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Requested move 14 January 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. I'll propose the dab page (now at Sahul (disambiguation)) for deletion via WP:PROD given the agreement that it's now unnecessary. (closed by non-admin page mover) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:41, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sahul (continent) → Sahul
Sahul → Sahul (disambiguation)

– It is unnecessary to have to disambiguation Sahul (continent) when the other entries listed at the Sahul disambiguation page have natural disambiguation within their titles. Cavalryman (talk) 20:23, 14 January 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:54, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. I see no reason to complicate things. The current situation is fine. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:23, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support 1st, oppose 2nd I think the disambiguation page is completely unnecessary, we're just talking about partial title matches here. Simply move Sahul to the primary topic and put a hatnote to Sahul Shelf if necessary, or merge Sahul Shelf into that article._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 05:22, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I support this as a better solution, there really is no purpose to the DAB page. Cavalryman (talk) 22:13, 22 January 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Support per nom. Showiecz (talk) 15:34, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support and delete the disambiguation just like the comments above said. Every entry except Sahul (continent) is a mere partial match, and per WP:PARTIAL, such disambiguation is not included in Wikipedia. Jovanmilic97 (talk) 19:55, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Support deleting disambiguation page.Tom Radulovich (talk) 16:39, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

To add to article

Basic information to add to this article (in order to help make it properly encyclopedic): the etymology/origin of the name "Sahul"; is this correct?

From the name “Sahull” and “Sahoel” of a submerged sandbank between Australia and Timor on Dutch maps of the 17th century. From this the continental shelf was given the name “Sahul Shelf”, and the continent including the dry shelf was called Sahul.

the article states the region was first colonized by humans between 40 and 60 thousand years ago, but we have sites indicating aboriginal migration to australia at least 65 thousand years ago (according to the aboriginal australians wiki article), seems like these two pages are in conflict and one should be updated to the more accurate current understanding — Preceding unsigned comment added by 111.69.8.186 (talk) 11:21, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

173.88.246.138 (talk) 21:59, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]