Name of Battle[edit]
1. So I just threw this page up so that we'd have the beginning of a summary to make things easier to write out when we see the conclusion in January, but I know that the title of the article, and battle, may be a bit controversial. Is it a "battle?" We don't really know yet. It is a "Standoff," "Crisis," etc.? It'll be easy enough to change the title later on if consensus shows that it isn't a "battle." There have been shots fired and losses taken; Starbuck was downed hit by SAM fire.
2. Also annoying, no one has gone and officially named the site of the battle as the "Algae Planet." Most either use "Algae planet" or "algae planet." The Algae planet page has been started, so this shouldn't be much of a big deal, because the word "planet" in a battle title would be capitalized regardless of whether it is capitalized in the name of the planet or not. - Keithustus 19:13, 16 December 2006 (CST)
I think the name of the page should be changed ; their not fighting for the planet but rather for the eye - so "Battle for the Eye of Jupiter" is a more logical choice. --lordmutt 19:40, 16 December 2006 (CST)
The show itself also calls the place "Algae planet" (The Eye of Jupiter). Maybe we should wait for Rapture to air before we take any decisions, as it will show the rest of the battle and provide more ground for calling it a battle/standoff/crisis/whatever. --Catrope 09:37, 18 December 2006 (CST)
- "Battle for the Eye of Jupiter" is a cool name, but its probably best to wait until the next episode airs before making any drastic changes --Mercifull (Talk/Contribs) 15:50, 18 December 2006 (CST)
Fair enough. Can't wait till the next ep, shame it's a month away :( --lordmutt 20:02, 18 December 2006 (CST)
Concur; the name can always be changed once the battle is concluded, although I suggest "Battle for the Eye" in the interest of brevity. --Spencerian 22:42, 18 December 2006 (CST)
Why bother with brevity if we've also got "Battle of NCD2539"? --Catrope 08:50, 19 December 2006 (CST)
- While "NCD2539" doesn't roll off the tongue, it is a short search term. Battlestar Wiki is an encyclopedia, so any effort to shorten, simplify or differentiate a search term when possible to avoid numerous redirects or disambiguations. Sometimes keeping length down isn't easy, such as "Standoff Between Galactica and Pegasus", a title that had a long debate on its talk page. "Battle of the Eye" is OK as it will have links, is short, and differentiates itself well. "Battle of the Algae Planet" is OK but also shares its name with the planet's article. "Battle for the Eye of Jupiter" is long and creates confusion with the artifact's article and the episode article. One could argue that association by title is a good idea in searching, but we just have to watch length and frequency of use. Search for "Pegasus" and you will understand why differentiation is important in considering a name when it is very common. --Spencerian 10:30, 19 December 2006 (CST)
- Agreed, there's Pegasus (episode) and Pegasus (ship) for both RDM and TOS. I can live with pretty much any of the names you suggest (Battle of the Eye , Battle of the Eye of Jupiter, Battle of the Algae Planet), but due to the "Battle of the"-prefix, confusion is much less likely to occur than with Pegasus. Also compare "Resurrection Ship", "Resurrection Ship, Part I", "Resurrection Ship, Part II", "Battle of the Resurrection Ship", not too much confusion there either. And even if people get confused, all those pages link to eachother. --Catrope 10:41, 19 December 2006 (CST)