Wikipedia:Naming conventions (television)/poll2

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This straw poll is intended to determine the naming conventions for articles on television programming, particularly in cases where disambiguation with other topics may be required. It is a follow-up to a previous poll. This poll is anticipated to begin on shortly and ends three or four weeks after.

The goal of this poll is to achieve a naming convention consensus, or at least a sizeable majority vote, in as harmonious a manner as possible. New options that end tie or a slight majority may result in a run-off poll. If poll items from the previous poll that fail to receive a sufficient amount of support, a comprimise may need to be worked out. Not voting is considered an abstension.

Poll options
There are four poll options that address the use of additional disambiguators i.e Program name (television series) or Program name (TV series). Uniquely named shows (The O.C., Sex and the City) would not be affected.

Poll 1. Television or TV
This section deals with the usage of the word "television" or the abbreviation "TV" in article titles of articles


 * Use "television".
 * Examples: Commander in Chief (television), The Boondocks (television series), Extra (television show)
 * Pro: looks more professional.
 * Con: takes longer to type, unnecessarily formal given "TV" acceptance.


 * Use "TV" (Except television).
 * Examples: 24 (TV series), Rome (TV series), ER (TV series)
 * Pro: Simple and easy to type.
 * Con: Using abbreviations in actual article titles is perceived by some as unprofessional, unencyclopedic or jargonistic.

Poll 2. Film vs movie
This section deals with the disambiguation of films produced for and originally distributed by a television network, a television movie.


 * Use "(TV film)" or "(television film)"
 * Examples: Truman (TV film), George Wallace (TV film)]
 * Pro: maintains consistency for "films", supported by Category:Television films
 * Con: TV film is a redirect/doesn't exist, "(TV film)" is not a common disambiguator


 * Use "(TV movie)" or "(television movie)"
 * Examples: Anna Karenina (TV movie), Opernball (TV movie)]
 * Pro: TV movie is in much more common usage
 * Con: TV film is a redirect/doesn't exist, "(TV film)" is not a common disambiguator


 * Use film naming conventions: Naming conventions (films)
 * Examples: The Final Days (film), The Cheetah Girls (film)]
 * Pro: film disambiguation is easily understood and commonly used, see Category:Television films and List of television movies
 * Con: Breaks with TV convention

Poll 3. Show vs. program/me
This section deals with use of "show" or "program/me"
 * Use program(me)
 * Examples: A Place in the Sun (television programme)
 * Pro: Simple and concise; agrees with other editing guidelines, no inherent national linguistic bias. Television program covers all material produced for television
 * Con:


 * Use show
 * Examples: 48 Hours (show), Charlie Rose (show)
 * Pro: - simple and concise, resolves program(me) naming convention problems, no bias bias. Television program covers all material produced for television
 * Con:

Poll 4. Prefacing "talk shows", "game shows", "news show"
This section deals with the usage of "television" or "TV" before game shows, talk shows and news shows in article titles. This would only affect currently disambiguated shows


 * Do not use prefix
 * Examples: Greed (game show), Ricki Lake (talk show)
 * Pro: currently the convention for most shows
 * Con: breaks with the prefixing convention established


 * Use prefix (television or TV)
 * Examples: Ricki Lake (TV talk show) - not a current example
 * Pro: consistent with the proposed naming
 * Con: TV film is a redirect/doesn't exist, "(TV film)" is not a common disambiguator

Votes
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Comments
Previous discussions: Previous votes Proposed naming conventions
 * Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (television) 2004 discussion about naming convention
 * Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation 2006 discussion about the convention
 * Naming conventions (television)/poll
 * Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (television)/Archive1 Disputed poll
 * Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (television)/Archive2 Response poll to first disputed poll
 * User:Gtrmp/TV draft poll Draft poll not enacted in part because response poll was started first
 * Naming conventions (television) primarily written by Netoholic
 * Naming conventions (television)/draft primarily written by Reflex Reaction

--Reflex Reaction (talk)&bull; 23:56, 24 January 2006 (UTC)