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== Take "dimensional" out of the name == |
== Take "dimensional" out of the name == |
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Earlier (at [[Spatial model of voting#Merging the "Dimensional limitations of the spatial model" article into this one]]) I suggested that [[Dimensional limitations of the spatial model]] get merged into the "Spatial model of voting]]" article. After having spent a lot of time editing late at night and early into the morning, I ended up adding a lot of material from the "[[Political spectrum]]" into the "Spatial model of voting" article (and deleting it from the former). The title doesn't need both "dimensional" and "spatial" in it. It also seems to me that there are ''multiple'' spatial models, so referring to "the spatial model" see a bit out of place. Assuming we rename it, what should we rename this article to: "''Limitations of the spatial model''" or "''Limitations of spatial models''"? -- [[User:RobLa|RobLa]] ([[User talk:RobLa|talk]]) 05:56, 10 January 2023 (UTC) |
Earlier (at [[Spatial model of voting#Merging the "Dimensional limitations of the spatial model" article into this one]]) I suggested that [[Dimensional limitations of the spatial model]] get merged into the "Spatial model of voting]]" article. After having spent a lot of time editing late at night and early into the morning, I ended up adding a lot of material from the "[[Political spectrum]]" into the "Spatial model of voting" article (and deleting it from the former). The title doesn't need both "dimensional" and "spatial" in it. It also seems to me that there are ''multiple'' spatial models, so referring to "the spatial model" see a bit out of place. Assuming we rename it, what should we rename this article to: "''Limitations of the spatial model''" or "''Limitations of spatial models''"? -- [[User:RobLa|RobLa]] ([[User talk:RobLa|talk]]) 05:56, 10 January 2023 (UTC) |
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:It does feel at first glance that the term "dimensional" is redundant in the title, but if we simply said "limitations of the spatial model" it may imply that the article refers to its empirical accuracy or some sort of epistemic criticism of the model (like those already mentioned in [[Spatial_model_of_voting]]), of which there are plenty. For example, it could also refer to criticisms comparing it to directional models. The article I wrote is specifically about how even working within the assumptions of a spatial model, the dimension of the space used imposes limitations that are usually not even recognized. The spatial model article lists 1/2/3-d cases as increasing "refinements", but my article highlights how certain structure is inherent in the choice of dimensions and number of candidates. It's a limitation that is far more fundamental, and covers any Euclidean spatial model. So I think that strictly from a technical point of view the "dimensional" qualifier is essential to warrant an article of its own. Merging it to the spatial model may be possible, but when I was editing it ends up larger than the rest of the article. [[User:lucasvb|lucasvb]] ([[User_talk:lucasvb|talk]]} 03:24, 4 February 2023 (UTC) |
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