Talk:Polatsk

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Why keep this title? It is interesting only as a curiosity. The state language of Belarus is Russian. Let's look at the google search:

  • Полоцк - 154 000 (search through www.ya.ru - 169 994)
  • Polotsk - 116 000
  • Polock - 63900 (also as a personal name)
  • Polacak - 2 200
  • Полацак - 945 (Be wiki and its mirrors)
  • Полацк - 866

We should use the most common name. Polotsk is about 100 times more popular than Polatsk, so the page should be moved there. --Ghirlandajo 13:23, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

Yes. I totally agree. I also propose to ban Belarusian language in Belarus and in Wikipedia. And, I would like Russia to occupy and absorb Belarus. I'm surprised no one except Ghirlandajo came up with those cool ideas.
Your personal attacks have nothing to do with my proposal. If Dublin is Dublin and not Baile Átha Cliath, it doesn't mean that Irish language should be banned and Britain should absorb Belarus. Your lack of logic is more characteristic for Polish editors here. --Ghirlandajo 14:32, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

I don´t think so because absorb Belarus by Russia is like United states and the Commonwealth absorb by United Kingdom

Number of people speaking this or that language is not a very serious reason to ban anything. Let the world be different and let different names for one and the same place just be. 11 April 2006

All the Belarus Web sites I just looked at (govt., library, etc.) spell / transcribe the city as Polotsk. Kdammers 06:04, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
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