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Need to disambiguate from BGP confederation, or create article "BGP confederation"[[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 11:44, 4 May 2008 (CDT)
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: I'd put the BGP thingy at [[BGP Confederation]] (or does the doc use lower-case?), and leave this name for the disambig. [[User:J. Noel Chiappa|J. Noel Chiappa]] 11:54, 4 May 2008 (CDT)
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:: I can live with that, but consider the precedent it sets. Do we have community (political), community (BGP), community (sociology)? There will be quite a few terms used in totally different fields that will need the disambiguating prefix (or suffix), unless the first use has priority. Is it tank (water) or tank (armored fighting vehicle)? Heart (cardiology) or heart (playing cards) or heart (metaphorical)?[[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 12:06, 4 May 2008 (CDT)
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Need to disambiguate from BGP confederation, or create article "BGP confederation"Howard C. Berkowitz 11:44, 4 May 2008 (CDT)

I'd put the BGP thingy at BGP Confederation (or does the doc use lower-case?), and leave this name for the disambig. J. Noel Chiappa 11:54, 4 May 2008 (CDT)
I can live with that, but consider the precedent it sets. Do we have community (political), community (BGP), community (sociology)? There will be quite a few terms used in totally different fields that will need the disambiguating prefix (or suffix), unless the first use has priority. Is it tank (water) or tank (armored fighting vehicle)? Heart (cardiology) or heart (playing cards) or heart (metaphorical)?Howard C. Berkowitz 12:06, 4 May 2008 (CDT)
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