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Determining a primary topic[edit source] Shortcuts WP:DETERMINEPRIMARY WP:DPT There are no absolute rules for determining whether a primary topic exists and what it is; decisions are made by discussion among editors, often as a result of a requested move. Tools that may help to support the determination of a primary topic in a discussion (but are not considered absolute determining factors, due to unreliability, potential bias, and other reasons) include:

Wikipedia article traffic statistics (for the exact title of a page or a redirect) and redirect traffic statistics (for the total views of a page including traffic coming from its redirects). Usage in English reliable sources demonstrated with Google Ngram viewer, Books, Scholar, News, and Trends. Simple web searches may be problematic due to limited sources, open interpretation, and personal search bias, which can be eliminated with the modified Google search string https://encrypted.google.com/webhp?complete=0&hl=en&pws=0, but may be helpful if other methods are inconclusive. Incoming wikilinks from Special:WhatLinksHere (their count). Some general principles for determining a primary topic include:

While long-term significance is a factor, historical age is not determinative. Being the original source of the name is also not determinative. Boston, Massachusetts is the primary topic for Boston, not the English town from which it took its name. A topic may have principal relevance for a specific group of people (for example, as the name of a local place, or software), but not be the primary meaning among a general audience. An attorney may read the word "hearing" and immediately think of a courtroom, but the auditory sense is still the primary topic.Paptilian, PpT'lln, P.  (sig'd   ). 18:52, 13 December 2020 (UTC)