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Topic: Tag BUR: Disambiguating world_trade_center and twin_towers

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

The bulk update request #10811 is pending approval.

create alias world_trade_center (56) -> world_trade_center_(disambiguation) (0) # has blocking transitive relationships, cannot be applied through bur
create alias twin_towers (53) -> twin_towers_(disambiguation) (0)
change category world_trade_center_(disambiguation) (0) -> invalid
change category twin_towers_(disambiguation) (0) -> invalid

Reason: In response to topic #54543 & topic #56027, world_trade_center (WTC) and twin_towers are vague tags that could mean any World Trade Center buildings or twin towers in the world.

  • For WTC, the proper tags that should be used are either twin_towers_(new_york_city) or one_world_trade_center/freedom_tower for the towers in New York, and any other WTCs should be tagged with their full official names or be suffixed with their city (in the case they are also simply referred to as "World Trade Center").
  • Likewise, for twin towers, the proper tag should also be twin_towers_(new_york_city) for the towers in New York, and any other twin towers should be tagged with their full names or be suffixed if necessary.

The bulk update request #10812 is pending approval.

create alias freedom_tower (9) -> one_world_trade_center (1)

Reason: Additional discussion to be put on vote for the proper tag for the new WTC in New York.

One_World_Trade_Center is the official name for the rebuilt World Trade Center in New York City.
It has been erroneously referred to as the Freedom_Tower, though the name still saw popular use.

However, the North Tower of the original Twin Towers in New York was also called the "One World Trade Center" prior to 9/11.

Updated

thegreatwolfgang said:
However, the North Tower of the original Twin Towers in New York was also called the "One World Trade Center" prior to 9/11.

To be fair, we're probably not going to recognize the old One World Trade Center tower without the other one in the picture. I suppose we could be in Two and looking out a window at One, but that's a stretch and there'll be context clues of Two.

For reference from my duplicate at topic #56069 about updating the tag to One WTC:

Based on memory and Wikipedia, "Freedom Tower" was the popular name of the winning design when it was proposed and chosen, but the name was not actually used for the building afterwards. Searches for the specific building name "one world trade center" overtook "freedom tower" worldwide around 2015 and in the U.S. around 2020 .

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