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The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: plain name as disambig page. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 06:03, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]



Nyctimene (genus)Nyctimene — This bat genus, Nyctimene, was named after a minor character from Ovid, Nyctimene. However, the bat is now far more widely discussed in reliable sources; when one types in "Nyctimene" in Google Scholar, Google Books, or even JSTOR, the vast majority of hits relate to the bat, not the character. Therefore, it is now the primary topic. Ucucha 15:47, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • But there are degrees even in obscurity; the bat genus is mentioned tens if not hundreds of times in reliable sources, while there are much fewer mentions of both the mythological figure and the asteroid. Ucucha 16:52, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I do think it is relevant. I support moving the article about the mythical Nyctimene to Nyctimene (mythology). However, in Category:Bat genera more bat genera are disambiguated with "(genus)" than with "(bat)". Also, "(genus)" is less ambiguous than "(bat)", "(dog)", "(cat)"; etc. The latter terms are used to refer to individual animals. Using "(dog)" etc to mean a dog breed rather than an individual dog can create confusion. If necessary, "(bat genus)" would be okay. 69.3.72.9 (talk) 18:42, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've renamed a few recently, with the reasoning that labeling it a "bat" would be more helpful to someone unfamiliar with the subject than using the jargon term "genus". I would also be fine with "(bat genus)". Ucucha 18:57, 6 September 2010 (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. No further edits should be made to this section.