User talk:Lumet

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01:27, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

German Empire

How am I committing vandalism on the Peter Kurten and Fritz Haarmann articles? The Wikipedia German Empire article reads thus:

"The German Empire also known as Imperial Germany was the German nation state that existed from the Unification of Germany in 1871 until the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918." Suppose we should leave that section whereby I inserted Weimar Republic simply blank.

I am tempted (sorely tempted) to revert your hot-headed reverts of my superseding of your insertions in the infoboxes, but, although I willingly admit I occasionally am blunt in reverts, I don't immediately use the capitalized words "POSSIBLE VANDALISM" as said blunt revert explanation. This off-topic in ways, I admit, but arguably the primary reference I used in both articles is a book named Monsters of Weimar. Regards, --Kieronoldham (talk) 22:50, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Kieronoldham. Thank you for reaching out. "Weimar Republic" was never, in any context whatsoever, the official name of the German nation state. It was an unofficial designation, a nickname if you will, derived from the city of Weimar, where the constitutional assembly of the republic first took place. The form of government changed from a monarchy to a republic, but the official name of the country did not change. It was "Deutsches Reich" from 1871 all the way through to 1945. Thus, "German Reich" (see the Wiki article of the same name) or simply "Germany" are acceptable as English translations. "Weimar Republic" is not. If someone died in France between 1870 and 1940, you wouldn't cite the place of death as "Third Republic". You'd cite it as "France". If someone died in England between 1649 and 1660, you wouldn't cite the place of death as "Interregnum". You'd cite it as "England". By the same token, if someone died in Germany between 1919 and 1933, you don't cite the place of death as "Weimar Republic". You cite it as "German Reich" or "Germany". I hope it's now clear why I changed this in the Haarmann and Kürten articles. Regards, Lumet (talk) 08:58, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your polite reply, Lumet. To a degree, I apologise for how the tone of my original reply can be interpreted (although I did not case the first stone). I am aware it was an unofficial designation, but I am sure I sought a third opinion from an editor far more eminent in this field than I, and he agreed with me. Perhaps a brief bracketed explanation ("unofficially known as Weimar Republic") would be appropriate. Then again, minimal text is appropriate in infoboxes. Best regards, and see you around Wikipedia. Kieron.--Kieronoldham (talk) 23:33, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Kieronoldham, for getting back to me! I'd be concerned about cluttering the infobox too much if we were to add any qualifying or supplementary information. Also, I suspect the designation "German Reich" is sufficiently clear. As you noted previously, "German Empire" is commonly used to refer to the Deutsches Kaiserreich of the years 1871 to 1918 (though I prefer "Imperial Germany", myself, for the added clarity it brings), so using the designation "German Reich" does have the effect of narrowing down the time period in question. Also, the actual year of death in both cases, Haarmann and Kürten, is clearly stated. Best wishes, Lumet (talk) 09:33, 23 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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You asked what I think is a reasonable question but I don't think you have asked it in the right way. I have placed it on the talk page for the article and will reverse your edit. Please see that page. The answer (which don't know) maybe ought to go in the article. Spinney Hill (talk) 15:54, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for your reply and for putting my question on the talk page - yes, I think that's the right place for it. Lumet (talk) 16:37, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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