Talk:commons

I don't recognise this sense. Is it meant to be the adjective "common" (as in "for the common good") instead? — Paul G 10:19, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

No, "common" has use as a noun (see w:commons). However on this page it should be marked as a plural of common and/or rewrite the definition to define the collective sense "the commons" (as in w:tragedy of the commons). —Muke Tever 18:15, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

So common can also be a noun? Guaka 15:56, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Yes—and its definition is the definition that is on this page. —Muke Tever 18:08, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Ok :) I've copied it over to there. But what could be a good definition of commons? Guaka 20:03, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Can commons be singular?

• The commons is ...
• The commons are ...

Which is right?

Then tell us what is right for Wikimedia Commons!

P.S. the dictionary cited lists it only as a plural! Wnt 22:19, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

I'd say Wikimedia Commons is singular because it's an organisation, regardless of the status of commons in general — just like "ABC Books is a publisher" (despite books being plural). Equinox ◑ 22:42, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

"tragedy of the commons"

Doesn't it mean "the common people as opposed to the ruling one" the meaning in "tragedy of the commons" ? --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:02, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

It is sense 4: it relates to the sharing of a resource. Equinox ◑ 11:19, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

@Equinox: The fifth in Webster's matches perfectly; also, there're many meanings there not covered yet here. --Backinstadiums (talk) 13:47, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Our definition misses the historic sense of common pasture land, which is historically connected to the sense of a field centrally located in a village or town. DCDuring (talk) 22:08, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

(plural noun, COMPUTERS) shared data store

data stored in the memory of one computer that is available to all computers linked to it by a network (takes a plural verb) JMGN (talk) 14:28, 7 September 2023 (UTC)