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An ambiguous title is an article title that applies to more than one topic described on Wikipedia. Sometimes one of those topics is considered the primary topic for that ambiguous title, and the article for that use is placed at the plain base name title (e.g., Paris is an article about the capital city of France), or if another title is preferred for the article, the plain base name is made to redirect to the preferred title (e.g., Hurricane redirects to Tropical cyclone). In other cases there is no primary topic, and a disambiguation page is placed at the title (e.g., Thriller is a disambiguation page). Normally the other non-primary uses are placed at titles that are disambiguated naturally (see WP:NATURALDIS), or with a comma (e.g., Paris, Texas), or parenthetically (e.g., Mercury (planet)). Sometimes titles with a commonly used qualifier remain at least somewhat ambiguous. For example, there are 9 different albums and an EP named Thriller that are discussed on Wikipedia, so the name Thriller (album) is somewhat ambiguous. Some editors call these partially disambiguated titles (PDABs), or incompletely disambiguated titles (WP:INCDAB or WP:INCOMPDAB).

The main question about PDABs is whether a PDAB itself can have a primary topic. In the example of Thriller (album), there is one album that is very well known and is considered much more highly notable than the others.

A request for comments concluded on 3 September 2019 that PDABs can have primary topics, but that "the standard for making disambiguated titles such as Foo (bar) a primary topic among all Foo's that are bars should be tougher than the standard for titles that don't have any disambiguator". The Wikipedia guideline section known as WP:INCDAB or WP:INCOMPDAB was modified to reflect this.

WP:INCDAB was previously less specific about this issue. For example, as of December 2017, it said only that "When a more specific title is still ambiguous, but not enough so to call for double disambiguation, it should redirect back to the main disambiguation page (or a section of it). This aids navigation, and helps editors to avoid creating new articles under the ambiguous title by accident. Such redirects should be marked with ((R from incomplete disambiguation))."

Further back in time, there was a period of a few months in 2013 when the wording of the guidelines included a stronger discouragement of PDABs having primary topics – e.g., at one point it directly said that "Only non-disambiguated terms are eligible to have primary topics."

Central to disagreements about PDABs is whether the principle of WP:PRIMARYTOPIC applies to incompletely disambiguated titles. The quintessential example is whether Thriller (album) should lead to the Michael Jackson album named Thriller or to the disambiguation page at Thriller. As of this writing, it is an article about the Michael Jackson album, which some editors say indicates that the album is recognized by the community to be the primary topic for the term "Thriller (album)". There is also the point that any phrase which can be the title of a dab page could also be a potential candidate for having a primary topic, and does have a primary topic if one of the uses on that page meets the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC criteria for that title relative to the other uses on that page. Others feel that since the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC section does not specifically reference incompletely disambiguated titles like Thriller (album), the concept of "primary topic" doesn't apply to such titles, and so the Michael Jackson album cannot be said to be a proper "primary topic" for this term.

The fundamental question is whether a given PDAB title should be used as the title of an article (or should be a redirect to one specific article) in cases where there is one topic that is arguably the "primary topic" for the PDAB title. If WP:PRIMARYTOPIC does not apply to PDABs, how do we decide whether a PDAB title in question should be the title of a specific article (or a redirect to such an article) or a disambiguation page (or a redirect to a disambiguation page)?

Former WP:Disambiguation guideline content on this issue was established by this May 2013 Village pump policy discussion, which concluded that only non-disambiguated terms should be eligible to have primary topics. However, its wording or inclusion in the Wikipedia:Disambiguation editing guideline was disputed. Concurrently with a September 2013 discussion at Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation, that conclusion was removed from the guideline, for lack of consensus. See also: The shortcut's redirect for discussion.

Additionally, following a Request for Comment discussion, it was concluded in June 2016 that PDABs should sometimes be used for song and album articles when there are no other standalone articles sharing the same song or album name.

Historically, films have been treated differently from songs and albums per the WP:PRIMARYFILM guideline. However, a discussion to review the guideline was opened on 26 March 2024.

