Talk:Ascot

I have reverted a change which made "Ascot tie" the first entry. Here in Britain, Ascot the town, and its racecourse, would be the most common use of "Ascot". I've never heard of an Ascot Tie. Would people from other parts of the world please comment? CarolGray 19:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Here in the states, the term ascot almost always refers to the tie, although admittedly use of the term is seldom, as this type of tie has long since gone out of fashion (One notable wearer would be the blonde-haired Fred character from Scooby-Doo, who can usually be seen wearing one in older incarnations of the series).

I made the change because I was, oddly enough, looking for information on how to tie an ascot, and was initially somewhat frustrated when the page appeared not to have it. It just seemed cumbersome to have it buried at the bottom of the page, when, from my perspective, the sort of ascot I was looking for is the most common definition of the term.

At any rate, I thought the change I made was appropriate, because disambiguation pages generally follow the formula of starting off with the most common direct definitions of the term, before moving on to uses of the term as a proper noun (which often include locations). This seems to be a fairly successful and user-friendly format, and I thought this page looked a bit more organized and useful when it was arranged that way. Rodeosmurf 21:40, 7 August 2006 (UTC)