Talk:Political parties that contested the 2019 South African general election

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Reasoning for this page?[edit]

What is the reason for this page to exist? The list of all parties contesting should undoubtedly exist in the main 2019 South African general election article. If this page is going to go into more detail about an aspect, that's fine, but then it should be renamed, as won't just be a list. Greenman (talk) 22:06, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Greenman The reason why I created this page was that the section "Contesting parties" on the main article was getting way to big and dominant. It took up a HUGE section of the main article. Now with this article, the individual parties political campaigns and basic information (such as leader, formation, etc etc.) can be expanded with more detail. What name do you propose then? Lefcentreright (talk) 16:25, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree it was too big. Political parties contesting the 2019 South African general election is the best I can come up with for now. Discott any suggestions? Greenman (talk) 21:38, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Good question Greenman and thank you Lefcentreright for spinning off the page. I think Greenman is right to point out that the article has evolved to be too detailed to be a list type article and so should be renamed. Political parties contesting the 2019 South African general election is a good alternative. Although it would be nice to see if we can make it shorter. Possible alternatives could be Contesting the 2019 South African general election or 2019 South African general election contestants. I suspect Greenman's suggestion is still the best one of the three though.--Discott (talk) 08:02, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Greenman's alternative name suggestion is the most accurate. I'll change it now-now. Lefcentreright (talk) 08:21, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Should article be renamed?[edit]

@Conlinp and Discott: Hi, all. Should we rename the page to "Political parties that contested the 2019 South African general election" or how? Can you lot also help in the updating of verb tenses on this article and the main 2019 South African general election. I have attempted to change the verb tenses. It will greatly be appreciated! Have a nice week! Lefcentreright (talk) 17:50, 7 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]