[WikiEN-l] Names of places in unrecognized countries

Sun Sep 17 14:14:48 UTC 2006

Sunday, September 17, 2006, 4:55:20 PM, charles wrote:
> Bogdan Giusca wrote

>> Which spelling should be used for its article name? The Romanian/Moldovan spelling
>> (Malaiesti) or the Russian speling (Malayeshty)?
>> 
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayeshty

> Google has many more hits for Malaiesti. This is not
> always a good criterion, but here it might be.

Actually, I think the Google test is not good in here, because most
hits for "Malaiesti" refer to other places with the same name in
Romania and Moldova.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%83l%C4%83ie%C5%9Fti

Also, I tried to avoid Requested Moves, because usually, on this kind
of issues, the "patriotic votes" (Your Country Needs Your Vote!) make
the decision. :-)