Partially disambiguated titles:

Only non-disambiguated terms are eligible to have primary topics. Parenthetically disambiguated titles that remain ambiguous are not considered to have a primary topic on Wikipedia. For example, Party (album) can refer to Party (Iggy Pop album), Party (Nick Swardson album), and Party (Pet Shop Boys album), therefore Party (album) redirects to Party (disambiguation); neither article should be considered the primary topic for "Party (album)" because that title employs parenthetical disambiguation. While a partially disambiguated term should not serve as the title of an article, it can redirect to an article in cases when such redirection does not introduce additional ambiguity. For example, New York (city) redirects to New York City, which is only one of several cities called "New York"; however, the term "New York City" does not employ parenthetical disambiguation and that title can itself refer to all the other cities called "New York" as well, therefore no additional ambiguity is introduced by New York (city) redirecting there.^[1]

Partially disambiguated page names:

If a page name containing a parenthetical qualifier is still ambiguous, it might not be a suitable article title. In such an instance, a more precise qualifier should be used. For example, Party (album) is insufficiently precise because Party (Iggy Pop album), Party (Nick Swardson album), and Party (Pet Shop Boys album) exist. Therefore, Party (album) has no primary topic and serves as a redirect to Party (disambiguation), tagged ((R from incomplete disambiguation)). With some naming conventions, it is appropriate to redirect a partially disambiguated term to an article. If so, a hatnote directing readers to other possible targets (or a disambiguation page) should be used.^[2]

The following is a manually updated list of article titles with parenthetical partial disambiguation on the English language Wikipedia. Cases where there is no other standalone article involved in the ambiguity are treated in separate subsections at the end of this section.

(actor) or (actress)

• Bhavana (actress) – also Bhavana (Kannada actress) and five other actresses at Bhavana (disambiguation) § People (RM closed as no consensus 28 February 2024, although it focused largely on which name to use rather than the PDAB aspect; 10:1 page view ratio)
• Sam Jackson (actor), an English actor – also Sam Peter Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson (a much more well-known actor who is sometimes credited as "Sam Jackson") (RM closed as no consensus to move on 16 July 2023)
• Rahman (actor), an Indian actor – also Rahman (Bengali actor) (RM closed as not moved 30 October 2022, page view ratio more than 200:1)
• David Ross (actor), a British actor – also David Ross (actor, born 1728) (no record of article title discussion, 180:1 pageview ratio)
• Jane Seymour (actress) (an English-American actress) – also Jane Seymour (Canadian actress) (second actress identified as Canadian although most of her life and all of her career were in the U.S., RM discussion closed as not moved 24 January 2023, more than 100:1 pageview ratio)
• Robert Shaw (actor), a British actor – also Robert Gottschall, a relatively obscure American actor who was sometimes, although not consistently, called Robert Shaw (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 23 August 2017 noting the obscurity and inconsistent crediting of the American actor, proposal to move to simply Robert Shaw failed 6 May 2021 due to lack of clearly greater notability than all the 33 other Robert Shaw topics combined, pageview ratio more than 500:1)
• Sunil (actor), a Telugu actor – also Sunil (Kannada actor) (RM closed as no consensus 21 August 2023, pageview ratio 69:1 ratio).

(album)

