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The phrase "2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry" is a link, implying that there is a page about this year's chemistry prize. However it actually links to Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which is a generic page.
If there is a page about this year's chemistry prize then it should link there. If not then ITN s/b changed so that "2008" is not part of the link. FerdinandFrog (talk) 11:27, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
- I have just seen that the Physics & Literature entries are also formatted the same way ("2008 Nobel Prize in X" links to "Nobel Prize in X"), so maybe this is a deliberate style choice but if so I think it is misleading. Especially so as for Chemistry & Physics this link is the main (bold) one. FerdinandFrog (talk) 11:35, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
- It is sometimes displayed in this manner - I think you're right in that it could mislead, but it's not wrong, it's just perhaps not the best way it could be linked. It's not always done that way - see, for example, J. M. Coetzee. I've changed this one. I also changed the bolding, as the top entry had emboldened the winner's name, and the bottom entry had emboldened the award's name. Not consistent!
Fixed fish&karate 15:42, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
- It is sometimes displayed in this manner - I think you're right in that it could mislead, but it's not wrong, it's just perhaps not the best way it could be linked. It's not always done that way - see, for example, J. M. Coetzee. I've changed this one. I also changed the bolding, as the top entry had emboldened the winner's name, and the bottom entry had emboldened the award's name. Not consistent!
- Thanks for that. I agree that it is not wrong in the sense that "2+2=5" is wrong but as it is (or at least could be) misleading and a better alternative is readily available I would say that it should be avoided.
- Also I checked the articles of the seven recipients listed on ITN and six of them do not include the "2008" in the link, Roger Y. Tsien being the exception. <aside>Some say "Nobel Prize for X in 2008" so it is not an issue</aside>. As the Main Page is supposed to defer to the subject pages I think what you have changed it to is right in some sense of the word..
- FerdinandFrog (talk) 16:08, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
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