Difference between revisions of "Talk:Computer Interconnect"
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I'd prefer using 'CI' over 'Computer Interconnect' in the article (except for the heading and the first sentence). 'CI' is much more 'DEC speak' than 'Computer Interconnect', and the latter might possibly been mistaken for some unspecific conception instead of a DEC specific one. | I'd prefer using 'CI' over 'Computer Interconnect' in the article (except for the heading and the first sentence). 'CI' is much more 'DEC speak' than 'Computer Interconnect', and the latter might possibly been mistaken for some unspecific conception instead of a DEC specific one. | ||
What do you think? [[User:Vaxorcist|Vaxorcist]] ([[User talk:Vaxorcist|talk]]) 11:53, 8 June 2022 (CEST) | What do you think? [[User:Vaxorcist|Vaxorcist]] ([[User talk:Vaxorcist|talk]]) 11:53, 8 June 2022 (CEST) | ||
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| + | : I do not have any particular preference about which form to use; feel free to use 'CI' everywhere - but make sure to say <nowiki>[[Computer Interconnect|CI]]</nowiki> everywhere, so that if we ever need to make [[CI]] a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation disambiguation page], we will not need to go to every page which uses <nowiki>[[CI]]</nowiki> and change it to link directly to [[Computer Interconnect]]. (Which is, by the way, the reason that I always tend to use the full, formal, name of things for their page name - there will be less chance of a future clash that way. Although that occasionally fails - as with [[Network Control Program]] - so far there have not been many cases where we had to run around and change a lot of pages when we renamed a page - as I had to for the NCP change.) If you'd like to update all pages that link to [[Computer Interconnect]] to use 'CI', the [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Computer_Interconnect|'What links here']] link on the left edge will quickly/easily show them all. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 13:06, 8 June 2022 (CEST) | ||
Revision as of 13:06, 8 June 2022
Use acronym or full name?
I'd prefer using 'CI' over 'Computer Interconnect' in the article (except for the heading and the first sentence). 'CI' is much more 'DEC speak' than 'Computer Interconnect', and the latter might possibly been mistaken for some unspecific conception instead of a DEC specific one.
What do you think? Vaxorcist (talk) 11:53, 8 June 2022 (CEST)
- I do not have any particular preference about which form to use; feel free to use 'CI' everywhere - but make sure to say [[Computer Interconnect|CI]] everywhere, so that if we ever need to make CI a disambiguation page, we will not need to go to every page which uses [[CI]] and change it to link directly to Computer Interconnect. (Which is, by the way, the reason that I always tend to use the full, formal, name of things for their page name - there will be less chance of a future clash that way. Although that occasionally fails - as with Network Control Program - so far there have not been many cases where we had to run around and change a lot of pages when we renamed a page - as I had to for the NCP change.) If you'd like to update all pages that link to Computer Interconnect to use 'CI', the 'What links here' link on the left edge will quickly/easily show them all. Jnc (talk) 13:06, 8 June 2022 (CEST)
