Talk:Vinschgau

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Move request

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The current name of the article, "Vinschgau-Val Venosta", is a combination of the German name ("Vinschgau") and the Italian name ("Val Venosta"). This type of bilingual naming was found to be undesirable in a survey at Talk:Communes of South Tyrol, see also Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)#Multiple local names. The three most plausible options are listed below, please cast your votes. Markussep 17:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Add "* Support" or "* Oppose" followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~

Vinschgau

Support. Large German speaking majority (97% according to 2001 census), slight preference for the German name in English usage. Markussep 17:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Martin Se 12:36, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support--PhJ 18:06, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Gryffindor 19:49, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support. That how the locals call it. -- Matthead ^discuß! O 23:08, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Tridentinus 10:36, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Val Venosta

Weak oppose. Better than the bilingual version. Markussep 17:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose--Martin Se 12:36, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose--PhJ 18:06, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Only interesting for those Italians who actually go there - mainly as tourists or teachers. -- Matthead ^discuß! O 23:08, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vinschgau-Val Venosta (current name)

Oppose. Markussep 17:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, either of the two alternatives is better. Olessi 19:57, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Week support, better than Val Venosta--Martin Se 12:36, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
neutral--PhJ 18:06, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Gryffindor 19:49, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Keep it simple. -- Matthead ^discuß! O 23:08, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

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This is the census I referred to: [1]. Some English use statistics:

Google Scholar:
- Vinschgau 105
- Val Venosta 74
Google Books:
- Vinschgau 346
- Val Venosta 356
Google (only English language, .org, -wikipedia):
- Vinschgau 253
- Val Venosta 204 Markussep 17:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

This article has been renamed from Vinschgau-Val Venosta to Vinschgau as the result of a move request. --Stemonitis 11:44, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]