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This article should be named "Orange Free State" as this is an English-language wiki and that is its English name (by the same token, for instance, if we had an article on China we'd have to call it "中國"). Giving it its Dutch name makes the article more or less pointless as no English speaker will ever search for "Oranje-Vrijstaat": this needs to be moved or else deleted because it serves no function here. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 15:50, 7 February 2011 (UTC) | This article should be named "Orange Free State" as this is an English-language wiki and that is its English name (by the same token, for instance, if we had an article on China we'd have to call it "中國"). Giving it its Dutch name makes the article more or less pointless as no English speaker will ever search for "Oranje-Vrijstaat": this needs to be moved or else deleted because it serves no function here. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 15:50, 7 February 2011 (UTC) | ||
:I'm for keeping the name, I think we should use the official names. Just like we do with the societies, were we use the official names aswell. We use [[Sekcji Tolkienowskiej ŚKF]] for example, not Tolkien Section of the Silesian Fantasy Club. --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 16:02, 7 February 2011 (UTC) | :I'm for keeping the name, I think we should use the official names. Just like we do with the societies, were we use the official names aswell. We use [[Sekcji Tolkienowskiej ŚKF]] for example, not Tolkien Section of the Silesian Fantasy Club. --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 16:02, 7 February 2011 (UTC) | ||
::I assume, therefore, that you think Oxford should be moved to "City of Oxford" being the official name? And "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"? Or [[:Category:Germany]] be changed to "Bundesrepublik Deutschland"? And every single person should have "Mr"/"Mrs"/"Miss"/"Ms"/"Her Majesty"/"Dr"/"Prof"/etc appended to the front of their names? I don't know anything about Sekcji Tolkienowskiej ŚKF, but everything should be given the name it is referred to in English '''because this is an English wiki''' (which is why [[Forodrim]] opens with "The Tolkien Society Forodrim" and not "Tolkiensällskapet Forodrim"). Frankly, it is ''farcical'' to suggest that we don't use the name most readers would expect. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 16:12, 7 February 2011 (UTC) | |||
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I'm browsing through the "Uncategorized pages list", to do some Gnoming. Categorize this into Category:Real-world, or delete? -- Ederchil 09:57, 9 April 2008 (EDT)
- I'd vote for deletion. A "South Africa" article might be good - but not a general "Africa." --Narfil Palùrfalas 13:21, 9 April 2008 (EDT)
Article Name - Move to "Orange Free State"
This article should be named "Orange Free State" as this is an English-language wiki and that is its English name (by the same token, for instance, if we had an article on China we'd have to call it "中國"). Giving it its Dutch name makes the article more or less pointless as no English speaker will ever search for "Oranje-Vrijstaat": this needs to be moved or else deleted because it serves no function here. --Mith (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 15:50, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
- I'm for keeping the name, I think we should use the official names. Just like we do with the societies, were we use the official names aswell. We use Sekcji Tolkienowskiej ŚKF for example, not Tolkien Section of the Silesian Fantasy Club. --Amroth 16:02, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
- I assume, therefore, that you think Oxford should be moved to "City of Oxford" being the official name? And "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"? Or Category:Germany be changed to "Bundesrepublik Deutschland"? And every single person should have "Mr"/"Mrs"/"Miss"/"Ms"/"Her Majesty"/"Dr"/"Prof"/etc appended to the front of their names? I don't know anything about Sekcji Tolkienowskiej ŚKF, but everything should be given the name it is referred to in English because this is an English wiki (which is why Forodrim opens with "The Tolkien Society Forodrim" and not "Tolkiensällskapet Forodrim"). Frankly, it is farcical to suggest that we don't use the name most readers would expect. --Mith (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 16:12, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