• 1989 (album) (by Taylor Swift) – also 1989 (Ryan Adams album) (a cover of the album), 1989 (Taylor's Version) (a re-recording of the album) and four other albums listed at 1989 (disambiguation) § Albums (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 30 August 2023, pageview ratio about 51:1 relative to the Ryan Adams album)
• 30 (album) (by Adele) – also 30 (Harry Connick Jr. album) and five other albums listed at 30 § Music (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 4 January 2024, pageview ratio about 200:1)
• Born This Way (album) (by Lady Gaga) – also Born This Way (Cookie Crew album) and Born This Way: The Remix (a Lady Gaga remix album) and Born This Way: The Collection (a Lady Gaga compilation containing Born This Way and The Remix) (PDAB aspect not discussed in prior RMs, which have been about whether disambiguation is needed at all for the album, 4:1 pageview ratio relative to the other three albums combined, two of which are arguably only partial title matches based on the other album of the same artist)
• Graduation (album) (by Kanye West) – also Graduation (Deen album) and Graduation: Singles (RM closed as not moved 19 October 2022, pageview ratio more than 1000:1)
• Hot Pink (album) (by Doja Cat) – also Hot Pink (The Pink Spiders album) (pageview ratio about 100:1)
• Hotel California (album) (by the Eagles) – also Hotel California (Tyga album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 29 December 2023, pageview ratio about 100:1)
• Lemonade (album) (by Beyoncé) – also Lemonade (G. Love album), Lemonade (EP), Lemonade (Mucky Pup album), and five other albums listed at Lemonade (disambiguation) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 4 August 2023, pageview ratio 88:1 relative to the three other albums with articles combined)
• Let It Be (album) (by the Beatles) – also Let It Be (Bud Shank album), Let It Be (Laibach album) and Let It Be (The Replacements album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 19 December 2023)
• Madonna (album) (by Madonna) – also Madonna (Alisha Chinai album) (a Madonna cover album) and Madonna (...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title on 4 July 2023 with a pageview ratio of around 24:1, previous RMs in 2016 and 2017 closed as no consensus before the 2019 RFC)
• My Generation (album) (by The Who) – also My Generation: The Very Best of The Who and Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo: My Generation in the Sakura Gakuin discography (title never discussed, the Best of topic is clearly derivative and both other topics are only a partial title match)
• Reputation (album) (by Taylor Swift) – also Reputation (Dusty Springfield album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 21 December 2021, not moved 20 October 2022 after another RM, 56:1 pageview ratio)
• Thriller (album) (by Michael Jackson) – also eight other albums and one EP named Thriller (and an album named Thr!!!er) listed at Thriller § Music (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 13 November 2019 after seven RM discussions that were all about whether partial disambiguation was preferred or not; 92:1 pageview ratio over the sum of all other albums with exact title matches)
• What's Going On (album) (by Marvin Gaye) – also What's Going On (Dirty Dozen Brass Band album) and What's Going On (Johnny "Hammond" Smith album) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 22 February 2024, pageview ratio of roughly 200:1 relative to the exact title matches)

(AM)

Per WP:NCBC, current radio stations are considered the primary topic over former ones with the same callsign, resulting in partial disambiguation when an AM radio station callsign is ambiguous with non-radio topics or FM radio stations.

• KOLT (AM) (current radio station in Terrytown, Nebraska) – also KOLT (1320 AM) (defunct radio station in Scottsbluff, Nebraska)
• WAYS (AM) (current radio station in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) – also WAYS (1500 AM) (defunct radio station in Macon, Georgia) and WFNZ (AM) (current radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina that previously held the callsign WAYS)
• WCHI (AM) (current radio station in Chillicothe, Ohio) – also WCHI (1490 AM) (defunct radion station in Chicago, Illinois)
• WLEE (AM) (current radio station in Winona, Mississippi) – also WLEE (1480 AM) (defunct radio station in Richmond, Virginia) and two other defunct radio stations that previously held the callsign WLEE
• WZUM (AM) (current radio station in Pittsburgh, Pensylvania) – also WZUM (1590 AM) (defunct radio station in Carnegie, Pennsylvania)

(band), (singer), other music artists

• Alabama (band) (an American band) – also Alabama (Canadian band) (RM closed as not moved 26 March 2019, 100:1 pageview ratio)
• Caravan (band) (an English band) – also Caravan (Thai band) (RM closed 30 October 2022 with no consensus, 39:1 pageview ratio)
• Exodus (band) (an American band) – see also Exodus (Polish band) (more than 100:1 pageview ratio; RM closed as moved to the partially disambiguated name 20 October 2022)
• Free (band) (an English band) – three other bands with similar or identical names at Free (disambiguation) (more than 10:1 pageview ratio over the others combinded, which are primarily known by somewhat different names, RM closed as not moved 16 August 2022)
• Genesis (band) (an English band) – also Génesis (band) and the original name of Vixen (band) (the accent is a distinguishing feature, and Vixen may not have been notable when they were called Genesis, 440:1 pageview ratio between the non-accented and accented bands)
• Hanson (band) (an American band) – also Hanson (British band) (no RM discussion history, pageview ratio around 300:1)
• Jet (band) (an Australian band) – also Jet (British band) (RM closed as moved to the partially disambiguated name 17 February 2024)
• Kiss (band) (an American band) – also Kiss (South Korean group) (RM closed as not moved 13 January 2016, the South Korean group was not exactly a band, 85:1 pageview ratio)
• Lisa (South Korean singer) (born 1980) – also Lisa (rapper) (born 1997), who may or may not be considered South Korean or a singer (RM closed as no consensus 14 March 2024)
• Nirvana (band) (an American band) – also Nirvana (British band) and Nirvana 2002 (RM closed as not moved 15 May 2013 and again 6 November 2018, 53:1 pageview ratio relative to the other two combined)
• Oasis (band) (a 1990s English band) – also Oasis (American band) and Oasis (1980s band) (another English band) (no discussion of the PDAB issue is evident, more than 100:1 pageview ratio versus the other two combined)
• Rosé (singer) (a Korean-New Zealand singer, born 1997) – also Rosé (drag queen) (a Scottish-American drag queen, born 1989), who is also a singer
• Scooter (band) (a German techno music group) – also Scooter (Belgian band) (no RM discussion history, 99:1 pageview ratio)

