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::::I don't see how, Matt. He just said that the article concerns the demographic aspects of fertility.  Thus the word "demography" or "demographics" (don't ask me which is correct) in parentheses.  I agree it shouldn't live at [[fertility]]. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 18:44, 8 October 2007 (CDT)
::::I don't see how, Matt. He just said that the article concerns the demographic aspects of fertility.  Thus the word "demography" or "demographics" (don't ask me which is correct) in parentheses.  I agree it shouldn't live at [[fertility]]. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 18:44, 8 October 2007 (CDT)
:::::Demography is a very-well-established field, and fertility is  not. It is a topic that is split among many different fields. This article is about how demography (as a branch of sociology/history/economics) uses fertility data and relates it to other kinds of data. The term "demographics" is a specialty term regarding market research ("the demographics indicate the TV show is popular among women age 40-60"), while demography is the general, standard term.[[User:Richard Jensen|Richard Jensen]] 19:00, 8 October 2007 (CDT)
:::::Demography is a very-well-established field, and fertility is  not. It is a topic that is split among many different fields. This article is about how demography (as a branch of sociology/history/economics) uses fertility data and relates it to other kinds of data. The term "demographics" is a specialty term regarding market research ("the demographics indicate the TV show is popular among women age 40-60"), while demography is the general, standard term.[[User:Richard Jensen|Richard Jensen]] 19:00, 8 October 2007 (CDT)
OK then.  Let's call it [[demography of fertility]], if you don't like [[fertility (demography)]]--which I think is clearer.  Either one would makes it clearer what the topic of the article is at a glance.  The current title does not, or will not to many readers. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 19:05, 8 October 2007 (CDT)

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Do we need to disambiguate this article by including 'demography' in the title. Could it not live at fertility? Derek Harkness 09:04, 27 June 2007 (CDT)

This article is entirely about the demographic aspects of fertility (with zero on biology or medicine or topics like infertility remedies.) Richard Jensen 00:59, 28 June 2007 (CDT)

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This article really should exist at fertility (demography) or else fertility (demographics). The current titling is contrary to policy, idiosyncratic, and completely confusing. --Larry Sanger 18:22, 8 October 2007 (CDT)

Yes, this escaped my attention. Obviously the article is about fertility, so that should be the lead word. With demography in brackets. --Martin Baldwin-Edwards 18:29, 8 October 2007 (CDT)
I think Richard addressed that above. --Matt Innis (Talk) 18:37, 8 October 2007 (CDT)
I don't see how, Matt. He just said that the article concerns the demographic aspects of fertility. Thus the word "demography" or "demographics" (don't ask me which is correct) in parentheses. I agree it shouldn't live at fertility. --Larry Sanger 18:44, 8 October 2007 (CDT)
Demography is a very-well-established field, and fertility is not. It is a topic that is split among many different fields. This article is about how demography (as a branch of sociology/history/economics) uses fertility data and relates it to other kinds of data. The term "demographics" is a specialty term regarding market research ("the demographics indicate the TV show is popular among women age 40-60"), while demography is the general, standard term.Richard Jensen 19:00, 8 October 2007 (CDT)

OK then. Let's call it demography of fertility, if you don't like fertility (demography)--which I think is clearer. Either one would makes it clearer what the topic of the article is at a glance. The current title does not, or will not to many readers. --Larry Sanger 19:05, 8 October 2007 (CDT)

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