Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mathematics (disambiguation)

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was (speedy) keep. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 02:56, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mathematics (disambiguation)

There is no need for this page. I have put a disambiguation notice at the top of the mathematics article that says

For the hip-hop producer, see mathematics (producer). "Math" redirects here. For the monastic order, see Ramakrishna Math.

I think that is enough. "Math", in this case, is not the word "mathematics", nor an abbreviation for it. Michael Hardy 22:23, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

  • opposekeep - Math, Maths and Mathematics all should direct to Mathematics, clearly the most used meanings of those words. If this is the case, then having a single disambiguation page for those three words makes sense. It makes the Mathematics article cleaner and we may well get further entries on the dab page (I would expect an article describing the Hindu meaning of Math, for example). John (Jwy) 23:36, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
    • Should I assume that your "oppose" is a "keep"? —Mets501 (talk) 00:25, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete I was just going to nominate this for deletion but then I discovered it was already nominated (same reasons as above). —Mets501 (talk) 00:25, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Keep now is linked to again and has 6 entries. —Mets501 (talk) 20:58, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose. It is much cleaner to have a separate disambig than to have those unrelated meanings on top of mathematics. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 01:19, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment Could people vote "delete" or "keep"? The word "oppose" is ambiguous: it could me you oppose the proposed deletion, or it could mean you oppose the article and want to delete it. Michael Hardy 01:29, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Incomplete nomination listed now. - Liberatore(T) 16:07, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment: I've added another disambiguation to the Mathematics page; Math is also a king in Welsh mythology. Tearlach 17:06, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep and expand - Mathematics education, Mathematics (album), Mathematics Magazine, and Mathematics major (although that last one really should be a redirect to mathematics education) should all be listed on this disambig page. Unless I'm missing something, a disambig page is clearly needed. BigDT 17:15, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment - I have added the aforementioned articles to the page BigDT 17:20, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, We may need a seperate Math (disambiguation) page eventually as well. Recury 17:19, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. The lists here and at the top of Mathematics is growing and is ugly. I'm not sure that mathematics education, etc need to be listed, but a disambig page is a good idea, with a link saying something like "for other meanings of "mathematics" or "math", see Mathematics (disambiguation)". JPD (talk) 17:47, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment How about ... Math redirects here. For other uses of Math and Mathematics, please see Mathematics (disambiguation) BigDT 17:49, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
No need to make it so long. I suggest:
For other uses of mathematics and math, see mathematics (disambiguation).
Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 17:52, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
That sounds reasonable to me, though I would italicize mathematics and math. BigDT 18:02, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
add maths for the Commonwealth English-speaking world. John (Jwy) 03:01, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. A dab page is needed. Paul August ☎ 17:55, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Dwy has explained what dab pages are for. Septentrionalis 18:04, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. I think there is a lot of potential for confusion with these articles, especially since there are regional differences in the usage for math/maths/mathematics; a little explanation goes a long way. (Personally, I like BigDT's otheruses phrasing.)  — JVinocur (talk • contribs) 01:43, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. "Math" and related terms can have many meanings, and it would be helpful to have a disambiguation page to help sort things out. Chris53516 13:55, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. However the article Mathematics major looks rather weak. I agree with the approach of Oleg Alexandrov. The other uses are of marginal significance. Peterkingiron 23:59, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per above. --Mr. Lefty Talk to me! 03:02, 21 June 2006 (UTC)


The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.