(cat), (dog), other animals

• Socks (cat) (a pet of the Clinton family) – also the protagonist of Socks (novel), the short name of the cat Sockington, and a prominent Blue Peter pet, RM closed as no consensus on 13 January 2024 (pageview ratio about 7:1 relative to those other three combined)

(cricketer), (footballer), other sports players

• James Anderson (cricketer) (an English cricketer born in 1982) – also James Anderson (Australian cricketer) and Duncan Anderson, an Australian cricketer who was also known as James Anderson (RM closed as not moved 16 September 2022)
• Willie Brown (American football) (Hall of Fame cornerback) – also Willie Brown (American football, born 1942) (RM closed as no consensus 1 January 2020, 27:1 pageview ratio)
• Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) – also Ronaldo (footballer, born 1962), Ronaldo (footballer, born 1977), Ronaldo (footballer, born 1980), Ronaldo (footballer, born 1990), Ronaldo (footballer, born 1991), Ronaldo (footballer, born August 1996), Ronaldo (footballer, born October 1996), and Ronaldo (footballer, born December 2000) (RM closed as not moved 4 August 2023, 178:1 pageview ratio relative to the other eight combined)
• Ashok Kumar (field hockey) - also Ashok Kumar (field hockey, born 1966)
• Joe Smith (pitcher), a 2010s Major League pitcher – also Joe Smith (1910s pitcher), who played five games in the Negro leagues (RM closed as not moved 23 November 2021, 310:1 pageview ratio)
• Steve Smith (cricketer) (an Australian cricketer born in 1989) – also Steve Smith (cricketer, born 1961) and Stephen Smith (cricketer) (RM closed as no consensus 23 July 2019; 88:1 pageview ratio versus the other two combined)
• Steve Smith (ice hockey, born in Canada) (born in Trenton, Ontario in 1963) – also Steve Smith (ice hockey, born 1962) (born in Peterborough, Ontario)

(film)

• 2012 (film) (a 2009 American film directed by Roland Emmerich) – four other films listed at 2012 (disambiguation) § Film (~99:1 pageview ratio relative to the other three films with articles combined)
• Fuck (film) (a 2005 American film directed by Steve Anderson) – also Blue Movie (a 1969 American film directed by Andy Warhol), which was also known as Fuck (RM opened 31 March 2024)
• Kiss of the Spider Woman (film) (a 1985 American-Brazilian film directed by Héctor Babenco) – also Kiss of the Spider Woman (upcoming film) (an upcoming American film directed by Bill Condon) (RM closed as not moved 31 March 2024)
• Minecraft (film) (a 2025 American film directed by Jared Hess) – also Minecraft: The Story of Mojang (a 2012 film directed by Paul Owens) (RM closed as not moved 22 March 2024, ~48:1 pageview ratio)
• Turbo (film) (a 2013 American film directed by David Soren) – also Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (a 1997 American film directed by Shuki Levy and David Winning) (~5:1 pageview ratio)
• Vertigo (film) (a 1958 American film directed by Alfred Hitchcock) – four other films listed at Vertigo (disambiguation) § Film (RM closed as not moved 11 October 2023, 480:1 pageview ratio relative to the other four films combined)
• ? (film) (a 2011 Indonesian film directed by Hanung Bramantyo) – also ?: A Question Mark (a 2012 Indian film directed by Yash Dave and Allyson Patel)

(magazine)

