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twitter discussion that might be of interest on this page

https://twitter.com/arambaut/status/1216026183118344196 JuanTamad (talk) 23:59, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Paper on this virus asks for assistance in editing

Evolution of the novel coronavirus from the ongoing Wuhan outbreak and modeling of its spike protein for risk of human transmission from SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences.Since I am not a medical major and my English is not good, I ask other colleagues for help.Ask wikis who are good at related fields to make appropriate additions based on the content of the paper contained in this source. Thank you.--舞月書生👉☎️👈∮Strive to be a good Wikipedians. 18:22, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

rename - Wuhan coronavirus

Hi, propose we rename this using the common name that seems to have taken in the press. WSJ, CNN, NYT all following term Wuhan coronavirus. Note Wuhan is a location in China that seems to be primarily associated with its origin.

@DocJames: would this move be per policy? Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 20:38, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Jtbobwaysf: some of this was discussed here. As I said there, "novel coronavirus" is just a placeholder name. I agree "Wuhan coronovirus" is more descriptive. The virus will likely not receive a formal name for a while, and then the article will need to be moved again then. --Nessie (📥) 00:12, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@NessieVL: is there an official naming policy? Or at wikipedia do we just use what the RS are using? Jtbobwaysf (talk) 06:44, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Jtbobwaysf: in WikiProject Viruses, we usually go by what ICTV uses. But this is not officially a species yet, so i think we go with WP:COMMONNAME. --Nessie (📥) 12:28, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@NessieVL: seems is it going to be called Wuhan Coronavirus, and today I was seeing it called WARS (Wuhan Acute Respiratory Syndrome.) Probably we should move the article to something the press is using. Nobody is using this Novel Coronavirus. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 14:29, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Jtbobwaysf: I suggest you start the formal process at WP:RMCM because of the related discussion and the high amount of interest in this article. Also Wuhan coronavirus exists as a redirect and we'd need some help with that part --Nessie (📥) 15:11, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 22 January 2020

Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) → Wuhan Coronavirus – Widespread use in top shelf sources Jtbobwaysf (talk) 17:21, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Here are a few sources that are using it Note Wuhan is a location in China that seems to be primarily associated with its origin. CNN, NYT, WSJ Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 18:52, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Amend proposal to move to Wuhan coronavirus per obvious capitalization error. Jtbobwaysf (talk) 19:39, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You're correct that this is just a placeholder. However, viruses never have a place name in them, so it's not going to stick. If we did this, it would just need to be changed again.Mvolz (talk) 20:01, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Mvolz: that’s not true at all, go to ICTV and you’ll find many many species of viruses named after places. --Nessie (📥) 22:25, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose We should use the placeholder name until virologists give it a new name. Otherwise we'll just have to move it again. A redirect to here from Wuhan coronavirus is appropriate. Mvolz (talk) 20:01, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
CDC is calling it "2019 Novel Coronavirus, Wuhan, China" see [1]. If you want to be strict and follow CDC, why not use that? Jtbobwaysf (talk) 20:08, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I, an anonymous user, strongly oppose changing the title of the article to any form of the phrase, "Wuhan Coronavirus", including but not limited to "Wuhan coronavirus" or "Wuhan virus". I have three reasons why it should not be changed. First of all, the phrase, "Wuhan coronavirus", is an unprofessional and rudimentary name. 

  I strongly believe that the article's title should not be changed because it is not a news article. "Wuhan coronavirus" sounds unprofessional, and if this is a formal encyclopedia, then you should have a more professionial name. Also, there may be multiple "Wuhan coronavirus"-es. This is very general and vague and not specific. News headlines only use "Wuhan coronavirus" to summarize the place and to catch readers, so I think that this is a factual encyclopedia with a specific and non vague fairly scientific name. "Wuhan corona virus sounds very rudimentary. Wuhan is just to identify the event and where it started! A scientific name is better, so I oppose! It is very unprofessional!

Secondly, "Wuhan coronavirus" is likely to be changed again, due to its unofficial name format (nomenclature), both scientifically and socially. 

  Also, like Mvolz said, viruses should not officialy have a place name, so it will need to be changed again. We need to limit the amount of changes to this article, as multiple changes can also confuse readers. Also NessieVL, even though you will find "many many species" of viruses named after places, "Wuhan coronavirus" sounds very unprofessional, and I dont think virus names have two English words. So Dicklyon, in my opinion, I believe that changing the name would not be a good choice if it has not been named yet, because then the title would need to be changed twice, wasting time and effort and energy that could have been used in something else.

Lastly, Redirecting can be used instead, to redirect from "Wuhan coronavirus" into the main real page. 

  I also agree with Mvolz in a redirect for the search term, "Wuhan coronavirus", because a more professional name would suit the article better, and may enhance Wikipedia's reputation in terms of its element of professionality. Also, I disagree with TheMemeMonarch because only a redirected is needed. I really wonder if people here take redirects into consideration.
  Please take my opinion into consideration even though I am anonymous. Thanks! By the way, I am exercising the "be bold" saying, and trying to be helpful to people and not vandalize. I have tried to rebuke all of the "Support" bullet points, and tried to support the "Oppose" points. 10:56 P.M., January 22 2020 75.52.95.136 (talk) 06:57, 23 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Edit protection of some kind

I've been kind of keeping an eye on this page throughout the day,and I've noticed some light vandalism. its probably a good idea to get some kind of edit protection going. - T — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:558:6007:46:4551:8B4F:5C74:9DB2 (talk) 05:23, 23 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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