Forum:Naming Policy

Ok, this policy on names is starting to drive me nuts. In the recent-ish nomination for Famas to be merged with FAMAS it really came to light that names seem to take precedence over all other criteria for whether or not a weapon gets an article of its own, which if you ask me is pretty stupid, for the following reason.

For example,Famas and FAMAS are different weapons, but it is only because they have so very slightly different names that they had separate pages in the first place. So, if names are so important, what are we waiting for? (Warning, sarcasm ahead) We need to enforce this! Starting with creating separate articles for StG-44 and MP44. They are exactly the same gun but oh my god they have different names. Why stop there? We need separate articles for M4A1 and M4 Carbine. We have Crossbow and Crossbow Explosive Tip. Then there's Tokarev TT-33 and TT-33. Again, they have different names! Oh, and an even worse case, we need to separate M1911, Colt M1911 and M1911.45! They mnay be the same gun but holy crap they have different NAMES!

Summary; Someone fix this screwy policy. Seijana 19:30, February 12, 2011 (UTC)