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Is that the right name? [[User:Death Dragon|Death Dragon]] 20:22, 3 November 2007 (EDT)
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:Moved. --[[User:Turgid Bolk|Turgid Bolk]] 20:34, 3 November 2007 (EDT)
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:My feeling is that it should be titled the way it would be used in a sentence, for easy linking.  Independent adjectives modifying the same noun are normally separated by a comma, so the title should have the comma as well. --[[User:Peristarkawan|Peristarkawan]] 20:35, 3 November 2007 (EDT)
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::I thought in the game it was called "large serrated disc". It's not adjectives modifying a noun so much as the name of an object, in the same way as "iron battle axe" is the name of a game object. If I linked to it, I would link it with this title. The old wiki also used this title [http://archive.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Large_Serrated_Disc]. We don't have to go by the old wiki, but this title makes sense to me. --[[User:Turgid Bolk|Turgid Bolk]] 21:44, 3 November 2007 (EDT)
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:::As far as I'm concerned, the way the game writes it is incorrect. :-) --[[User:Peristarkawan|Peristarkawan]] 22:10, 3 November 2007 (EDT)
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:::Also, I noticed that the raw file uses "large, serrated" for the adjective.  I'm assuming this means it shows up '''somewhere''' in the game as "large, serrated disc" (in the dwarves' preferences maybe), but I haven't had a chance to actively look for it. --[[User:Peristarkawan|Peristarkawan]] 11:56, 9 November 2007 (EST)
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:::Oh, and "iron battle axe" is a different case, because "battle" isn't an adjective; rather, "battle axe" is a compound word (dictionary.com actually lists it as "battle-axe"...wonder if we should change it). ;-) --[[User:Peristarkawan|Peristarkawan]] 11:59, 9 November 2007 (EST)
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OK, as far as I can tell, the game actually does use the comma universally.  So I'm going to move this back if nobody objects. --[[User:Peristarkawan|Peristarkawan]] 12:18, 11 November 2007 (MST)
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:Done. --[[User:Peristarkawan|Peristarkawan]] 12:41, 13 November 2007 (EST)

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