other than what I've proposed? Add your options after my Option A, above.

But if nobody posts discussion, I'll just slog through and change them all starting on May 1, 2006. —Markles 01:38, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

  • Do it! (I happen to like A2 the best, but any of these are way better than the clunky naming system in place.) Grandmasterka 06:41, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
  • What happened to the way discussed in the uppermost item listed of merely directing all links to relevent sections of the state's articles. No one made any comment about it.-Daniel,levine 21:01, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
    • Sadly, we can't redirect to article sections, just to articles themselves. I wish that weren't the case. —Markles 12:24, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

OK. I'm going to start changing article names. I'll try to get through all of it by May 15, 2006. See also Template talk:Ushr#Better Rename A District. —Markles 13:18, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Need to be done

Leave the red links on this page.
  • When a new page has been created with a new-way link ({{ushr}}), make a redirect from the old way to the new way.
  • When auditing this page, it's easy to see if someone made an active link in the old way (but not the new way) via a link's change from red to blue.
  • Old way (USHR State district #) → New way ({{ushr}})

[edit] Active districts

  1. United States House of Representatives, Connecticut District 4 → Connecticut's 4th congressional district
  2. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 10 → Illinois's 10th congressional district
  3. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 11 → Illinois's 11th congressional district
  4. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 12 → Illinois's 12th congressional district
  5. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 15 → Illinois's 15th congressional district
  6. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 16 → Illinois's 16th congressional district
  7. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 18 → Illinois's 18th congressional district
  8. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 19 → Illinois's 19th congressional district
  9. United States House of Representatives, Indiana District 3 → Indiana's 3rd congressional district
  10. United States House of Representatives, Indiana District 5 → Indiana's 5th congressional district
  11. United States House of Representatives, Indiana District 6 → Indiana's 6th congressional district
  12. United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 2 → Michigan's 2nd congressional district
  13. United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 3 → Michigan's 3rd congressional district
  14. United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 5 → Michigan's 5th congressional district
  15. United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 6 → Michigan's 6th congressional district
  16. United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 8 → Michigan's 8th congressional district
  17. United States House of Representatives, Mississippi District 2 → Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
  18. United States House of Representatives, Mississippi District 3 → Mississippi's 3rd congressional district
  19. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 4 → Missouri's 4th congressional district
  20. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 5 → Missouri's 5th congressional district
  21. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 6 → Missouri's 6th congressional district
  22. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 8 → Missouri's 8th congressional district
  23. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 9 → Missouri's 9th congressional district
  24. United States House of Representatives, North Carolina District 1 → North Carolina's 1st congressional district
  25. United States House of Representatives, North Carolina District 3 → North Carolina's 3rd congressional district
  26. United States House of Representatives, North Carolina District 5 → North Carolina's 5th congressional district
  27. United States House of Representatives, North Carolina District 6 → North Carolina's 6th congressional district
  28. United States House of Representatives, North Carolina District 7 → North Carolina's 7th congressional district
  29. United States House of Representatives, North Carolina District 12 → North Carolina's 12th congressional district
  30. United States House of Representatives, North Carolina District 13 → North Carolina's 13th congressional district
  31. United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania District 18 → Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district
  32. United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania District 19 → Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district
  33. United States House of Representatives, Rhode Island District 1 → Rhode Island's 1st congressional district
  34. United States House of Representatives, Rhode Island District 2 → Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district
  35. United States House of Representatives, United States Virgin Islands at-Large → United States Virgin Islands's At-large congressional district

