Talk:Grand-Bassam shootings

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Requested move 14 March 2016 edit

Latest comment: 8 years ago9 comments4 people in discussion

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: No consensus – Someone already did a move to add the year. The question of place might best be addressed in an new RM with a clear proposal and evidence. The question of year could also be re-opened. Probably both at once is too confusing to attract opinions. (non-admin closure) Dicklyon (talk) 02:18, 26 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

Grand-Bassam shootings → Ivory Coast beach attack – Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL. More common and descriptive name. As of Mar 14, 945,000 search results for "Ivory Coast beach attack" vs 202,000 search result for current name. Spirit Ethanol (talk) 11:00, 14 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Have there been any other terror attacks in Ivory Coast? Jim Michael (talk) 11:16, 14 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Category:Terrorist incidents in Ivory Coast contains only one page. Spirit Ethanol (talk) 11:19, 14 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

There appears to be no need for the year or settlement to be specified in the title of this article. Jim Michael (talk) 13:21, 14 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

House style normally adds the year, and there's no point in obfuscating the location. Grand-Bassam is well known, that's where it happened. Google hits are interesting, but nothing more. The Rambling Man (talk) 13:40, 14 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

According to Wikipedia:Article_titles#Common_names, it is recommended to use name that is most frequently used to refer to the subject in English-language reliable sources. Spirit Ethanol (talk) 13:46, 14 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Well then we'd never put the year of the event in the title. And as you know, that happens all the time. The Rambling Man (talk) 13:48, 14 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Comment Per WP:PRECISE, 2016 should be dropped as attack is unique for this year, per WP:RECOGNIZABLE, "Ivory Coast beach attack" is most recognizable (search engine wise, and general recognition). Spirit Ethanol (talk) 11:27, 7 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

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Requested move 26 April 2016 edit

Latest comment: 8 years ago5 comments3 people in discussion

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: no consensus. QEDK (T ☕ C) 10:16, 4 May 2016 (UTC)Reply

It was proposed in this section that 2016 Grand-Bassam shootings be renamed and moved to Ivory Coast beach attack.

The discussion has been closed, and the result will be found in the closer's comment.

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2016 Grand-Bassam shootings → Ivory Coast beach attack – Per WP:COMMONNAME, WP:PRECISE. Category:Terrorist incidents in Ivory Coast contains only one other attack, attack is unique for this year, per WP:RECOGNIZABLE, "Ivory Coast beach attack" is most recognizable (search engine wise, and general recognition). Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Baking Soda (talk) 07:25, 26 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

Oppose pointed nomination just minutes after the previous request has been closed. House style normally adds the year, and there's no point in obfuscating the location. Grand-Bassam is well known, that's where it happened. Google hits are interesting, but nothing more. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:31, 26 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

Previous RM close recommended a new request to address question of place. Baking Soda (talk) 14:14, 26 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

My !vote stands. This is a frivolous waste of time. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:50, 28 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

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