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"Primary topic" is not a matter of which article you think is more important. It means that when you type a term into the search box, you go to the primary topic article. If you type in [[Sacred Band]], you go to a disambiguation page. [[Sacred Band of Thebes]] is therefore not primary topic and should not have a hatnote. The guideline uses the examples [[defamation]] and [[Defamation (film)]]. The "Defamation (film)" article is not primary and therefore does not have a hatnote. [[User:Epaminondas of Thebes|Epaminondas of Thebes]] ([[User talk:Epaminondas of Thebes|talk]]) 04:26, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
"Primary topic" is not a matter of which article you think is more important. It means that when you type a term into the search box, you go to the primary topic article. If you type in [[Sacred Band]], you go to a disambiguation page. [[Sacred Band of Thebes]] is therefore not primary topic and should not have a hatnote. The guideline uses the examples [[defamation]] and [[Defamation (film)]]. The "Defamation (film)" article is not primary and therefore does not have a hatnote. [[User:Epaminondas of Thebes|Epaminondas of Thebes]] ([[User talk:Epaminondas of Thebes|talk]]) 04:26, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
:Well, I noticed that when I start typing "sacred band" into the search bar, by the time I get to "sacred ba", the first option in the drop-down list is [[Sacred Band of Thebes]], which I think many users may click on. So it's not which one I think is most important, but which article(s) people may end up at. [[User:Howicus|Howicus]] [[User talk:Howicus|(Did I mess up?)]] 04:33, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
::Oh, and a Google search for "sacred band" put [[Sacred Band of Thebes]] as result #1. All in all, I think many readers will end up on the Sacred Band of Thebes page, so that page should have a link to the disambiguation if that's not the Sacred Band they were looking for. [[User:Howicus|Howicus]] [[User talk:Howicus|(Did I mess up?)]] 04:33, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

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Thank you for that comment! I didn't know at the time, so that's really helpful. Welcome to Wikipedia! Hutchisojl (talk) 13:47, 15, March 2013 (PST)

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Hi thank you for helping me and i have a lots of other questions about using Wikipedia so i hope you don't mind helping me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marcustom41019999 (talk • contribs) 16:39, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, no problem. If you have more questions, you can ask them here, or at the Teahouse, or by adding a {{helpme}} template to your talk page and asking the question there. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 18:20, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and yup, I made it thinking about Indie. One of my fav movies ever is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade :D Miss Bono [hello, hello!] 19:07, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've never actually seen that one...I've seen Raiders of the Lost Ark, half of Temple of Doom, and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I've heard Last Crusade is pretty good though. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 21:51, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have seen the whole saga :D-- thanks for the comment :) Miss Bono [hello, hello!] 16:40, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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This is the second time I've gotten this message from someone :) . I'm already on the new list; and trying to be more active. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 14:49, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Sacred Band

"Primary topic" is not a matter of which article you think is more important. It means that when you type a term into the search box, you go to the primary topic article. If you type in Sacred Band, you go to a disambiguation page. Sacred Band of Thebes is therefore not primary topic and should not have a hatnote. The guideline uses the examples defamation and Defamation (film). The "Defamation (film)" article is not primary and therefore does not have a hatnote. Epaminondas of Thebes (talk) 04:26, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I noticed that when I start typing "sacred band" into the search bar, by the time I get to "sacred ba", the first option in the drop-down list is Sacred Band of Thebes, which I think many users may click on. So it's not which one I think is most important, but which article(s) people may end up at. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 04:33, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and a Google search for "sacred band" put Sacred Band of Thebes as result #1. All in all, I think many readers will end up on the Sacred Band of Thebes page, so that page should have a link to the disambiguation if that's not the Sacred Band they were looking for. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 04:33, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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