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 : Outside of {{tlx|conjecture}} pages, we should stick to DWU terminology when it comes to what we ''call'' pages, because the general assumption is that a page name reflects a direct quote from a source. But I don't think we can reasonably hold ourselves to the idea of ''writing'' in a way that sticks to DWU terminology.--[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] [[User talk:Scrooge MacDuck|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:53, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
+::: To begin with, I also cited "Dalek bumps are round" as something we're allowed to say without a rigorous DWU definition of the term.
+::I don't think it's a surprise to anyone that I'm going to claim that mathematical objects are the ''most'' natural of natural kinds.
+::: it seems insane to suggest that we can only use words (or even nouns) that have provably appeared in the DWU with those meanngs, for fear of dealing with such a situation in the future
+::You're taking me to be saying something ''far'' stronger than I actually am. Who said we can't use these words? We're primarily discussing ''articles'', and how to construct them. I do think it's not unreasonable to modify our site ''after'' the hypothetical happens - perhaps in a careful manner, such as "green", or "green"<sup>[nb1]</sup> - but I see no reason to paralyze normal practice before then. (Also - now that I think about it, I think a disclaimer section similar to {{tlx|conjecture}} noting that these instances were grouped together through conjectural RW reasoning might be satisfactory.) Regardless, I think we're straying off topic and to the more general issues present in the other thread. I think these are the important bits that are relevant to the discussion here. [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:02, 12 June 2024 (UTC)