• People (magazine) (an American magazine) – also People (Australian magazine) (RM closed as no consensus in January 2014 and as not moved in February 2015, 84:1 pageview ratio)
• Punch (magazine) – also Punch (Danish magazine), Adelaide Punch, Melbourne Punch and Sydney Punch (no discussion of the title evident, pageview ratio about 45:1 relative to the four others combined)
• Vanity Fair (magazine) – four other magazines at Vanity Fair (disambiguation) and an article about the family at Vanity Fair (magazines) (21:1 pageview ratio between the current magazine and the family of magazines)

(opera)

• Faust (opera) (by Gounod) – also Faust (Spohr) (RM closed as not moved July 2019, 37:1 pageview ratio)
• Lohengrin (opera) (by Wagner) – also Lohengrin (Sciarrino) (RM closed as not moved July 2019, 100:1 pageview ratio)

(song)

• "Anti-Hero" (song) (by Taylor Swift) – also "Anti Hero (Brave New World)" (by Marlon Roudette) (pageview ratio over 300:1)
• "Let It Be" (song) (by the Beatles) – also "Let It Be" (Labrinth song) and three other songs listed at Let It Be § Songs (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 19 December 2023)
• "Poker Face" (song) (by Lady Gaga) – also "Poker Face" (Ayumi Hamasaki song) and two other songs listed at Poker face (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title on 10 November 2021; 37:1 pageview ratio)
• "Respect" (song) (written and originally recorded by Otis Redding, popularized by Aretha Franklin) – also "Respect" (Alliance Ethnik song), "Respect" (Joel Turner song) and others at Respect (disambiguation) (no discussion of the title evident, more than 100:1 pageview ratio between the Otis Redding song and the other two songs with dedicated articles combined)
• "Rio" (song) (by Duran Duran) – also "Rio" (Ledri Vula song) and three other songs at Rio (disambiguation) § Songs (no discussion of the title evident; more than 100:1 pageview ratio between the two song articles)
• "Shattered" (song) (by the Rolling Stones) – also "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)" (by O.A.R.) and five other songs listed at Shattered (RM discussion closed 24 January 2019 with no consensus to move, noting that the other song with an article is not an exact match for its complete title, 2:1 pageview ratio between the two song articles)
• "Stormy Weather" (song) (written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler, sung by various artists) – also "Stormy Weather" (Echo & the Bunnymen song) and at least three other songs at Stormy Weather (RM closed as not moved 6 March 2024, 62:1 pageview ratio between the two articles)
• "The Boy Is Mine" (song) (by Brandy and Monica) - also The Boy Is Mine (Ariana Grande song)
• "Waterloo" (song) (by ABBA) – also "Waterloo" (Stonewall Jackson song) (RFD closed as keep to Waterloo (ABBA song) 6 February 2024)
• "What's Going On" (song) (by Marvin Gaye) – also "What's Going On" (Casey Donovan song), "What's Going On" (Taste song) and other songs at What's Going On (disambiguation) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 22 June 2022; 30:1 pageview ratio over those other two combined)
• "Yesterday" (song) (by the Beatles) – also "Yesterday" (Black Eyed Peas song), "Yesterday" (Toni Braxton song), "Yesterday" (Shanice song), and other songs listed at Yesterday (disambiguation) (33:1 pageview ratio over the three other songs that have articles devoted to them combined, 36% of outgoing links from Yesterday (disambiguation), historic influence importance asserted, RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 21 May 2023)

(TV series) or similar

• Cops (TV program) – also COPS (animated TV series) and three other TV series with slightly different names at Cop § Television (RM closed as no consensus 6 October 2015 and not moved 13 February 2018)
• The Boys (TV series) (Amazon Prime Video series that debuted in 2019) – also The Boys (1993 TV series) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 24 January 2022; 120:1 pageview ratio)
• The Office (American TV series) (NBC sitcom from 2005 to 2013) – also The Office (1995 TV series) (RM closed as not moved in July 2018 and again in August 2020, 40:1 pageview ratio)
• Vikings (TV series) (a 2013 Canadian historical drama series) – also Vikings (2012 TV series) (a British documentary series) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB 19 March 2022, 100:1 pageview ratio)

(video game)

