Talk:Gloucester Hole

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Naming

I'd suggest The Gloucester Hole over Gloucester Hole (and capitalising appropriately in the text). It's one of those cases where the definite article forms part of the name, and the name is treated as a proper noun overall. It's not a cave system - there aren't "gloucester holes" popping up all over the Forest. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:56, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I did think about that, but decided against it mainly because this describes it as "Gloucester Hole" and, conventionally, the definite article is not included - "Avoid definite and indefinite articles: Do not place definite or indefinite articles (the, a and an) at the beginning of titles unless they are part of a proper name..." But it's a moot point, so if you feel strongly about it, feel free to go ahead and change it. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:13, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'd only heard it as "The ...", but as Ivo Waters has it without, that's probably the best authority. Andy Dingley (talk) 14:34, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]