Talk:Lists of birds by region

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[edit] Move Lists of regional bird lists → Lists of regional birds

You might think this is "standard form", but this move is plain silly.

This is not a "list of ... birds". Not one single bird is mentioned anywhere in it. It is a list of lists. Revert please. --Glen Fergus 23:48, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I've reverted for the reason above, the fact that the move was not discussed, and that no links were fixed. jimfbleak 06:02, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Grammatically speaking, "Lists of regional birds" means exactly the same as "List of regional bird lists". The former describes what is presented on the page: lists (which is exactly what those links are to). The latter names the page in terms of what is listed on it, which amounts to the same thing: lists of birds.   The Transhumanist   02:04, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

And speaking of the standard, here's a list of almost all of the lists of lists on Wikipedia, so you can see how they are named: Lists of lists

Having two forms of the word "list" in an article title is bad form.   The Transhumanist   02:04, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Grammatically speaking, they are not the same. In one case, it's the lists that are regional, in the other it's the birds. The latter meaning doesn't really make sense (what is a "regional bird"?). If the page has to be moved, move it to "List of birds by region". -- Eugène van der Pijll 07:30, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree with Eugène van der Pijlll Lists of regional birds is ambiguous. Alternatives : simplifing and expanding Lists of birds ; for the still specifc Lists of birds by region. (by is used in lists below) -- GameKeeper 08:23, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Lists of birds by region works for me.   The Transhumanist   12:48, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I can live with that, although I still think the current name is clearer. However, if the move is undertaken, the links to this page will all become redirects and ought to be fixed. jimfbleak 14:34, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

We seemed to have reached concensus , I have performed the move and hopefully all the redirects in the main namespace GameKeeper 18:02, 23 October 2006 (UTC)