Talk:Memphis (disambiguation)

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Is it just me or should Memphis (Tennessee) lose the disambiguator? From personal experience I think the Tennesseean Memphis is far more famous/well-known than its Egyptian counterpart. -- (WT-en) Andrew H. (Sapphire) 00:41, 1 December 2006 (EST)

That's because you live nearby, but the one in Egypt has about 5000 years more history and used to be the biggest city in the world. Wikipedia uses a disambiguator too. (WT-en) Jpatokal 01:21, 1 December 2006 (EST)
Yeah, that one thought I had, but should both be disambiguated? Reading the WP article I'm under the impression that there's archeological treasures, but no Elvis! O weh! -- (WT-en) Andrew H. (Sapphire) 01:28, 1 December 2006 (EST)

I just came here to ask the same question, I'd never even heard of Memphis, Egypt until I just came across this page... (WT-en) Cacahuate 02:34, 2 December 2006 (EST)

Can I ask where you're from? I thought it was possibly Midwest ignorance, but now I feel better. :) -- (WT-en) Andrew H. (Sapphire) 02:49, 2 December 2006 (EST)
Lol, I'm from California. I've even been to Egypt and still never heard of it... and i would bet 90% or more of the people typing in Memphis in the search box are headin to Tennessee... hmmmm (WT-en) Cacahuate 02:57, 2 December 2006 (EST)
Oops, I lied, I just read the page and now I do remember it... but in my mind I remember it as 'one of the two other places that you might want to visit when you go to the pyramids if you're willing to be hot and sweaty'. (WT-en) Cacahuate 02:59, 2 December 2006 (EST)
At the very least, Memphis should be a disambiguator and the Egyptian one placed at Memphis (Egypt). The one in the US is a major travel destination (along with Nashville) and is at least as likely a lookup among English-language users than the Egyptian one. Googlefight! -- (WT-en) Colin 03:42, 2 December 2006 (EST)
Are you suggesting using Memphis as a disambiguation page or move Memphis (Tennessee) to Memphis? -- (WT-en) Andrew H. (Sapphire) 03:59, 2 December 2006 (EST)
Well, I'd prefer Memphis, Tennessee at Memphis. But if there are objections to that then I think Memphis should be a dab. -- (WT-en) Colin 04:05, 2 December 2006 (EST)
Agree with Colin... (WT-en) Cacahuate 05:22, 2 December 2006 (EST)
  • I'll move Memphis (Tennessee) to Memphis and Memphis to Memphis (Egypt) tomorrow December 6, 2006 barring major objections. -- (WT-en) Andrew H. (Sapphire) 01:02, 5 December 2006 (EST)
    • Done. A few links still need to be fixed, but I didn't want to mess with anything that had RDF in the title. -- (WT-en) Andrew H. (Sapphire)