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Western civilization is mostly defined by a mix of Greek-Latin background (philosophy and values) and Christianity. By these, Romania, Greek, etc is definitely a western country. Your edit is kinda bad and unaccurate. Pleas be kind and fix this. 2001:999:404:2A40:8706:AD1E:B6FE:4013 (talk) 09:09, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The reference supporting the opening sentence - the definition of the West - is an opinion piece published in the "INTERCOLLEGIATE REVIEW", whatever that publication is. We need an authoritative WP:SECONDARY source for something this important. 14.2.196.234 (talk) 11:59, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Rim sim The article itself states that the definitions around the 'Western world' are murky and fluid, as well as widely contested, and that many scholarly sources oppose defining clear boundaries of 'the West' altogether. I'm aware there's been a discussion about what countries to include and so on, but I think it's time we at least consider removing the map altogether. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 16:04, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Map is provided to give a generalized idea of the Western world like the one in the article English-speaking world. That being said I understand this is a politically charged article and considerations can be made for removing it. Let's see what other editors have to say about this. Rim sim (talk) 07:06, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The map in English-speaking world is very different to this article because it can point to something that is concrete - whether the majority of people in a country speak English. In this article, the map does not do that. There is no 'official' Western world and scholars agree that there is no set definition of the term. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 12:29, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is more similar to the case of the Arab world, which too has no globally accepted definition. As the concept of the Western world is more abstract, one can argue that a map is better needed. The write up under the map may be improved for clarity or a better map may be placed. Rim sim (talk) 15:15, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You said here that the RfC supported inclusion of Latin America. I agree. And that's why I had restored a map which includes Latin America. But why have you restored a map which has Russia? RfC did not agree with that. Ratnahastin(talk)01:22, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Historian Peter Stearns in his book Western Civilization in World History addressed the issue of including Russia/eastern Europe in the West as thus: But even today, and certainly in modern history more generally, the question of where to locate the West’s eastern boundary – and the question of what criteria to use in trying to define it – is not an easy one. We have to allow for a certain degree of sloppiness, and for the possibility of both fluctuation and debate. The inclusion of Latin America though is not as much disputed as is the case with Russia, but then Latin America and Russia (incl parts of eastern Europe) are the only regions (apart from Western Europe, Northern America, Aus-NZ) that are considered for inclusion in boundaries of the West, so including both Latin America & Russia in the map as contested territories makes it better. Rim sim (talk) 10:15, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is not really about what reliable sources say but what the RfC consensus was. I think you should review the RfC discussion. Many users supported the inclusion of Latin America but any support for inclusion of Russia was almost missing. Ratnahastin(talk)10:35, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Where does it say that Romania and Greece aren't western countries? Liu1126 (talk) 12:14, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
