User:Andrewa/NYRM2018

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Why this page

This is not a formal discussion and will not be closed as deciding anything.

It has long been foreshadowed that, should NYRM2017 succeed (and of course it did), a further RM would be necessary to decide whether there is a primary topic for New York.

However there are many reasons not to have this immediately. This page is for gathering evidence in the meantime, and other preparations as may arise. Discuss on its talk page.

Evidence

• A google on "MetLife Stadium in New York" (note the double quotes) got 209,000 ghits. SO somebody thinks that the stadium is in New York!

Proposed moratorium

Proposed: A moratorium on RMs and RfCs affecting article names New York however disambiguated. This includes proposals to split, merge and rescope the articles.

It explicitly excludes this page and its talk, which all are free to edit in non-disruptive ways, and allows heads-ups to this page to be posted on the user talk pages of those who express or have expressed in the past an opinion that New York City or some variation of it is the primary topic of New York, without this being seen as canvassing.

The period to be one year from the close of wp:NYRM2017.

Timing

NYRM2017 closed with a standing ovation (;-> at 10:53, 19 July 2017.

A year later is of course July 2018.

See also

NYRM2018 etc

• wp:NYRM2018 and its talk wt:NYRM2018
• The pseudo-DAB at wp:NYRM

Previous discussions

• Category:New York City and New York State move discussion pages
• Wikipedia:List of New York City and New York State move discussion page sections