[WikiEN-l] English names

Thu Jan 22 14:44:52 UTC 2004

Charles agreed with Mark's suggestion:

> >  I think we should just say something like "German philosopher from 
> > Danzig (present-day Gdansk, Poland)", possibly with alternate wording.
> >
> > -Mark

But I deplore the constant mention of alternate names. Why can't whoever writes the sentence include a link? Then we only have to ensure that the reader will see the alternate name immediately upon clicking the link?

* German philosopher from [[Danzig]] 

Upon clicking the /Danzig/ link, the user should see:

  <H1>Gdansk</H1>
  (redirected from <U>Danzig</U>)

* '''Gdańsk''' (formerly '''Danzig''') is a city on the southern coast of ...

For places whose English names are controversial, the first Heading can be something like Origins of its Name

Ed Poor, aka Unsolved Equation 