http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_%28disambiguation_pages%29#.7B.7BSurname.7D.7D


:: That's a 7500 word section, and I don't really have enough interest to keep up with the changing rules and multiple organization schemes with human names, so apologies if I need things re-explained.

:: I agree in principle — there's a fine line between lists of any sort and disambig pages — though {{tl|surname}} is found on many disambiguation pages (pages with non-name disambig entries)...  certainly these pages aren't going to start detailing the encyclopedic background to the human name on the disambig page.  And the sentence "If an internal link for a specific person referred you to this page, you may wish to add the given name(s) to that wikilink" makes the template itself feel like a disambig template.  (in my mind, the key distinction between a list and a disambig is whether the backlinks need to be corrected)

:: And more vaguely, most {{tl|surname}} pages look and feel like a disambig page...  are there plans to style them more consistently, and in a way that's distinct from disambig pages?  If there's a style manual, or at least a few exemplary articles, could they be mentioned on [[Template talk:Surname]]?  --~~~~








:: That's a 7500 word section, and I don't really have enough interest to keep up with the changing rules and multiple organization schemes with human names, so apologies if I need things re-explained or if I have an overly disambig-centric view.

:: I agree in principle... there's a fine line between lists of any sort and disambig pages.  So if {{tl|surname}}s aren't disambigs, could the template have this sentence removed?  "If an internal link for a specific person referred you to this page, you may wish to add the given name(s) to that wikilink."  In my mind, the difference between a list and a disambig is whether backlinks need to be corrected.  

:: So, {{tl|hndis}} pages are still disambig pages?  And {{tl|hndis}} is reserved for either full names, or in the rare situation where multiple people are referred to by a single name?  So there shouldn't be 7500 pages with {{tl|hndis}} on them?

:: Also, if {{tl|surname}}s aren't disambiguation pages, then why is {{tl|surname}} found on disambig pages with non-name entries? <!-- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sheffield_%28disambiguation%29&diff=78147215&oldid=77193159 --> If the entries under {{tl|surname}} aren't disambigs, then move them elsewhere.  If they are, then {{tl|disambig}} or {{tl|hndis}} covers them, right?

:: More generally though, many {{tl|surname}} articles look and feel like disambig pages.  Are there plans to style them consistently, and differently from disambig pages?  Is there a style manual, or exemplary pages ([[Allen (surname)]]?)?  --~~~~