Talk:Tesla

Content

All meanings derive from Nikola Tesla, so the lemma should redirect there and not to this disambig. It's not ambiguous at all.

Redirection

This page should redirect to Nikola Tesla, the the disambiguation at Tesla (disambiguation) J. D. Redding

First, why is this so crucial? And second, if such a move is necessary, it should be done by actually moving the page, not switching content with copy/paste which breaks the page history. --Minderbinder 15:35, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

As stated in Talk:Tesla (disambiguation) ... by another user "query was directed to Nikola Tesla as all of the other links in this disambiguation are somehow derivitive of him". J. D. Redding 15:39, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

That quote is incomplete. The full quote is: "I was wondering if there had been any discussion as to whether a search for tesla should come here (as it currently does) or whether it should go to Nikola Tesla. Personally I would prefer if the search query was directed to Nikola Tesla as all of the other links in this disambiguation are somehow derivitive of him." (emphasis added) This is one opinion of a user, not consensus, and there is no indication that the user actually made the proposed change. Natalie 15:55, 7 April 2007 (UTC)It would be good to remeber Tesla with a new accelarator! Tesla should have his scientific "due"! The tesla uinit is good But the name TESLA still doesnt mean much to the general poipulation.THEEDSON1 (talk) 03:39, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

It should be redirect.

It is perferable to redirect it to the Nikola Tesla.OK why not a mention of Global Enegry Indpendence Day/Tesla remeberance day Or the Tesla Society?

I would suppose that the user didn't make the change because of editors that would do what is happening now.

J. D. Redding 16:41, 7 April 2007 (UTC) [PS., made a note of discussion to reverse this ill begotten decision not to redirect to Nikola Tesla, at the talk page there.]

Discussion there is a good way to handle it. And if there is consensus to redirect Tesla to Nikola Tesla, the disambig that is currently at Tesla needs to be moved (actually moved, using the Move functionality of this site, NOT copy/pasted to another page) first. --Minderbinder 17:06, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

I think if Tesla is going to redirect to any specific article it should be Tesla (unit) as that is a common noun whose full name is Tesla. Indeed, I believe it used to redirect there and I was surprised it doesn't still when I looked at that article. Maybe, per WP:DAB, if there isn't agreement on a target that is the overwhelmingly most common usage, that indicates that the disambiguation page is a good target. Having said that, if one redirects to a single target, one can include a link in the hatnote on that article to the other most common usage as well as the disambiguation page thereby ensuring the least number of clicks for the overwhelming majority of users.

Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley _{talk contrib} 17:15, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Your point is a good one. A significant disagreement about the target for a search term is a good indication that a disambiguation page is the best target, so maintaining the status quo for the time being seems like the best idea. Natalie (talk) 19:19, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Inventor of Radio and electric motor????

Through us goverment patents there is evidence that Tesla invented the radio and the electric motor. Not just propaganda !!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Magnagr (talk • contribs) 17:11, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Serbian?

Tesla was born in Croatia, ethnically Serb. I don't think it is helpful to refer to his ethnicity or nationality. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arrecife (talk • contribs) 21:32, 9 May 2010 (UTC)