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Requested move 30 September 2015
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The result of the move request was: no consensus. Reasonable arguments in favour of both titles, but opinions are roughly split after almost a month at RM. Proposed title created as a redirect.
Jenks24 (
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07:42, 27 October 2015 (UTC)reply
Seems reasonable enough but it will require a lede rewrite and new cover artwork. There may be justification for keeping the old cover as a non-free image though that use will need a good rationale.
ww2censor (
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10:59, 30 September 2015 (UTC)reply
It would be nice if there was a standard guideline that we could follow, but it seems that each case is different. The Birds and Other Stories was published 7 times under that name and once each under two earlier names. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? lived under that name from 1968 'til at least 1982. The Birds and Other Stories was an anthology, and short stories are often published in multiple collections with different names. I'd like to think that, for a novel, the original name reflected the author's intent (though in reality it might have more to do with what the publisher thinks will sell?). The credits for the movie Blade Runner prominently said "Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick", promoting awareness of the original title. And The Dark Fields/Limitless? I guess it falls somewhere in between.
I'm glad that the infobox for The Birds and Other Stories has kept the original cover art from The Apple Tree. It troubles me what
ww2censor wrote about it being hard to keep the original cover art after a move of this article.
(Sorry for the long reply; I'm just thinking about the different factors involved.)
Oppose per sources listed above. It looks like the title The Dark Fields is still being referenced in recent sources. I would rather see the vast majority of sources adopt the new title before renaming the Wikipedia article. I am okay with this article's current approach of mentioning the republished title, but I wouldn't mind it being moved up to the opening sentence for immediate clarification.
Erik (
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ping me)16:45, 26 October 2015 (UTC)reply
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