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The result of the debate was: No vote held. General agreement to use template when available. Toprawa and Ralltiir 16:39, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
During my recent moves, I have come across many disambiguating pages and pages with parantheses titles. The usage of the {{youmay}} template there has been very inconsistent. Sometimes, it's used on every page that shares the same title; sometimes, it's only used on the main article or only a few pages with the same title. I checked the CT archive, but there doesn't seem to be anything regarding this. I can see advantages in both options. If the youmay tag is on every page, there will be no one who doesn't find the article he's looking for. However, one can also argue that it's very unlikely that readers of an article like Aken (Ferroan) probably are interested in reading Aken (Acclamator I-class assault ship), since these two articles are two totally different things. Therefore, I'd like to have a discussion first before voting. Pranay Sobusk ~ Talk 17:24, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
- I don't understand why there needs to be a policy at all. The Youmay template is so insignificant, that you hardly notice it's even there. Regardless, it is useful, whether you see the value in it or not. Sometimes people may want to go to the disambig page to see what other articles share a similar name, for example. The only purpose of making a policy on this, I can see, would be to restrict the template's usage, which is just unnecessary. Toprawa and Ralltiir 17:29, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
- I say put it there if you have the opportunity, but I don't think it's worthy of a policy either. —Xwing328(Talk) 01:50, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
- Agreed. No need for a policy. —Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 02:42, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
- Per Toprawa. Also, sometimes people come to our sites via search engines, which might well take them to the article on the Ferroan when they're looking for the Acclamator, and a youmay will help them get to the right location. Basically, these should always be applied, and their absence typically indicates an omission of ignorance, not of choice. jSarek 10:52, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
After reconsidering this matter, I have to admit that you, especially Toprawa and jSarek, absolutely have a point here. Yesterday, I believed that there's such an inconsistency because the usage of it is disputed, but I seem to be mistaken there. Especially the thing with the search engines is something I haven't yet thought about. Sorry for any inconvenience here. Pranay Sobusk ~ Talk 13:21, 26 June 2009 (UTC)