Talk:Quarantine Island (New Zealand)

Removed incorrect cultural reference

Mansfield was clearly referring to Wellington in Prelude, for example reference to Picton steamer. She says 'the lighthouse on Quarantine Island' and is likely to be referring to Somes Island in Wellington harbour also used as a quarantine station.TransControl (talk) 08:44, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Quote from Prelude: "It was the first time that Lottie and Kezia had ever been out so late. Everything looked different–the painted wooden houses far smaller than they did by day, the gardens far bigger and wilder. Bright stars speckled the sky and the moon hung over the harbour dabbling the waves with gold. They could see the lighthouse shining on Quarantine Island, and the green lights on the old coal hulks.

"There comes the Picton boat," said the storeman, pointing to a little steamer all hung with bright beads."

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/mansfield/bliss/prelude.html

Revision

I intend to make some changes to this regarding name, wording and references over the next few days, this is being done in consultation with a local historian and the community that lease the island.TransControl (talk) 07:25, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

added redirect

I've added a redirect thing here : [1]. Why can't the result directly lead to this page though, why does it have to stop at the 'redirect' page (this one [2])? Zigzig20s 19:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Requested move 29 June 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved to Quarantine Island (New Zealand). per discussion consensus, and proper naming of a largely unpopulated place using parentheticals. (closed by non-admin page mover) — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 23:48, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

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Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua → Quarantine Island, New Zealand – The required disambiguation form for populated places, per WP:NZNC. In addition, disambiguation is required to comply with WP:CRITERIA, which supports the use of the proposed title; it is more recognizable, as "New Zealand" is more helpful for readers in placing this location than "Kamau Taurua" and it is more natural, as most news articles and scholarly articles about this location don't mention the name Kamau Taurua; 42 news articles don't, compared to 14 that do, while 225 scholarly articles don't, compared to 26 that do. The proposed title also aligns better with MOS:SLASH. BilledMammal (talk) 01:02, 29 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 00:07, 13 July 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 02:14, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

• Support per nominator. --Spekkios (talk) 02:45, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose proposed title is less recognisable, less precise, less natural, and almost exactly the same length - so no concision benefit either. OP also seems to misunderstand the disambiguation guidelines, which specifically propose using parentheses for geographic features where disambiguation is required - not that that's an issue, of course, because the dual name is perfectly precise as it is. Turnagra (talk) 05:44, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Can you explain why you consider it to be less recognisable, less precise, less natural?

The disambiguation guidelines for populated New Zealand places (which includes this island) requires them to use the proposed format; parentheses are for unpopulated places. BilledMammal (talk) 06:00, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

• I think Matiu / Somes Island has an equal claim to the title of Quarantine Island in New Zealand. There may be others.-gadfium 09:09, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

I can’t find any evidence that Matiu / Somes Island was ever called Quarantine Island. It’s not just a designation for a use case; the island in Otago harbour is actually named Quarantine Island, and called so by people who live in the area. I have heard this with my own ears—and note, I have never heard it called by both the English and Māori name at once. — HTGS (talk) 18:22, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

• Support. Common name in English-language sources. Somes Island does not ever seem to have been known as Quarantine Island as a proper name. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:22, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
• Quarantine Island is not a “populated place” in that sense; the only permanent population is the keeper and his or her family. I support the move to the common name (which is more natural and more recognisable, per WP:CRITERIA) but it should have a parenthetical DAB. — HTGS (talk) 18:09, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
• Relister comment Relisting to ask for clarification on the issue of using a comma (as a technically populated place) or parentheses (as insignificantly populated). — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 00:08, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
  • @Mellohi!: No objection to using parentheses; while I consider it technically populated, the point HTGS makes that being technically populated, as opposed to having a permanent and significant population, likely isn't sufficient is a good one. BilledMammal (talk) 01:11, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

  For clarity, my interpretation of the comma–parentheses division (per WP:NCNZ and WP:PLACEDAB) has always been that the two styles distinguish “artificial” human-geography from natural-geography. That is, a populated place is a human construction that wouldn’t exist if not for humans (eg, regional divisions), and use commas because they are similar to conventional writing about human places, or, for simplicity, I liken them to written addresses. Whereas naturally existing features are disambiguated simply by where they are (which may be within a human-made state or not). Consider that while Stewart Island is certainly inhabited, I wouldn’t consider it a “populated place”, as the article covers the whole island, and not just the populated areas. In a similar way, BilledMammal and I had a discussion a little while ago where the distinction between the Auckland Domain, and the hill it sits on, Pukekawa, was important.

