Talk:Illinois River (Oklahoma)

message: I believe the name of this article should be changed from Illinois River (Arkansas) to Illinois River (Oklahoma).  The Illinois rises in the state of Arkansas, but the great majority of its length is in Oklahoma.  The original title of this article was Illinois River (Oklahoma) but it was changed by somebody who apparently thought that, as the Illinois is a tributary of the Arkansas River, the river is located in Arkansas. Comments please.  Smallchief (talk  01:43, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Your proposal seems reasonable to me. The list of "What links here" shows a lot more links to Oklahoma-related pages than to Arkansas-related pages. Bruin2 (talk) 14:23, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree. I say that the best name of this article is Illinois River (Arkansas River). This river goes through more than one state, but it's not the only river with this name in the United States with that name, so the best title for this article is to reveal the body of water this river flows through. Georgia guy (talk) 17:58, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Change of name of article

message: It's kind of surprising that there were a few people who support the current title even with the fact that the river isn't entirely in Oklahoma. Do many people think that the river is entirely in Oklahoma?? Georgia guy (talk) 17:43, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  About the requested move 

message: The current title doesn't work, as the river is not entirely in Oklahoma. Per WikiProject Rivers:
A river can be identified uniquely as a tributary of another river. It should be named with the name of the principal river following in parentheses. So St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan) and St. Joseph River (Maumee River).
Now, using "Illinois River (Arkansas River)" may confuse some, but if the name were meant to indicate that the river is only in Arkansas it would say "Illinois River (Arkansas)". If that's too confusing, how about the Sabine River example and call the page "Illinois River (Oklahoma–Arkansas)" or else call it "Illinois River (Oklahoma/Arkansas)". The current title cannot remain, as it is inaccurate. Personally, I like using Arkansas River for disambiguation purposes. Paris1127 (talk) 17:36, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  A river by any other name 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: This article meets the requirements for class=C and importance=mid. I have made this change for WP:Oklahoma Bruin2 (talk) 01:03, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Article reclassified

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