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    I note that the current list of popular pub names (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/stats/pubs/pub-names/) stops at 244, with a name that occurs 18 times. Previous lists have had over 250 names on, even as many as 263 (in 2017), though I don't know how many there were at the final name previously. Is it because the list cuts off at 18, or would listing those names which occur 17 times mean an exceptionally long list?
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    It's got the '17's listed now, and stops at 260.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackthorn View Post
    It's got the '17's listed now, and stops at 260.
    Yes, just saw that. I wonder what the algorithm is, though, and whether a bit of basic AI would add any value or just over-complicate things. I see that some things like Forrester/Forester, Hollybush/Holly Bush have changed, while not all the different Brewdogs are grouped due to having the town name in the title. Great fun for those of us with a geeky bent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ETA View Post
    Yes, just saw that. I wonder what the algorithm is, though, and whether a bit of basic AI would add any value or just over-complicate things. I see that some things like Forrester/Forester, Hollybush/Holly Bush have changed, while not all the different Brewdogs are grouped due to having the town name in the title. Great fun for those of us with a geeky bent.
    Does a Lion's colour matter? Red Lion/White Lion/The Lion

    What about if something is new or old? White Hart/Ye Olde White Harte

    It's similar to groupings of given names. John/Jonathan.

    AI wont be able to advise you on this. Normal human intelligence would have to provide the rules and oversight.

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    Here is a tidier version of list - I tackled many of these issues with Dave back in 2016 for my pub names challenge

    https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/stats/c...e/quinno/2016/

    I recall we took out chain names like BrewDog as I wanted authentic pub monickers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Quinno View Post
    Here is a tidier version of list - I tackled many of these issues with Dave back in 2016 for my pub names challenge

    https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/stats/c...e/quinno/2016/

    I recall we took out chain names like BrewDog as I wanted authentic pub monickers.
    I see Red Lion and Old Red Lion are separated, but Swan has Old Swan in its list

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spinko View Post
    I see Red Lion and Old Red Lion are separated, but Swan has Old Swan in its list
    More interesting anomalies - Red Lion list has at least 8 entries which don't refer to 'Red Lion' at all. Does that mean they are indexed from a field other than the name? Are they legacy names where the name has changed but a reference retained?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ETA View Post
    More interesting anomalies - Red Lion list has at least 8 entries which don't refer to 'Red Lion' at all. Does that mean they are indexed from a field other than the name? Are they legacy names where the name has changed but a reference retained?
    I suspect it's that. The list may have been created prior to the name change functionality available to the 7 Dwarfs.

    If a pub closed, it also knocked it out of my visiting stats!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spinko View Post
    Does a Lion's colour matter? Red Lion/White Lion/The Lion
    ...and Blue. But what about where we have common inclusions in names such as Royal: Royal Flag, Royal Oak, Royal Blenheim, Royal Standard etc?
    Last edited by Tris39; 05-01-2024 at 19:14.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spinko View Post
    Does a Lion's colour matter? Red Lion/White Lion/The Lion
    I would say with certainty, yes they are different names that happen to share a common word .
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