[edit] Obsolete districts

  1. United States House of Representatives, Alabama District 8 → Alabama's 8th congressional district
  2. United States House of Representatives, Alabama District 9 → Alabama's 9th congressional district
  3. United States House of Representatives, Alabama District 10 → Alabama's 10th congressional district
  4. United States House of Representatives, Connecticut District 6 → Connecticut's 6th congressional district
  5. United States House of Representatives, Connecticut District 7 → Connecticut's 7th congressional district
  6. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 20 → Illinois's 20th congressional district
  7. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 21 → Illinois's 21st congressional district
  8. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 22 → Illinois's 22nd congressional district
  9. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 23 → Illinois's 23rd congressional district
  10. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 24 → Illinois's 24th congressional district
  11. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 25 → Illinois's 25th congressional district
  12. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 26 → Illinois's 26th congressional district
  13. United States House of Representatives, Illinois District 27 → Illinois's 27th congressional district
  14. United States House of Representatives, Indiana District 10 → Indiana's 10th congressional district
  15. United States House of Representatives, Indiana District 11 → Indiana's 11th congressional district
  16. United States House of Representatives, Indiana District 12 → Indiana's 12th congressional district
  17. United States House of Representatives, Indiana District 13 → Indiana's 13th congressional district
  18. United States House of Representatives, Iowa District 6 → Iowa's 6th congressional district
  19. United States House of Representatives, Iowa District 7 → Iowa's 7th congressional district
  20. United States House of Representatives, Iowa District 8 → Iowa's 8th congressional district
  21. United States House of Representatives, Iowa District 9 → Iowa's 9th congressional district
  22. United States House of Representatives, Iowa District 10 → Iowa's 10th congressional district
  23. United States House of Representatives, Iowa District 11 → Iowa's 11th congressional district
  24. United States House of Representatives, Kansas District 5 → Kansas's 5th congressional district
  25. United States House of Representatives, Kansas District 6 → Kansas's 6th congressional district
  26. United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 8 → Kentucky's 8th congressional district
  27. United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 9 → Kentucky's 9th congressional district
  28. United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 10 → Kentucky's 10th congressional district
  29. United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 11 → Kentucky's 11th congressional district
  30. United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 12 → Kentucky's 12th congressional district
  31. United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 13 → Kentucky's 13th congressional district
  32. United States House of Representatives, Maine District 3 → Maine's 3rd congressional district
  33. United States House of Representatives, Maine District 4 → Maine's 4th congressional district
  34. United States House of Representatives, Maine District 5 → Maine's 5th congressional district
  35. United States House of Representatives, Maine District 6 → Maine's 6th congressional district
  36. United States House of Representatives, Maine District 7 → Maine's 7th congressional district
  37. United States House of Representatives, Maine District 8 → Maine's 8th congressional district
  38. United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts District 15 → Massachusetts's 15th congressional district
  39. United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts District 17 → Massachusetts's 17th congressional district
  40. United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts District 18 → Massachusetts's 18th congressional district
  41. United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts District 19 → Massachusetts's 19th congressional district
  42. United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts District 20 → Massachusetts's 20th congressional district
  43. United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 16 → Michigan's 16th congressional district
  44. United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 17 → Michigan's 17th congressional district
  45. United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 18 → Michigan's 18th congressional district
  46. United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 19 → Michigan's 19th congressional district
  47. United States House of Representatives, Mississippi District 5 → Mississippi's 5th congressional district
  48. United States House of Representatives, Mississippi District 6 → Mississippi's 6th congressional district
  49. United States House of Representatives, Mississippi District 7 → Mississippi's 7th congressional district
  50. United States House of Representatives, Mississippi District 8 → Mississippi's 8th congressional district
  51. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 10 → Missouri's 10th congressional district
  52. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 11 → Missouri's 11th congressional district
  53. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 12 → Missouri's 12th congressional district
  54. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 13 → Missouri's 13th congressional district
  55. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 14 → Missouri's 14th congressional district
  56. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 15 → Missouri's 15th congressional district
  57. United States House of Representatives, Missouri District 16 → Missouri's 16th congressional district
  58. United States House of Representatives, Montana District 2 → Montana's 2nd congressional district
  59. United States House of Representatives, New Hampshire District 3 → New Hampshire's 3rd congressional district
  60. United States House of Representatives, New Hampshire District 4 → New Hampshire's 4th congressional district
  61. United States House of Representatives, New Hampshire District 5 → New Hampshire's 5th congressional district
  62. United States House of Representatives, New Hampshire District 6 → New Hampshire's 6th congressional district
  63. United States House of Representatives, North Dakota District 2 → North Dakota's 2nd congressional district
  64. United States House of Representatives, North Dakota District 3 → North Dakota's 3rd congressional district
  65. United States House of Representatives, Oklahoma District 6 → Oklahoma's 6th congressional district
  66. United States House of Representatives, Oklahoma District 7 → Oklahoma's 7th congressional district
  67. United States House of Representatives, Oklahoma District 8 → Oklahoma's 8th congressional district
  68. United States House of Representatives, Oklahoma District 9 → Oklahoma's 9th congressional district
  69. United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania District 20 → Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district
  70. United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania District 21 → Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district
  71. United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania District 22 → Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district
  72. United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania District 23 → Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district
  73. United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania District 24 → Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district
  74. United States House of Representatives, Rhode Island District 3 → Rhode Island's 3rd congressional district
  75. United States House of Representatives, Tennessee District 10 → Tennessee's 10th congressional district
  76. United States House of Representatives, Tennessee District 11 → Tennessee's 11th congressional district
  77. United States House of Representatives, Tennessee District 12 → Tennessee's 12th congressional district
  78. United States House of Representatives, Tennessee District 13 → Tennessee's 13th congressional district
  79. United States House of Representatives, Vermont District 2 → Vermont's 2nd congressional district
  80. United States House of Representatives, Vermont District 3 → Vermont's 3rd congressional district
  81. United States House of Representatives, Vermont District 4 → Vermont's 4th congressional district
  82. United States House of Representatives, Vermont District 5 → Vermont's 5th congressional district
  83. United States House of Representatives, Vermont District 6 → Vermont's 6th congressional district
  84. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 12 → Virginia's 12th congressional district
  85. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 13 → Virginia's 13th congressional district
  86. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 14 → Virginia's 14th congressional district
  87. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 15 → Virginia's 15th congressional district
  88. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 16 → Virginia's 16th congressional district
  89. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 17 → Virginia's 17th congressional district
  90. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 18 → Virginia's 18th congressional district
  91. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 19 → Virginia's 19th congressional district
  92. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 20 → Virginia's 20th congressional district
  93. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 21 → Virginia's 21st congressional district
  94. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 22 → Virginia's 22nd congressional district
  95. United States House of Representatives, Virginia District 23 → Virginia's 23rd congressional district
  96. United States House of Representatives, West Virginia District 4 → West Virginia's 4th congressional district
  97. United States House of Representatives, West Virginia District 5 → West Virginia's 5th congressional district
  98. United States House of Representatives, West Virginia District 6 → West Virginia's 6th congressional district
  99. United States House of Representatives, Wisconsin District 9 → Wisconsin's 9th congressional district
  100. United States House of Representatives, Wisconsin District 10 → Wisconsin's 10th congressional district
  101. United States House of Representatives, Wisconsin District 11 → Wisconsin's 11th congressional district

