Talk:Golden Liberty

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Is this term actually used in English at all, either to refer to the period of time or to the system of government? I've never seen it except on Wikipedia. john k 21:30, 26 May 2005 (UTC)

Good question. I adopted the current name from the old Polish history article. I will check up on this. Perhaps a better name - this one is actually used - would be golden freedoms (pl. "złota wolność). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 19:15, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

The closest Polish term I seem to recall is Rzeczpospolita szlachecka — "Republic of the Nobles" or "Commonwealth of the Nobles." But "Golden Liberty" (for the Polish Złota Wolność) might convey the spirit of the age even better. logologist 10:04, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

Tnx. I will think about this and make a move (and redirects, oh, again) soon. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 10:26, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

Is "Golden Liberty" used in English? Couldn't we have a name which a) clearly indicates that this is about Poland; and b) is actually used in English? john k 19:09, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Google shows 90 hits for Golden Liberty and 400 for Golden Freedom (and 650 for Golden Freedoms). But I trust Logologist feel in translation (unless he changes his mind and wants to move it all to Freedom, I won't object). This is a rare term, but the best translation I can find, unless you recommend using Polish or Latin. Also, Golden Libery is a key term used on Amazon [1]. Google test sample shows that half of uses on the web are non-wiki (10 for top 20 sample, 2 with liberty and 8 for freedom), so the term is in fact used in English, not invented. As I wrote earlier, I have no idea for a better title, I think this is now ok. Feel free to suggest anything. I think this translation of a Polish term is fairly good. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 19:34, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)