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List of Ohio county name etymologies
Self nom. Comprehensive list of information on Ohio county namesakes. The initial page has some summary information and the actual etymologies are on two separate pages so neither is excessively long. Everything is sourced and I even created stubs on the namesake people who didn't already have articles. PedanticallySpeaking 18:39, May 28, 2005 (UTC)


 * Object - sorry, I think this list should contain the information on List of Ohio county name etymologies, A-K and List of Ohio county name etymologies, L-Z (as a whole, the three lists are excellent, by the way - I just think we need a single article, not three separate articles). -- ALoan (Talk) 15:52, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I separated the material because in the past with other articles, I've gotten complaints because articles were too long. So I can't win either way.  PedanticallySpeaking 18:46, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, first, I don't think the articles are that long (how many kb, combined?); second, the article size limits are less imporatnt that they used to be; and last I don't think the limits were applied to lists anyway. But no, noone ever wins :) -- ALoan (Talk) 23:21, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Support though the "Sources" sections should be renamed references and moved to the bottom of the pages.  Also, the "Seems wrong" under "Adams County" should be removed if it is editorial judgement, or it should be cited.  I tend to think the articles should be merged as well, but it's not a big deal.  Size limits used to be much more strictly adhered to -- nowadays, size doesn't matter too much, I think, especially for lists. Tuf-Kat 01:21, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support, a thorough list, the only of the few I checked of Category:U.S. county name etymologies that referenced various etymologies. Personally I wouldn't mind having it on one page as well, but I'm sure if you merge them, people will come along telling you to split it ;-). Also, I might have placed the summary/"Analysis" in a table. -- User:Docu
 * Support, although I would prefer to see the three articles combined. The main article is 5.3 KB, while A-K and L-Z are both 11.5 KB, for a total of 28.3 KB which is well below the old 32K limit. Dsmdgold 21:53, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support Object, A-K and L-Z need to be included in this list. Even if it were over 32K, for lists, it's not a big deal. --Spangineer (háblame)  12:18, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Will support the version on one page by Docu, though a more standard method of inline citations would be preferable, as would the removal of the "seems wrong" after John Quincy Adams. --Spangineer (háblame)  00:27, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)


 * Comment, here's a version on one page to compare: Talk:List of Ohio county name etymologies/Test. -- User:Docu
 * Yes yes yes! Much better!!  Enthusiastically support!!! -- ALoan (Talk) 18:43, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I, too, prefer the combined version. --Theo (Talk) 20:11, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Support Filiocht | Blarneyman 12:41, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC) I'd support this if the references section were moved to the bottom of the page. Many users will not want to read the refs, they'll want the meat. Filiocht | Blarneyman 10:51, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Can you move this to the live version so I can promote it! Apart from Fil's reference comment, the only objections as for the A-K and L-Z lists to be combined. -- ALoan (Talk) 12:08, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Hopefully I did that right; I copied and pasted, removed the Ohio template, moved the references to the bottom of the page, added an explanatory note, and I removed the "seems wrong" comment. The lead's short, but I think this is ready for FL status. --Spangineer (háblame)  12:25, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Excellent - nearly there! The "Analysis of Names" table seemed to be broken - I have fixed it on the assumption that the second column under "counties" should have been headed "plus" and added in some &amp;nbsp; to fill in empty cells so the lines show properly.  I've also moved images to stop the two top images colliding, added alphabetic headings, and a compactTOC. And a modified lead section. -- ALoan (Talk) 14:43, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Given my recent involvement, I'd be grateful if someone else would take a look and promote this if they think my recent changes are ok. -- ALoan (Talk) 21:49, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)