Wikipedia talk:Requests for mediation/2006 Lebanon War

message: OK, I think I have a neat idea here to just see how everything is panning out here. I want to try a straw poll-like system.
What I've done is listed a header for you all, with four numbers underneath. What I need everyone to do is list the four proposals (see below for the proposals) in order of their preference with regards to the 'common name' rule; most preferable and (in your opinion)-applicable at the top, least at the bottom. After listing the name, could I please ask you to give your 'preference' a value between 0 and 10 (0 being least preferable, 10 being most), with regards to the common name rule. Naturally, the numbers will decrease from top to bottom.
The four proposals submitted to date are:-
*2006 Lebanon War
*Israel-Hezbollah War
*Second Lebanon War [note that this would probably involve moving 1982 Lebanon War to First Lebanon War]
*2006 Israel-Lebanon War
So, if you could just list the bolded bit of the names below and their scores, so I can get a feel for where these proposals sit. I included an example below; note that it does not represent my actual opinion on the matter; in fact, I have no opinion or preference, and if I did, I wouldn't be mediating this :)
There's no need to give reasons or rebuttal at this stage. Cheers, Daniel 07:40, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please note the above comment - this is purely representative, used as an example, and isn't actually true for my (non-existant) preferences. Daniel 07:40, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: 'Straw poll'

message: ::Please note the above comment - this is purely representative, used as an example, and isn't actually true for my (non-existant) preferences. Daniel 07:40, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Example

message: I can't say I clearly understand this, and do not see how it would prove anything with the naming policy, although I wish it were that easy. I will gladly comment on the names. I know you dont yet want reasons, but for this, explanations are all I can give.
* Second Lebanon War - If this were two centuries ago and Israel were Britain, the name could work as the title of the article. In the eyes of an Israeli, it can easily be called the Second Lebanon War. In the eyes of anyone else in the world, especially Lebanese, the name does not make sense. There are articles on the war (not news stories, general articles on the war) that are entitled Second Lebanon War; but it is The Jerusalem Post.
* 2006 Lebanon War - This sounds like an internal war. No source is yet to have a full report article on the war entiled "Lebanon War."
* 2006 Israel-Lebanon War - This is an absolute no-no. It infers that it was a war between Israel and Lebanon. This is undisputedly not the case and this and any reference like this or that would suggest this is scarce.
* 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War - Per all considerations of the naming policy, it is the best choice. 
Sorry for doing things a little bit differntly. I hope this helped make things a bit more understandable though. --Shamir1 13:03, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Shamir1

message: #2006 Lebanon War (8)
#Second Lebanon War (7)
#Israel-Hezbollah War (6)
#2006 Israel-Lebanon War (4)
I must say, though, that naming should ultimately be based on naming policies. I support the current name because I believe it satisfies our "descriptive" criteria. If, OTOH, we believe that a common name has arisen, we should support that with sourcing. TewfikTalk 21:53, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Tewfik

message: I don't know. I abstain from the poll. thanks very much for asking anyway, and for setting this all up. thanks. --Sm8900 15:39, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Sm8900