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In the Template, I have split the British territory of [[Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]] into its three constituent island parts of [[Saint Helena]], [[Ascension Island]] and [[Tristan da Cunha]], as most articles appear to refer to these islands separately. However, it may also be preferable to format the template so that it also catches references to the complete territory. [[User:Davshul|Davshul]] ([[User talk:Davshul|talk]]) 13:10, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
In the Template, I have split the British territory of [[Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]] into its three constituent island parts of [[Saint Helena]], [[Ascension Island]] and [[Tristan da Cunha]], as most articles appear to refer to these islands separately. However, it may also be preferable to format the template so that it also catches references to the complete territory. [[User:Davshul|Davshul]] ([[User talk:Davshul|talk]]) 13:10, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
:I personally would have preferred it to stay as the original, as that is the political unit. I'm surprised that most articles refer to it separately, could you show evidence? Another solution would be to cover any nonexistent pages with a disambiguation to each of the island's pages. [[User:Chipmunkdavis|Chipmunkdavis]] ([[User talk:Chipmunkdavis|talk]]) 13:54, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic/Western Sahara

It appears illogical to show Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Western Sahara separately in the template, as they are one and the same territory. I suggest that it is shown once (say, as Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) with a footnote referring to the other name. Davshul (talk) 09:41, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How are these two the same? I'm sure you're aware that Western Sahara is claimed and divided by two states, the SADR included. But to synonymise it with SADR alone would be to ignore Morocco's perspective. In any case, it is classified as a "disputed territory" by the United Nations, and many articles will link to "... of Western Sahara". Nightw 12:26, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal for topic templates

A centralised proposal regarding the use of superscript notes in navigation boxes is under discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Countries. The disussion will affect this template. Nightw 12:02, 14 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

In the Template, I have split the British territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha into its three constituent island parts of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, as most articles appear to refer to these islands separately. However, it may also be preferable to format the template so that it also catches references to the complete territory. Davshul (talk) 13:10, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I personally would have preferred it to stay as the original, as that is the political unit. I'm surprised that most articles refer to it separately, could you show evidence? Another solution would be to cover any nonexistent pages with a disambiguation to each of the island's pages. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 13:54, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]