Talk:List of animals

Time to rename
We need to rename this page "List of non-sapient creatures" or something along those lines. If a living being did is not part of the kingdom Animalia, it is not an animal. This includes a lot of the alien life on this list.TheEld (talk) 16:55, June 21, 2019 (EDT)TheEld
 * I don't think this is a necessary change. The vast majority of users aren't gonna go to try and find a list of animals in the halo universe and think "well technically they're not animals they're non-sapient creatures". It's just needless specification that'll hinder the page's visibility IMO.BaconShelf (talk) 17:06, June 21, 2019 (EDT)


 * Why not correct a major error, though? "Animals" will still redirect here. It makes the site look very unprofessional as-is. This is the equivalent of including whales on a page about fish. Hell, we even have folasteeds listed here, and those are made of plant analogues lol.TheEld (talk) 17:12, June 21, 2019 (EDT)TheEld
 * Becuase the vast, vast, vast majority of people aren't going to care about the distinction between the real world animal kingdom and calling a blind wolf or whatever an animal. I've never met anyone who considers this site unprofessional for not making that distinction lmao. It's for the same reason we don't call the page the Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage or whatever. The wiki isn't exclusively for the people who know every last detail. BaconShelf (talk) 17:16, June 21, 2019 (EDT)


 * This isn't an example of one name for something being more common or easier to say. This is just mislabeling. The fish and whales example applies.TheEld (talk) 17:19, June 21, 2019 (EDT)TheEld
 * Except this is a case of accessibility. The distinction can for sure be made on the page, sure, but changing the name will just make it harder to find. It's a complete non-issue and just needlessly complicates things. Who actually cares about the scientifically correct distinction for the sake of a list article to point users in the direction of similar creatures? BaconShelf (talk) 17:24, June 21, 2019 (EDT)


 * How about changing it to "List of animals and alien creatures"?TheEld (talk) 17:29, June 21, 2019 (EDT)TheEld


 * I just realized that redirects show up in the search bar now, meaning there's no excuse not to rename the page now.TheEld (talk) 21:36, June 21, 2019 (EDT)TheEld