[WikiEN-l] Disambiguation proposal

Tue Jul 1 19:52:57 UTC 2003

Well, this sounds reasonable to me.  Anthere, can you think of
any additions/corrections?

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)
> 
> -----
> 
> '''Gaia''': This is a [[disambiguation]] page. The term
> '''Gaia''' may refer to
> 
> [[Gaia (goddess]] - A Greek and Roman goddeess.
> 
> [[Gaia theory]] - A group of scientific theories about how
> life on Earth may regulate the planet's biosphere to make
> it more hospitable to life. This discusses scientific views
> on the subject in general, including the views of Drs.
> James Lovelock, Lynn Margulis, Richard Dawkins, Carl Sagan,
> etc.
> 
> [[Gaia hypothesis]] - An article devoted to solely to Dr.
> James Lovelock's ideas on Gaia theory.
> 
> [[Gaia theory predecessors]] - A discussion of
> proto-scientific, mystical and religious views about life
> on Earth that bear similarity to Gaia theory.
> 
> [[Gaians]] - A radical political and environmentalist
> group.
> 
> (and other related topics can be added as well. Perhaps
> Gaia theory in religion, Gaia theory in art, etc.)
> 
> ----
> 
> Will this work?
> 
> Robert (RK)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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