Talk:Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

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[edit] Style

This page reads like a one sided advertisement, not the quality you should find in reference material. Something should be mentioned of the pollution concerns due to the huge amount of industry or concerns about the massive planned oil up-grader expansions, inflated house prices, lack of a decent hospital... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.150.221.110 (talk) 03:06, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Name

The use of "Alberta" as a disambiguating term is not necessary for the article title, since there is no other competing "Fort Saskatchewan" on WP. We don't invariably attach provincial names per the conventions. See Edmonton, Lethbridge, Calgary, and others. Snocrates 22:58, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

It's necessary for other reasons, some of witch can be found in the WP:NC nutshell ("what the greatest number of English speakers would most easily recognize"), other being avoiding double standards. There is a convention regarding this naming, please read before rushing in. --Qyd (talk) 01:02, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

I did, and they state, "Cities which either have unique names or are unquestionably the most significant place sharing their name can have undisambiguated titles." I find no other "Fort Saskatchewan" in WP. Snocrates 01:16, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

It also says: "Other moves are permitted, but must be discussed on the talk page first — except in the most obvious cases, do not assume that the community can be considered a primary or sole meaning of the name without soliciting this input first;" --Qyd (talk) 01:39, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

In this particular case, "fort" is a common prefix, while Saskatchewan is the name of two large rivers that cross the province of Alberta (with many forts established on their banks), and also the name of the neighboring province, Saskatchewan (which also contains many forts). Few people outside Alberta would know where, or what "Fort Saskatchewan" is, but "Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta" is obviously a community in the province of Alberta. --Qyd (talk) 01:57, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Particular projects' own guidelines don't overrule general WP naming conventions. Either would be acceptable and it all depends on how ambiguous you interpret the name to be. Snocrates 02:01, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Personal interpretation is one of the reasons why I insist to keep the status quo. Many editors swing by and try to implement their own views, which just makes things harder for everyone else. Let's keep things as they were (and worked nicely) for years. Thanks for your understanding. --Qyd (talk) 02:09, 28 November 2007 (UTC)