• Apprentice (video game) – also Apprentice (Magic: The Gathering software), which may or may not be considered a video game (RM closed as not moved 3 December 2023)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001 video game) – also Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Game Boy Advance video game) and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Game Boy Color video game) (both also released in 2001, 3.5:1 pageview ratio relative to the other two combined)
• Portal (video game) (a 2007 game by Valve) – also Portal (series), Portal (1986 video game), Portal 2, Portal (video game element), etc. (2:1 pageview ratio relative to the series, RM closed as not moved 6 March 2022, another closed as not moved again 4 June 2023)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) – also Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit video game) (also released in 1991, a result from a tricky RM on 14 December 2019, a subsequent RM was closed as not moved 22 February 2021, and a third RM opened 4 April 2024, 6:1 pageview ratio)

Comma disambiguation

• Hunter, New York (a town) – also Hunter (village), New York (~7:1 pageview ratio)
• Lincoln Park, Chicago (Chicago neighborhood) – also Lincoln Park (Chicago park)
• Newport, Wales (a city in Wales) and Newport, Pembrokeshire (a town in Wales) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title from bare Newport 27 February 2014, a subsequent RM reverted an undiscussed move 26 December 2018. This name was used partly due to the fact that a suitable alternative qualifier, such as Newport, Gwent or Newport, South Wales, was problematic. 12:1 pageview ratio.)
• Fleet, Hampshire (in Hart) and Fleet, Hayling Island (which is also in Hampshire) (RM closed as no consensus 8 September 2019, more than 100:1 pageview ratio)
• Tunstall, Staffordshire (in Stoke-on-Trent) and Tunstall, Stafford (which also in Staffordshire) (RM closed as no consensus 8 September 2019, both infrequently read topics, 37:1 pageview ratio)

Canada and United States page names

859 partially-disambiguated titles of US and Canada municipalities exist in the format Municipality, State when other articles in the format Municipality, County, State also exist. The following is a list of those partially-disambiguated articles whose titles have been the subject of an RM:

• Alpine, California (a census-designated place in San Diego County) – also Alpine, Los Angeles County, California (an unincorporated community) (RM closed as not moved 8 April 2021)
• Eden, Wisconsin (a village in Fond du Lac County) – also Eden (town), Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin and Eden, Iowa County, Wisconsin (a town) (RM closed as no consensus 8 March 2017)
• El Cerrito, California (a city in Contra Costa County) – also El Cerrito, Riverside County, California (a census-designated place) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 31 July 2010)
• Fairview, Kentucky (a census-designated place in Christian and Todd Counties) – also Fairview, Kenton County, Kentucky (a city) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 26 August 2013)
• Fairview, New Jersey (a borough in Bergen County) – also six other locations at Fairview, New Jersey (disambiguation) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 5 October 2021)
• Providence, Kentucky (a city in Webster County) – also Providence, Simpson County, Kentucky (an unincorporated community) and Providence, Trimble County, Kentucky (an unincorporated community) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 5 October 2013)
• St. Joseph, Florida (an abandoned former town in Calhoun County) – also St. Joseph, Pasco County, Florida (an unincorporated community) and three other places at St. Joseph, Florida (disambiguation) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 10 July 2023)
• Stanley, Wisconsin (a city in Chippewa and Clark Counties) – also Stanley, Barron County, Wisconsin (a town) (RM closed as no consensus 14 June 2014)

