User:Antman/EN Nomenclature

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The English_language Wikipedia is (surprisingly) a Wikipedia in which the English language is used. Hence, if and when an English name for a city, location, or other object exists, it should be used in preference to a local name.

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[edit] Pertinent Wikipedia Policies

WP:NPOV (Non-Point of View)

WP:NCGN (Naming Conventions)

[edit] Articles under Watch

[edit] High Priority

[edit] Carlsbad - Karlovy Vary - Talk:Karlovy Vary

#Karlovy_Vary

[edit] Medium Priority

[edit] Gdansk/Danzig/Dantsic - Gdańsk

#Gdańsk

[edit] Low Priority

[edit] Guernica_(town) - Gernika

#Guernica

[edit] Basic Watch

[edit] Prague - Praha

#Prague

[edit] Pilsen - Plzeň

#Pilsen

[edit] Further Information about Articles Under Watch

[edit] Karlovy Vary

Historical city name: Carlsbad. Article was moved to Karlovy Vary by a Czech.

[edit] Gdańsk

Historical city name: Dantsic and Danzig. I would also support a form of Gdańsk without the accent, as 'Gdansk'.

[edit] Guernica

Historical city name: Guernica. Several people have tried to move it to 'Gernika'.

[edit] Prague

Historical city name: Prague. Several Czech editors have tried to change it to "Praha".

[edit] Pilsen

Historical city name: Pilsen. Several Czech editors have tried to change it to "Plzeň".

[edit] Template

EN This user believes that English names should be used whenever possible on Wikipedia.