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74: 53: 183: 158: 22: 596:, non-alphanumeric characters should be avoided, especially as the first character of a page name. More importantly, pages dedicated principally to the definition and dictionary-like explanation of suffixes are frequently brought up at AfD. Names that draw attention to word form, rather than conceptual meaning, invite such deletion. 84: 875:
But it's not a very well structured glossary, the definitions of the words aren't even full sentences, whereas if they were in a list with an 'Obsession' column it would make a whole lot more sense. It's a bit of a catch-22, I can easily restructure it to a list, I think that would look a lot
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is already a redirect, and very few pages link here currently, so swapping them over should be relatively painless. There was a move request a long time ago so I can't be sure this is uncontentious (note that even back then 'List of manias' was actually a common suggestion.)
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I am not apposed to the move. At the beggining of 2009 the list was completely out of date so I have made a number of additions. I will be making more additions throughout 2010. If anyone wants to talk to me about this email me on SMargan@bigpond.net.au
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Glossaries are lists anyway; lists of words with definitions. To be honest they sit very uncomfortably in an encyclopedia; they probably should all be moved to become appendixes in the Wiktionary.- (
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If it's about a bound morpheme then it needs to be deleted. If it's about a form of insanity/excess that doesn't necessarily end in 'mania' then you get to keep it. Them's the rules.- (
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Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a
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This wrong definition might have been a wrong translation from italian, "mordere", which means "to bite" instead of "to murder". --
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I didn't say "guideline or policy". I said "usually." WikiProject Glossaries can beg all it wants. Link to the articles at
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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Really? I would say the opposite. I've made some proposals I don't support and some I do. It's better to be clear. —
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Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
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Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
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Yes, glossaries are lists and my point was that, at Knowledge, they are usually titled "List of XXX". —
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Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with
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on Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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Do you have a reference to that being a generally agreed guideline or policy?- (
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The term 'monomania' is listed twice. Well played Knowledge. Well played.
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unless you want the article deleted, in which case, go ahead.- (
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The definition of "dacnomania" is incorrect. I'm changing it.
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The following discussion is an archived discussion of a
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be more in line with similar articles at Knowledge? —
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Note it's considered bad form to vote and propose.- (
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This article is structured as a Glossary. 789:The following is a closed discussion of a 326:polling is not a substitute for discussion 152: 47: 21: 19: 345:, the article is about a bound morpheme. 154: 49: 7: 808:The result of the move request was: 188:This article is within the scope of 95:This article is within the scope of 737:http://en.wiktionary.org/dacnomania 256:The result of the move request was 38:It is of interest to the following 964:Mid-importance psychology articles 14: 922:The discussion above is closed. 522:would probably beg to differ. -- 204:Knowledge:WikiProject Glossaries 181: 156: 115:Knowledge:WikiProject Psychology 82: 72: 51: 20: 969:WikiProject Psychology articles 207:Template:WikiProject Glossaries 135:This article has been rated as 118:Template:WikiProject Psychology 959:List-Class psychology articles 330:Knowledge's naming conventions 1: 782:Requested move 9 January 2023 615:Knowledge is not a dictionary 318:, then sign your comment with 109:and see a list of open tasks. 917:23:12, 11 January 2023 (UTC) 826:13:15, 27 January 2023 (UTC) 724:03:07, 20 January 2010 (UTC) 642:— I would support moving to 621:, and making this about the 617:. 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Psychology
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Glossaries
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Glossary of manias
-mania
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polling is not a substitute for discussion
Knowledge's naming conventions
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