Talk:Dwarf planet/Naming: Difference between revisions

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:::*'''Strongly oppose'''. [[Pluto]] is just fine where it is, Ceres & Eris can have (dwarf planet) on the end since they are less known than Pluto. - [[User:67.126.201.182|Added by 67.126.201.182]]

*'''Strongly support''' - see my reply to aLii above. [[User:Chaos syndrome|Chaos syndrome]] 20:17, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

*'''Strong oppose''' I know have preference to option number 6; Pluto is just more popular as a planet (and dog) than a deity, whereas Ceres and Eris have much more knowledge concerning their namesake deities than the chunks of rock and ice that they are. I say we should stick with [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (common names)]] which would leave [[Pluto]] (which has been a planet for 76 years) and [[1 Ceres]] (which was a planet for 50 years and then an asteroid) where they are, and maybe [[136199 Eris]] can be disambiguated (but I still wish [[Eris]] would have been left as it was). [[User:Ryulong|Ryūlóng]] 21:33, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

**'''Addendum''' Right now, I'm going by what is in all scientific literature. The most common name for 134340 Pluto is '''Pluto'''; the most common name for 1 Ceres is '''1 Ceres'''; and there is no current common name for 136199 Eris other than Xena, {{mp|2003 UB|313}}, Lila, etc. Right now, I think the only problem we have is with the name of [[136199 Eris]]/[[Eris (dwarf planet)]]. [[User:Ryulong|Ryūlóng]] 21:41, 17 September 2006 (UTC)