Talk:Alexander Potebnja

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Requested move 18 July 2023[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. Andrewa (talk) 13:46, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alexander Potebnja → Oleksandr Potebnja – Oleksandr Potebnja was a Ukrainian scientist, therefore, his name ought to be transliterated by the rules of the Ukrainian languauge. In the text of the article, his name has been correctly transliterated to Oleksandr Potebnja. The name of the article, however, still needs changing. Maxymczech (talk) 11:48, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per WP:COMMONNAME as shown in this Ngram. Changing things to what they "ought to be" is WP:RGW, which isn't what we're here for. I personally would have something to say about the titles of most of Israel's towns if I had my druthers, but the guidelines are clear and meant to prevent clashes of opinion. 〜 Festucalex • talk 13:09, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per above. (Note that WP:UKR would give Potebnia).--Ymblanter (talk) 17:12, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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