[edit] Renaming: Should be capitalized

Option A2, above, should be preferred to A1 ("Congressional District" instead of "congressional district. And the first and only four representatives whose websites I checked concur: "Maryland's Eighth District", "GA's Fourth District", "Maryland's Fourth Congressional District", "19th Congressional District of Florida". --zenohockey 16:59, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree... I did a random sampling of the House websites, and I found Ohio's First Congressional District, Maryland's 1st Congressional District, 9th Congressional District, The Second District of Kansas, 22nd Congressional District in California, Florida's 20th Congressional District, 10th District of Virginia, 13th District of Georgia, and Nevada’s Third Congressional District. So while not universal, capitalisation is much preferred over the lower case "congressional district". Is there some sort of bot we could use to move them to their proper location? --LV (Dark Mark) 19:49, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
I agree simply from my own experience. I thought 'Congress' or 'Congressional' was always capitalized. And in the letterhead from my Congresswoman, 'District' is capitalized in "3rd District, Kentucky". Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 03:44, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ariticle malfunction?

Is anyone else having this problem: The main article template references are not functioning after South Carolina's 3rd congressional district? The list of districts after SC-3 appears as {{ushr}}; very strange. --G1076 13:26, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

  • No, it's a bigger problem. Wikipedia seems to be tempremental right now. Sometimes it transcludes templates, sometimes it doesn't. I thought I was the only one noticing the problem. I'd see {{USCongress}} and {{USCongresses}} instead of the transcluded template. I hope it will be fixed soon. —Markles 13:53, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox for Districts

I've had a bash and I've improved the 7 Alabama Districts and the 1st Arkansas over a few weeks, and I think statistical information could be better expressed with an infobox, considering every district article is going to have a Nat Atlas picture of it as well. Im not good with the technical side - any suggestions for a standard info box for districts? Orchid Righteous 08:55, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

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