Talk:Lucius Valerius Flaccus (consul 86 BC)

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Despite the recent conversation at the G&R project, I've moved this and a couple of related articles back to their old names. My reasons: I think consistency should be subordinate to helping users find info most efficiently. See also Lucius Valerius Flaccus (princeps senatus 86 BC). Cynwolfe (talk) 15:44, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Many articles link to the original name. When I created the article, I meticulously searched for links to this man and made sure they were correct, and added links if they had been missing; if an editor doesn't care to do the same, why should that editor be making the decision on naming?
 * This Lucius Valerius Flaccus is easily confused with his cousin and son and various others, and I gave a lot of thought as to how best to distinguish them.
 * He's not the only LVF to be a consul (the 'suffect' may be meaningless to some people).
 * The year is the best way to help users pinpoint which man they're looking for.
 * Sorry, to clarify: the main potential for confusing these two men lies in the fact that they were both highly active and highly visible in 86 BC; that's why the year is the crucial point of distinction. Cynwolfe (talk) 15:53, 27 January 2010 (UTC)