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Raise your hands if you knew this. [[BBC]] links to the article about how the BBC is depicted in-universe. [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] points to the article about the real-life broadcaster and producer. I'm guessing you likely didn't know that either because [[Special:WhatLinksHere/BBC]] gives around 400 separate hits. the same thing for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] gives thousands of hits, but that's only because a link is automatically created with most picture licenses. It's clear that [[BBC]] is being used most often by people making manual links in '''real world''' articles. | Raise your hands if you knew this. [[BBC]] links to the article about how the BBC is depicted in-universe. [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] points to the article about the real-life broadcaster and producer. I'm guessing you likely didn't know that either because [[Special:WhatLinksHere/BBC]] gives around 400 separate hits. the same thing for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] gives thousands of hits, but that's only because a link is automatically created with most picture licenses. It's clear that [[BBC]] is being used most often by people making manual links in '''real world''' articles. | ||
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So how do we change this so that we'll be less likely to make an accidental linkage to the wrong article? I'd tend to think that [[BBC]] needs to be redirected to [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and that the article currently at [[BBC]] needs to be moved to BBC (Whoniverse), BBC (DWU), or BBC (Doctor Who Universe). Thoughts? '''[[User:CzechOut|<span style="background:blue;color:white">Czech</span><span style="background:red;color:white">Out</span>]]''' [[User talk:CzechOut|☎]] | [[Special:Contributions/CzechOut|<font size="+1">✍</font>]] 23:56, February 7, 2010 (UTC) | So how do we change this so that we'll be less likely to make an accidental linkage to the wrong article? I'd tend to think that [[BBC]] needs to be redirected to [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and that the article currently at [[BBC]] needs to be moved to BBC (Whoniverse), BBC (DWU), or BBC (Doctor Who Universe). Thoughts? '''[[User:CzechOut|<span style="background:blue;color:white">Czech</span><span style="background:red;color:white">Out</span>]]''' [[User talk:CzechOut|☎]] | [[Special:Contributions/CzechOut|<font size="+1">✍</font>]] 23:56, February 7, 2010 (UTC) | ||
::Same problem exists with [[BBC Three]] (real world) and [[BBC3]] (in-universe). Again, I propose BBC3 (Whoniverse), or similar. '''[[User:CzechOut|<span style="background:blue;color:white">Czech</span><span style="background:red;color:white">Out</span>]]''' [[User talk:CzechOut|☎]] | [[Special:Contributions/CzechOut|<font size="+1">✍</font>]] 00:32, February 8, 2010 (UTC) | ::Same problem exists with [[BBC Three]] (real world) and [[BBC3]] (in-universe). Again, I propose BBC3 (Whoniverse), or similar. '''[[User:CzechOut|<span style="background:blue;color:white">Czech</span><span style="background:red;color:white">Out</span>]]''' [[User talk:CzechOut|☎]] | [[Special:Contributions/CzechOut|<font size="+1">✍</font>]] 00:32, February 8, 2010 (UTC) | ||
Don't move it to BBC (DWU), as | Don't move it to BBC (DWU), as BFDWU is the prefix for the non-canonical [[Doctor Who Unbound]]. I agree with BBC (Doctor Who Universe). [[User:TemporalSpleen|TemporalSpleen]] 17:06, February 11, 2010 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 03:53, 26 October 2017
Raise your hands if you knew this. BBC links to the article about how the BBC is depicted in-universe. British Broadcasting Corporation points to the article about the real-life broadcaster and producer. I'm guessing you likely didn't know that either because Special:WhatLinksHere/BBC gives around 400 separate hits. the same thing for the British Broadcasting Corporation gives thousands of hits, but that's only because a link is automatically created with most picture licenses. It's clear that BBC is being used most often by people making manual links in real world articles.
So how do we change this so that we'll be less likely to make an accidental linkage to the wrong article? I'd tend to think that BBC needs to be redirected to British Broadcasting Corporation, and that the article currently at BBC needs to be moved to BBC (Whoniverse), BBC (DWU), or BBC (Doctor Who Universe). Thoughts? CzechOut ☎ | ✍ 23:56, February 7, 2010 (UTC)
Don't move it to BBC (DWU), as BFDWU is the prefix for the non-canonical Doctor Who Unbound. I agree with BBC (Doctor Who Universe). TemporalSpleen 17:06, February 11, 2010 (UTC)
