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Using '''verbs''' for namespaces just isn't something we are going to do; It just messes the mental coherence of what is the role and meaning of article names in the main namespace and in the other namespaces. | Using '''verbs''' for namespaces just isn't something we are going to do; It just messes the mental coherence of what is the role and meaning of article names in the main namespace and in the other namespaces. | ||
'''Namespaces must be nouns''' | |||
I could consider changing the project-namespace to "Development:", but I'd say that "Consudev:" is a good solution: | I could consider changing the project-namespace to "Development:", but I'd say that "Consudev:" is a good solution: | ||
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*It's not difficult to remember | *It's not difficult to remember | ||
*It conveys that the articles in the namespace are about "CONSUmerium DEVelepoment" (which would be way too long to use | *It conveys that the articles in the namespace are about "CONSUmerium DEVelepoment" (which would be way too long to use | ||
--[[User:Juxo|Juxo]] 20:25, 28 Aug 2005 (GMT) | --[[User:Juxo|Juxo]] 20:25, 28 Aug 2005 (GMT) | ||
And more - you (142) wrote the article [[wiki best practice]] that touts http://dowire.org/wiki/Wiki_best_practice as the best in "best practice" and in there we find http://dowire.org/wiki/Avoid_new_namespaces . Now what is the coherence in that that you are pushing for 7 namespaces for recording [[policies]], [[guidelines]] and [[help]] reagarding the way that Consumerium is run. | And more - you (142) wrote the article [[wiki best practice]] that touts http://dowire.org/wiki/Wiki_best_practice as the best in "best practice" and in there we find http://dowire.org/wiki/Avoid_new_namespaces . Now what is the coherence in that that you are pushing for 7 namespaces for recording [[policies]], [[guidelines]] and [[help]] reagarding the way that Consumerium is run. | ||
I repeat that verbs are not going to be used as namespaces. I tried it already (to keep the project-namespace in accordance with the domain-name), but it was just plain confusing and not a good practice. | I repeat that verbs are not going to be used as namespaces. I tried it already (to keep the project-namespace in accordance with the domain-name), but it was just plain confusing and not a good practice. | ||
The namespaces we are going to have are going to be in the manner of | The namespaces we are going to have are going to be in the manner of | ||
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*[[GTIN:]], [[EAN:]] and [[UPC:]] --[[User:Juxo|Juxo]] 20:37, 28 Aug 2005 (GMT) | *[[GTIN:]], [[EAN:]] and [[UPC:]] --[[User:Juxo|Juxo]] 20:37, 28 Aug 2005 (GMT) | ||
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::A god-awful alternative is to use horrible standard abbreviations like "dev:" and "pub:" but this is just too awful to think about. | ::A god-awful alternative is to use horrible standard abbreviations like "dev:" and "pub:" but this is just too awful to think about. | ||