Other

• 911 (emergency telephone number) – also 911 (Philippines) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 31 January 2024)
• Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) – also Al Ahly Benghazi (basketball), which was previously called Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi, basketball)
• CSM Târgu Mureș (football) - also ACS Ladies Târgu Mureș which was previously named CSM Târgu Mureș (women's football)
• Fallout (series) (a series of Bethesda video games) - also Fallout (Irish TV series) (an unrelated 2006 Irish docudrama) and Fallout (American TV series) (an upcoming American TV series based on the video games)
• FX (TV channel) (American TV channel) – also FX (Asian TV channel), FX (Australian TV channel), FX (Canadian TV channel), FX (Greek TV channel), FX (Indian TV channel), FX (Italian TV channel), FX (Latin American TV channel); see also FX (international) (8:1 pageview ratio relative to the other eight combined)
• Imperial (automobile) (marque used by Chrysler Corporation) – also Imperial (British automobile) (no record of article title discussion, more than 200:1 pageview ratio)
• Joker (character) (by DC Comics) – also the name of video game characters Joker (Persona) and Joker (Mass Effect) (long RM history, most recently not moved 15 November 2021)
• Lys (river) (a river in France and Belgium) – also Lys (Dora Baltea) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 11 August 2017, 12:1 pageview ratio)
• Maple Leaf (train) (a New York–Toronto service 1981–present) – also Maple Leaf (GTW train) and Maple Leaf (Lehigh Valley Railroad train) (no record of article title discussion, more than 100:1 pageview ratio relative to the two others combined)
• Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician) (speaker of the United States House of Representatives) – also Michael T. Johnson (member of the Louisiana House of Representatives) (PDAB aspect not discussed in prior RMs, which most recently found a lack of consensus to move to the more-ambiguous Mike Johnson (politician) 25 December 2023)
• New York Giants (baseball) (a team in the National League, later moved to San Francisco) – also New York Giants (Players' League) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB title 16 May 2022, pageview ratio 123:1)
• Social Democratic Party (UK) – also Social Democratic Party (UK, 1979), Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988–1990), and Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) (pageview ratio 1:1 relative to Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)), RMs in 2021 and 2023 closed as not moved
• Southeastern (train operating company) – also Southeastern (train operating company, 2006–2021) (pageview ratio 3:1, RM closed as not moved 4 March 2024)
• The Running Man (novel) (by Richard Bachman, alias of Stephen King) – also The Running Man (Bauer novel) (RM closed as moved to the PDAB 19 October 2012, 54:1 pageview ratio)

Album and song articles with no other standalone article

Following a Request for Comment discussion, it was concluded in June 2016 that when a song or album is the only song or album that has a standalone article on Wikipedia, but other songs or albums of the same name are listed on the disambiguation page for that name per MOS:DABMENTION, the article title of the song or album that has a standalone article should not include the artist name. This conclusion has since been included in a footnote of the guideline at WP:ALBUMDAB.

The following is a manually updated list of such instances:

The template ((Incomplete disambiguation)) should not be used in such articles. That template is intended for use only on disambiguation pages.

Band articles with no other standalone article

• Afterglow (band) (an American band) – also a fictional band called Afterglow in the BanG Dream! franchise and a similarly named Italian band called The Afterglow
• Eagles (band) (an American band) – also a fictional band called Eagles in Love Forever (film) and a similarly named American group The Eagles (rhythm and blues group) and a similarly named UK group The Eagles (British band) (the only other one that is an exact title match being barely mentioned and not having an article, PDAB aspect not discussed in prior RMs in April 2010, March 2013 and January 2017 which moved it from the base name Eagles to the current title)
• Fox (band) (an English band) – also an Australian band that recorded the album What the Hell Is Going On?

Film articles with no other standalone article

• Because (film) (a 1918 British film directed by Sidney Morgan) – also a 1990 German film directed by Tom Tykwer
• Big (film) (a 1988 American film directed by Penny Marshall) – also a 2023 Taiwanese film directed by Te-Sheng Wei
• Frozen (2010 film) (an American film directed by Adam Green) – also a Hong Kong film directed by Derek Kwok
• Rustin (film) (a 2023 American film directed by George C. Wolfe) – also a 2001 American film directed by Rick Johnson (quarterback) (the other film is only a subtopic and doesn't seem very notable, although some famous people were involved in it, RM closed as moved to the PDAB name 23 October 2022).

Other articles with no other standalone article

• Asuka (wrestler) (Japanese professional wrestler born in 1981) – also Veny (also a Japanese professional wrestler, formerly under the name of Asuka) and Lioness Asuka (also a Japanese professional wrestler) (10:1 pageview ratio between the top two, RM closed as not moved 15 April 2023, a subsequent RM proposing moving to Asuka closed as not moved 20 October 2023)
• Chandramukhi (character) (in Devdas) – also eponymous characters in Chandramukhi and Chandramukhi (2022 film)
• Knife (novel), a 2019 novel by Jo Nesbø – also a 2009 novel by R. J. Anderson
• Pal (dog) – also Pal the Wonder Dog
• Progress Party (Norway) – also Progress Party (Norway, 1957) which redirects to 1957 Norwegian parliamentary election
• Revolver (TV series), a 1978 British music show – also a 2001 British comedy sketch show featuring John Inman
• Richard Parker (mutineer), an English sailor executed in 1797 – also a character in the 1838 Edgar Allan Poe novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (it is possible that Poe based his character on the historical person, but no reliable source has been found that offers an opinion on that; Poe character not noticed in RM discussion closed 19 April 2021)
• The Lakes (TV series) (1997 British drama series) – also The Lakes with Paul Rose (2018 British TV documentary series)
• Venom (character) (by Marvel Comics) – also the name of minor characters in Zookeeper (film), The Guild (web series), Rounin (TV series), American Gladiators (2008 TV series), and Guilty Gear (RM closed as moved to the PDAB name 5 October 2021)
• Xu Bin (footballer) – another footballer with the same name was among the top scorers in 2020 China League Two (RM closed as moved to the PDAB name 19 March 2024)

