Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (toponyms)

naming conventions (toponyms)
related Naming conventions
 * 1) Naming conventions (geographic names) (is a proposal for Eastern and Central Europe only)
 * 2) Naming conventions (places) (compare Toponymy, toponym = place name) - would this really include rivers?
 * 3) Naming conventions (city names)
 * 4) Naming conventions (country subdivisions)
 * 5) WikiProject_Rivers
 * 6) WikiProject_Lakes
 * 7) WikiProject_Mountains

to be conform, it should be "cities" not "city names". IMO cities should then also be used for villages and towns. Rivers, Lakes, Mountains should probably get an umbrella convention. Question to english natives: would "place name" include river names? Tobias Conradi (Talk) 13:09, 7 August 2006 (UTC)


 * The naming conventions could merge, and the wikiprojects link to the merged page. Bear in mind the merged page will be even longer, with more special cases, even after removing duplicates. Yes, I think it can include rivers. However, I think this merge has been proposed and turned down before. --Scott Davis Talk 15:02, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

What should be the top level? geographic names or places? Any other suggestions? "places" can be ambigous Tobias Conradi (Talk) 17:12, 7 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Looking at the current content, "places" is the top one. It's beginning to look like only two of us care. --Scott Davis Talk 13:21, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * At least not those that are online and watch this article. Yes, currently places seems to be top, but what would be the best? I will invite some others. Tobias Conradi (Talk) 13:34, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

I created "Naming conventions (toponyms)" because geographic names was occupied. Tobias Conradi (Talk) 13:39, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

brainstorming for a hierarchy
Tobias Conradi (Talk) 13:45, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * toponyms OR places OR geographic names
 * physical geography / geographic features / landforms
 * Rivers (a lot of dab needed)
 * Islands
 * Archipelagos
 * Lakes
 * Mountains
 * Peninsulas
 * human geography
 * settlements
 * cities
 * towns
 * villages
 * country subdivisions
 * municipalities (sometimes used like cities)
 * constructions?
 * streets
 * bridges


 * Don't forget neighborhoods/districts of cities and, for the U.S., Census designated places, which are like villages. Also, don't forget that many places (rivers, lakes, mountains, steets, etc) stretch across more than one toponymic place. -Will Beback 20:57, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

We had a Naming conventions (subnational entities) that I moved to Naming conventions (country subdivisions) to be in line with the naming of WikiProject Country subdivisions. The name sub-national is misleading as it can refer to nations. Most of the articles are named "Subdivisions of " and not "Subnational entities of .." The guide was never finished. User:William Allen Simpson incorporated the parts that stated his point of view to Naming conventions (places). I deleted these informations since they are not official guidelines. William reverted, presenting his personal view as guideline. Tobias Conradi (Talk) 20:52, 12 August 2006 (UTC)


 * This user has a history of inserting his own views (ie, original research) into articles without discussion (like this), and unfortunately is prone to personal attacks when he is asked about this (just have a look at his talk page for examples). Please let me know if you encounter anything else.  Pr oh ib it O ni o n s   (T) 11:02, 15 August 2006 (UTC)