Talk:Expanded Universe (book)

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Requested move 11 May 2018

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The result of the move request was: Not moved. No consensus supporting such a move. Anarchyte (work | talk) 06:12, 18 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Expanded Universe (book) → Expanded Universe – Per WP:DIFFCAPS, this is unnecessary disambiguation. The only other topic which mentions this exact phrase as an alternate name is Star Wars expanded universe, and a hatnote will help readers get there faster than hunting for it on the existing target of the redirect. Netoholic @ 02:43, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Support per discussion below and the placing of a hatnote. Oppose and strongly support redirecting Expanded Universe and Expanded universe to Expansion of the universe as primary topic. Many readers will upper-case 'Universe' when looking for 'universe'. The long discussions on that topic (upper or lower-case universe) on Wikipedia show that upper-casing Universe is in common use. Looking for 'Expanded universe' should take readers to the probable sought-for scientific topic and not the fictional-related phrasing. Randy Kryn (talk) 11:08, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm with you on the "Universe" part, but I don't see how anyone looking for the cosmological topic would search for "Expanded" rather than "expanding" or "expansion". -- Netoholic @ 16:51, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"Expanded" is just another way of saying it, and I was surprised that these topics weren't already redirected there. But that's just my point-of-view, and I can see yours equally as well. Full disclosure (for the fun of it and telling this here is in context). In 1979 I initiated and then in 1980 attended the birthplace honoring for Heinlein in Butler, Missouri, was given a place in the second car during the only parade he ever had in his honor, and introduced him and his wife Virginia at the dinner. Within the week he mailed me a copy of Expanded Universe, with a nice personalized inscription, in thanks for that event. A good memory, and a nice opportunity to meet and spend time with such an influential and intelligent author. Randy Kryn (talk) 17:02, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

While I don't think its likely searchers of cosmology would land here, I wouldn't oppose a 2nd hatnote pointing to that. But since there is no real direct competition for this exact title, I don't want to inconvenience readers look for the book by disambiguating for such a rare reason. Would you support the move request if we did that? Nice story, BTW. --Netoholic @ 17:31, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that makes sense. I'll revise my ivote and you work up the hatnote. Good solution. Randy Kryn (talk) 17:34, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose The current situation seems fine to me. "Expanded Universe" is often capitalized, like Star Wars expanded universe which was formerly called "Expanded Universe"._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 12:15, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Far too common and often seen capitalised. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:19, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. There's no way this book is WP:PRIMARYTOPIC over the Star Wars Expanded Universe, the name of which was also generally capitalized and all the other topics.--Cúchullain ^t/c 14:19, 17 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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