Talk:Eponymous laws/Archive1

Guardian
This should make it easier for the Guardian next time, haha. 23:30, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
 * This is actually for the SF Weekly, who is linking to our Murphy's Law article because it use to have Beckhap's Law on it. 23:33, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

order
should these be alphabatized? or is Poe at the top, cause it's so critical around here?--Godot  14:57, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Pedantry
Actually these laws are not "eponymous" - they have not given their names to something else.--Bob"I think you'll find it's more complicated than that." 21:02, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Dealing with the name is in my to-do bucket. Keep your pants on.--Token Conservative (talk) 21:06, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Logically these should be something like "List of laws named after people" or something like that. One could argue that "Poe's Law" is "eponymous" as it gave its name to the type of internet troll called "a Poe". But the rest aren't.  And please keep calm Token Conservative. :-) --Bob"I think you'll find it's more complicated than that." 05:34, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Not all of these are named after people though. I brought it up in the relevant thread in the bar asking for name suggestions because I'm also covering the internet laws in the template and category. I was thinking "Cultural Laws" because they're laws about our culture.--Token Conservative (talk) 05:46, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
 * "Eponymous laws" is the most commonly used phrase, and the one used at Wikipedia (WP:list of eponymous laws). I don't see any reason to reason to change it.  AFAIK, the adjective "eponymous" can be applied either to the person/place/thing after which something is named or to the thing named after them.  06:39, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Well Weasel, I defer to your superior knowledge.--Token Conservative (talk) 15:51, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
 * When I suggested "eponymous laws" elsewhere, it was in reference to the WP article. Usually, if in doubt, defer to what WP says. Scarlet A.pngtheist 16:04, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Eponymous means "giving your name to" - Wikipedia "laws" article is also wrong. The first entry on the WP article's talk page makes the same point. Ironically, WP's linked "eponym" article defines the word correctly.--Bob"I think you'll find it's more complicated than that." 16:15, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I have no problem changing it, but I would need something to change it to. So, unless you're going to make a suggestion, its going to have to stay the way it is.--Token Conservative (talk) 16:21, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
 * "List of whats-that-word-thats-the-opposite-of-eponymous laws" is pretty catchy. Scarlet A.pngbomination 16:48, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Wiktionary gives both definitions for eponym. So do most other dictionaries (eponym a selection).  19:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)