Talk:Bashkortostan
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Is Tatar language also official in Bashkortostan? I was trying to give the name of the republics in English plus in all official languages of the republic. If Tatar is not an official language of Bashkortostan, then the Tatar name of the republic should probably be moved to the "Misc" section, if mentioned at all. If it is an official language, then the Tatar variant can stay in the introduction.--Ezhiki 17:24, Jul 5, 2004 (UTC)
Tatar Language is not an official language in Bashkortostan.
[edit] Forged demographics numbers
"It is believed that during the census of 2002 some information was forged, especially the numbers of Tatars and Bashkirs."
In what way the numbers were skewed? And are there any references for this statement? int19h 16:35, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
- There used to be a link in the article, which I have restored. The text it leads to is in Russian, though.—Ëzhiki (ërinacëus amurënsis) • (yo?); 12:25, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
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- The source you give is certainly interesting, but hardly looks impartial - isn't it a Tatar nationalist portal? I think that "it is believed" is too strong a statement, especially as it is not the common opinion in Russia, to the best to my knowledge. "It is believed by many (some?) Tatars ..." would probably be better. int19h 12:29, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
- Feel free to change it the way you see fit. Originally, it was an assertive statement (something like "the numbers WERE forged!"), which I toned down a little by adding "it is believed" and requesting a citation. If you think it is still not neutral enough, go ahead and edit it further.—Ëzhiki (ërinacëus amurënsis) • (yo?); 13:20, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
- Done, and I also clarified the claim while I was at it. Hopefully the user who put it there in the first place will not have any objections. int19h 14:13, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
- Feel free to change it the way you see fit. Originally, it was an assertive statement (something like "the numbers WERE forged!"), which I toned down a little by adding "it is believed" and requesting a citation. If you think it is still not neutral enough, go ahead and edit it further.—Ëzhiki (ërinacëus amurënsis) • (yo?); 13:20, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
- The source you give is certainly interesting, but hardly looks impartial - isn't it a Tatar nationalist portal? I think that "it is believed" is too strong a statement, especially as it is not the common opinion in Russia, to the best to my knowledge. "It is believed by many (some?) Tatars ..." would probably be better. int19h 12:29, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