  If the island in question were treated as a suburb, we should use the comma, but I believe we are talking about the geographic object of the island. I am happy to help amend—or discuss at—NCNZ if people feel that's necessary. — HTGS (talk) 22:04, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose dual name is New Zealand English. Somej (talk) 10:05, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

  Based on what? Spekkios (talk) 11:16, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

  should have said, not here to revisit old arguments. Principles should be discussed on one forum, not on each and every request to revert from the official dual name. Somej (talk) 04:45, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

  That discussion has already been held. The consensus was to remove the requirement to use the official dual name. BilledMammal (talk) 04:51, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

  I simply repeat my comment: Principles should be discussed on one forum, not on each and every request to revert from the official dual name. Somej (talk) 04:54, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

  There was never a requirement to use an official dual name, please make sure you represent things correctly. Turnagra (talk) 06:53, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

  Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (New Zealand)/Archive 2#RfC on the use of dual names for locations in New Zealand. BilledMammal (talk) 06:55, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

  Can you point to where in the guidelines that the RfC you linked were regarding that it said we were required to use dual names? Turnagra (talk) 06:59, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

  The former text is quoted at the start of that RfC, requiring that we use it if there are sources that indicate that a dual name has usage beyond mandatory official usage, but this seems like an irrelevant tangent - what is relevant is that the discussion that Somej is asking for has already been held. BilledMammal (talk) 07:06, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

  It is clear that there are strongly-held and divergent views on this issue. The RfC was closed with 14 for, 7 against. Closing comments included "the back-and-forth discussion was driven by two editors, which added nuance to the discussion, but also increased its length and substance significantly. "

  Given the lack of consensus, and the comment that the RfC discussion was too long, I again ask that a constructive, good-natured, and well-structured discussion be returned to the guidelines page. Somej (talk) 02:08, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

  The discussion did find a consensus, to remove the requirement. If you disagree with that assessment you can appeal the close at WP:AN, but currently there is a clear consensus. BilledMammal (talk) 02:13, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

  In addition to the closure specifically stating the consensus, there was no comment about the RfC being too long. The length comment was in reference to the engagement of two users, not that the RfC was too long. --Spekkios (talk) 02:16, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

The query "https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Quarantine+Island%22+%22Kamau+Taurua%22+New+Zealand&tbm=nws returns 38 results on 14 July 2022, rather more than the 14 you saw. Somej (talk) 04:51, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

The number Google provides at the top is almost always wrong. You need to go to the last page to see the count. BilledMammal (talk) 04:52, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support per WP:NZNC, WP:SLASH - slashification should be avoided unless the slashed version genuinely is the WP:COMMONNAME. GScholar has 14 hits for "Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua", but in contrast a search for "Quarantine Island"+"Otago "Harbour" (to avoid hits for other Quarantine Islands) returned 91 results, many of them recent. "Quarantine Island" is still very obviously the common name for this island. No view either way on comma or parentheses but I guess it's just about inhabited so comma? FOARP (talk) 13:57, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support Common name in English. Avilich (talk) 13:32, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support per WP:COMMONNAME (and WP:CONCISE, and WP:MOSSLASH, and WP:CONSISTENT). We do not "stack" multiple names in titles like this, either after a slash or in parentheses. Alternative names are redirects.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  09:36, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

  This isn't "stacking" names, it's a name in its own right - the same way that "Budapest" isn't stacking names. We've previously established that MOS:SLASH is irrelevant as WP:NZNC calls for spaced slashes to be used for articles at their dual name, and I fail to see how WP:CONSISTENT is relevant here either. Turnagra (talk) 09:45, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose as the article sources, and other recent notable sources that are well-connected to, or focussed on, the island use the dual name most commonly. E James Bowman (talk) 07:11, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.