Commons:Categories for discussion/2025/08/Category:Chronoscopes
Category:Chronoscopes seems to refer to early timers or stopwatches, but en:Chronoscopes is entirely about fictional devices that let you look forward or backward in time. I'm not sure how to rename this to avoid confusion. -- Themightyquill (talk) 11:56, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
- Greetings! I don't have any strong feelings about this, but believe that Chronoscopes should refer to real timepieces, and Chronoscopes (fiction) should refer to... well, you know. Here are some definitions for "chronoscopes" thanks to various online dictionaries etc -- all refer to real devices. 1) "an instrument for the precise measurement of small time intervals (as by means of a falling rod, released pendulum, or an electronic device"... 2) "A highly accurate timekeeping device, an extremely precise chronometer".... 3) "OMEGA Speedmaster Chronoscope is a stainless steel chronograph watch with a blue dial, white".... But I don't have a dog in this fight! cheers and best wishes, Daderot (talk) Daderot (talk) 15:20, 29 August 2025 (UTC)
- @Daderot: It makes sense to separate fact from fiction, for sure. We do already have Category:Chronometers with the definition "high-precision time piece" which seems to fit all three of those definitions. And we don't have any pictures of fictional ones. Do we need this category at all? -- Themightyquill (talk) 12:29, 5 September 2025 (UTC)
- Again I don't have any strong opinions, but personally I'd wait on creating an empty category in hopes that something may show up someday. But - whatever you think best! cheers, Daderot (talk) 18:22, 5 September 2025 (UTC)
- @Daderot: It makes sense to separate fact from fiction, for sure. We do already have Category:Chronometers with the definition "high-precision time piece" which seems to fit all three of those definitions. And we don't have any pictures of fictional ones. Do we need this category at all? -- Themightyquill (talk) 12:29, 5 September 2025 (UTC)