Among the options for how to categorize partially disambiguated article redirects are (multiple categories may be appropriate):

• If the destination of the redirect is a disambiguation page, ((R from incomplete disambiguation)), Category:Redirects from incomplete disambiguation;
• If the destination of the redirect is not a disambiguation page:
  • If the destination of the redirect is a disambiguated name, ((R from other disambiguation)), Category:Redirects from other disambiguation
  • If the destination of the redirect is a longer name, ((R from short name)), Category:Redirects from short names
  • If the destination of the redirect is a shorter name, ((R from long name)), Category:Redirects from long names
  • If mentioned in a hatnote of the target article, ((R mentioned in hatnote)), Category:Redirects mentioned in hatnotes
• If the redirect resulted from a renaming, ((R from move)), Category:Redirects from moves

The following is a manually updated list of WP:PRIMARYREDIRECT article redirects with parenthetical partial disambiguation on the English language Wikipedia.

(band), (singer), other music artists

• Wings (band) – redirects to Paul McCartney and Wings – see also Wings (1968 band) (161:1 pageview ratio)

(Disney)

• Belle (Disney) – redirects to Belle (Disney character) – see also "Belle" (Disney song)
• Bolt (Disney) – redirects to Bolt (2008 film) – see also Bolt (Disney character)
• Moana (Disney) – redirects to Moana (character) – see also Moana (2016 film)
• Robin Hood (Disney) – redirects to Robin Hood (1973 film) – see also Robin Hood (Disney character)
• Tinker Bell (Disney) – redirects to Tinker Bell (Disney character) – see also Tinker Bell (film) and Tinker Bell (film series)
• Wish (Disney) – redirects to Wish (film) – see also Disney Wish

(video game)

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) – redirects to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001 video game) – see also Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2003 video game) (note that its target is also partially disambiguated)

Comma disambiguation

• Arlington, Virginia – redirects to Arlington County, Virginia – see also Arlington, Northampton County, Virginia

Other

• n (year) – redirects to AD n – see also n BC (where n is a non-primary topic year number – see WP:YEARDAB. Instances of n include the integers 1–150, 311, 360, 365, 383, 404, 411, 420, 442, 500, 666 and 747.)
• Canadian (train) – redirects to The Canadian – see also Canadian (NYC train) (57:1 pageview ratio)
• Jewel (supermarket) – redirects to Jewel-Osco – see also Jewel Food Stores (Australia) (20:1 pageview ratio)
• John Murphy (1900s footballer) – redirects to List of Bradford City A.F.C. players (1–49 league appearances) – also two other footballers who played in the 1900s at John Murphy § Association football (soccer) (RM closed as no consensus 7 January 2024, largely due to the lack of a suitable alternate title; AfD closed as redirect 7 March 2024)
• Pyramid (game show) – redirects to Pyramid (franchise) – see also Pyramid (Australian game show)

These two tables contain a list of cases where one title has a partial qualifier which is a prefix or suffix of one or more other title's full qualifier. For the example of "John Doe (footballer)", the first table might pair him with "John Doe (footballer, born 1987)" and the second with "John Doe (Irish footballer)". False positives have been filtered out by automated elimination of set indices etc. and by manual checking, but some may remain. The correct course of action is not obvious and varies between cases. Some partial qualifiers should be made more precise, with the partially qualified name becoming a new dab or a redirect to an existing dab; other cases may be moved to the lists above once they have been studied. There should be no overlap between the tables, but some cases in the prefix table may also have undetected matches of the suffix kind.

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation/Incomplete disambiguations