Talk:America
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For those of you who feel passionately about letting the world know your distaste for the second sense of America, you can feel free to add to the America page. You could also add an article on the American page.
I have a challenge, however. My challenge is that you do so without engaging in yet another flamefest on this /Talk page. I don't think you can do it--I think you're too weak. But you might surprise me. So, let's see. I'll be watching to see if someone can supply neutral information about the objection to the second sense of "America," without getting into a flamefest about it. Theoretically, it is possible. --Dr. Larry Sanger (that's right, Tim. :-) )
Now this was a troll if I ever saw one. I challenge you to make non-biased updates to usian. --Pinkunicorn
you have to be a troll to know one
Funny, I could also understand troll in the fishing sense of trolling for an argument. user:Eclecticology
Oh well! :-) --Larry
Isn't there a dispute about the origin of the word America and that it might actually be named after Richard Amerike? Mintguy 16:18 Dec 10, 2002 (UTC)
If this article is switching from a disambiguation, to an article about America the continent, then The Americas should be moved here and a new page America (disambiguation) established ( 21:47, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
I deleted Colonial America, because I've never heard about Colonial "America" being referred to as America. —Cantus…☎ 23:32, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC)
I am in the process of disamming America. I'm getting there. I'm about halfway through the list. I am doing it on a case by case basis, so America can be diverted to American or United States or whatever the intention is. If anyone sees any major errors, fix them. --Woohookitty 00:36, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)
I swapped the United States and the Americas on the list. In English, the United States is by far the most common meaning for the term 'America'. A google search will reveal the same thing. On the first two pages of results (that's as far as I cared to look), only one link (Toshiba.com) used 'America' to refer to anything other than the United States. And they actually used the term 'Latin America'. Does it sound reasonable to put the most common use first? -- Dpark 21:45, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I deleted the entry complaining about living in America. If you feel this is censorship then feel free to put it back. However, I deleted the post because this is a talk page discussing the disambiguation page for America, not a forum to post your opinions on a subject. This is an encyclopedia.--JegaPRIME 17:35, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
America is mainly a continent
DPark: Please stop the US nationalist vandalism. America is a continent and every other meaning is derived from that one. Niqueco 20:53, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
Please do not remove other's comments from talk pages. That is not acceptable. I posed a question, and rather than answer it, you deleted my entire comment and accused me of vandalism. If you cannot answer my question, perhaps you should not have involved yourself at all. Wikipedia is not a forum for pushing for the supremacy of anti-US views. Wikipedia should give accurate information, and that means the most common use of terms should be presented first.
Original Comment I swapped the United States and the Americas on the list. In English, the United States is by far the most common meaning for the term 'America'. A google search will reveal the same thing. On the first two pages of results (that's as far as I cared to look), only one link (Toshiba.com) used 'America' to refer to anything other than the United States. And they actually used the term 'Latin America'. Does it sound reasonable to put the most common use first? -- Dpark 21:45, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
My point is still valid. Online English dictionaries also place the United States as the first meaning. That is the most common meaning in English.
Bartleby (http://www.bartleby.com/61/97/A0249700.html) The Free Dictionary (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/America) Dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=America)
Also, "The Americas" are two continents, and it is therefore still incorrect to refer to them as a single continent. -- Dpark 05:44, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
