[WikiEN-l] Disambiguation proposal

Tue Jul 1 23:34:38 UTC 2003

On Tue, 1 Jul 2003, Robert wrote:

> For some reason my fellow Wikipedias keep missing the main
> point: standard Wikipedia protocol for disambiguation. In
> the past, this has prevented flame wars. Why is it not
> being allowed here? Let's change the [[Gaia]] article to a
> disambiguation page (proposal follows)
>
I don't see why the current single paragraph that explains --
& links to a fuller treatment of [[Gaia Theory]] -- can't remain
in the [[Gaia]] article, as it currently exists. In the
article on [[Oedipus]], one would expect some mention of
Freud's interpretation -- which currently exists -- & I
would expect the same kind of brief discussion & link in
any significant use of myth in intellectual thought.

I've been quiet about this whole issue until now because
I haven't been able to consider any way to contribute to
the discussion in a way others haven't already done.
As others have pointed out, it seems that we have two
contributors who are increasingly talking past each other,
& refusing to find common ground.

But making the [[Gaia]] article into a redirect I feel does
not solve the problem. Frankly, I find the division of the
matter into an article about the goddess, the scientific
theory, & the mystical belief adequate. Further articles
would only add to the confusion, as would fewer.

Geoff