Talk:Special page names/la

initial proposal
This is a proposal for the special page names for the Latin localization (la) of the MediaWiki software.

My proposal differs in some ways from the existing special page titles. My goal was to make it easy for the user both (a) to recognize what the special page does and (b) easily to remember the correct special page name when looking for a given special page again. To that end, the names I propose generally follow the structure
 * object(s) property (e. g. "Paginae longae") or
 * object(s) action (e. g. "Conventum aperire")

(although there are some exceptions to this rule, see below). As a side effect of this naming scheme, special pages that deal with the same object will be grouped next to each other on the alphabetical list of special pages la:Specialis:Specialpages.

The special page names should be chosen carefully: While it would, in principle, be possible to remove again a name that has been badly chosen, this would break all links that have been using this name in the meantime.

Note that the special page name (which is part of the URL displayed in the browser's address bar) needs not necessarily be identical to the title of the special page (displayed as a large heading on the special page and used on the list of special pages la:Specialis:SpecialPages). Nevertheless, I am proposing to use the same text for both the page name and the page title for every special page.

All names are case-insensitive. The first listed alias will be used as the default. Aliases from the fallback localisation (English) will be included by default. That means that e. g. Specialis:Contributions/UV or Special:Contributions/UV will continue to work and will redirect automatically to Specialis:Conlationes usoris/UV (or whatever translation we agree on).

Feel free to make and discuss whatever changes you would like to propose! --UV 14:36, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

T … type, S … core MediaWiki software, E … MediaWiki extension

current title … current title on la.wikipedia.org

few things

 * 1) Paginae omnnes: Omnis is one of a few adjectives in latin that almost always precedes its head noun.
 * Would "Paginae totae" be ok? --UV 09:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) What's the english for Block me?
 * Just "Blockme". This special page seems to play a role when a user is automatically blocked, e. g. when an IP is blocked specifically including any registered users that might use this IP in the future and when a registered user later tries to use this IP (=> automatic block for 24 hours). I doubt that this special page name is encountered often, and there should never be the need to link to this page (it is not listed on la:Specialis:Specialpages either). --UV 09:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Conlationes usoris et Conlationes?
 * My proposal is that the standard form should be e. g. Specialis:Conlationes usoris/UV . However, I am also proposing that writing just Specialis:Conlationes/UV should be sufficient (and should redirect automatically to the full form Specialis:Conlationes usoris/UV ). --UV 09:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Perhaps Paginae pro disambiguatione...
 * A precise name would be "Paginae quae ad disambiguationem nectunt" or perhaps "Paginae ad disambiguationem nectentes". Would the last one be OK? --UV 09:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Maybe Paginae inannexae?
 * No objection. --UV 09:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) What's the english for Mostcategories?
 * Just "Mostcategories" (the page title ist "Articles with the most categories"). This shows all pages in descending order by the number of categories to which the pages are assigned, i. e. the page with the most categories first. See la:Specialis:Mostcategories. --UV 09:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) What's the english for Recentchangeslinked?
 * Just "Recentchangeslinked" (the page title is "Related changes"). This shows the recent changes to all pages linked from a given page, e. g. la:Specialis:Recentchangeslinked/Scacci shows the recent changes to all pages where there is a link from Scacci to that page. --UV 09:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Still the issue of custodire.
 * See la:Disputatio MediaWiki:Prefs-watchlist-days.
 * What is your opinion on these points? --UV 09:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

--Ioshus 01:31, 8 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi, UV, I sent out a link to Myces. I'd also like to get Iustinus here before I respond to the whole thing. I have responded to the custoditus vs vigilatus question. What about perservare?--206.173.167.194 13:31, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

current status
For the current status, see. --UV 20:40, 1 January 2009 (UTC)