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  • Whether to rename this page either 134340 Pluto or Pluto (dwarf planet) has been discussed multiple times. The current consensus is that the name "Pluto" is so deeply tied to the dwarf planet (as opposed to the god of the underworld or the cartoon dog) that it does not require disambiguation.
  • The article's main image has attracted much criticism. It is however the best image of Pluto currently available. Subbing it with an artist's rendering or a less detailed photograph would diminish its encyclopedic value. The image will be replaced once the New Horizons mission provides us with a better one.
  • This article is not the place to discuss or complain about Pluto's reclassification as a dwarf planet, to suggest alternative definitions, or to compose new mnemonics. Wikipedia is not a forum. Unless a complaint relates specifically to improving this article, it should be left off the talk page. If you have a question about Pluto's reclassification, please see the articles Definition of planet and 2006 definition of planet, or ask at the Reference desk.
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[edit] Who did it

MPC and his head Brian Marsden added Pluto to the MPC list of minor bodies (doing their own interpretation on IAU recommendation), so this was extension (some perceive it as overturning the vote which stated that Pluto is not minor solar system object) clearly unanticipated after the vote. GrzegorzWu (talk) 08:32, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Sources? I have never heard of this particular controversy. It would be pretty silly to keep Pluto out of the catalogue, since if all dwarf planets were to be excluded, then Ceres would be too, and since Ceres is #1 in the catalogue, that would mean that every single object in the catalogue would have to be re-numbered, and thus that every scientific paper on every minor planet would instantly be made inaccurate. Since that was obviously impractical, I can't see how anyone could object to the move. Serendipodous 09:01, 4 June 2008 (UTC)