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To read details, why this page was created, please visit Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics/India_disambiguation_discussion or [1]. --Spasage 08:02, 2 September 2006 (UTC) ---
[edit] Disambiguation Manual of Style changes
I made fairly major changes in this area. I know little about the topic, so I might have missed some nuances, but I hope these can be corrected by others. My main purpose was to make it a better disambiguation page. I dropped South Asia as it was unclear whether someone would enter "India" as a search when heading for this. (John User:Jwy talk) 16:06, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
- I reverted to 7 January, which already didn't have the h2 sections. The division "geography" vs. "other" isn't an improvement, since the East Indies are also a geographical term, just without direct relation to India itself. Also, the primary meaning should come first, which is simply "region of the Indus river". We absolutely have to list "South Asia", since that's pretty much a PC term for "Indian subcontinent", only doesn't hurt Pakistani feelings by calling them a part of India. dab (𒁳) 16:29, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
- I suspected I would wander into cultural issues and I don't care to get involved with those. But please consider starting with what I changed it to, as there were other changes that make the page useful for an outsider less engaged with the issues to find the articles they are looking for quicker, which is what this page is for. The page should only provide enough information to guide the user to the appropriate page. The definition of the word, IMHO, should be on the India page as a wikidict tag. Consider also WP:MOSDAB#Linking_to_a_primary_topic, the reduction of bluelinks and WP:NOT#DICT. (John User:Jwy talk) 17:01, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
- yes, the case is, well, complicated. To begin with, there is no agreement on a "primary topic" here; in fact, per Talk:India, there are good reasons why India itself should be the disambiguation page. There can be no informed disambiguation without a brief mention of the term's origin, and to prohibit that on some guideline would be a huge mistake. Of course in depth discussion belongs on Wiktionary, no argument there. As far as I am concerned, this is the "India page", and we just daren't address a move of India to Republic of India because of the repercussions, both practical and emotional. As it is, I can see no superfluous bluelinks except perhaps the Greek and some of the "see also" links. The truly primary meaning of "India" is "pertaining to the Indus river", which for this reason at present is mentioned right at the beginning. dab (𒁳) 17:14, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
- I suspected I would wander into cultural issues and I don't care to get involved with those. But please consider starting with what I changed it to, as there were other changes that make the page useful for an outsider less engaged with the issues to find the articles they are looking for quicker, which is what this page is for. The page should only provide enough information to guide the user to the appropriate page. The definition of the word, IMHO, should be on the India page as a wikidict tag. Consider also WP:MOSDAB#Linking_to_a_primary_topic, the reduction of bluelinks and WP:NOT#DICT. (John User:Jwy talk) 17:01, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
