[Wikipedia-l] Minority/majority question

Sat Jul 31 10:42:34 UTC 2004

Gutza wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I hope I'm posting this on the right list, don't know where else to 
> turn. We have a minor dispute on the Romanian Wikipedia and I'd like 
> to ask for your advice. The dispute refers to the naming of an article 
> (would prefer not to specify which article, but it's a sensitive topic 
> with people). Now, there are two spellings proposed for the article 
> name: the one widely accepted in Romania and another one which is 
> preferred by a Romanian minority.
>
> Some people say that the article should be named the way the Romanian 
> majority spells it, others say it should be named as the minority 
> spells it, as to respect the rights of the minority, and most 
> importantly Wikiquette. The article topic itself is not per se 
> relevant to neither the minority nor the majority in particular. Of 
> course that in both cases a redirect will be made from the "other" 
> spelling to the main article, regardless of which will remain as the 
> main article and which remains as a redirect.
>
> Is there an official standing on this issue? Have other people been 
> confronted similar disputes? How did you resolve them? Which of the 
> options above would you personally prefer if you were to decide?

Whatever spelling gets the most Google hits wins...

Magnus