Talk:George I of Greece

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[edit] Dead link

Removed dead link (external pages)

[edit] Ioannina and Larisa

Are we sure that the 1878 Congress of Berlin awarded Ioannina to Greece? Larisa was ceded by Turkey to Greece in 1881, on the recommendation of the Congress, but surely Ioannina was not formally recognised as part of the Modern Greek State until the 1913 Treaty of Bucharest? DrKiernan 09:18, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Death

Are we sure about his death date here? If he was assassinated on 9 November 1912, why is he listed as dying on March 18, 1913? Randal Oulton 14:55, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Article amended accordingly. DrKiernan 15:04, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Portraits

I like images in wikipedia as much as anyone, but I think this FA has now reached a point of saturation. I recommend we create a gallery section at the end and limit the number of images above. Argos'Dad 03:39, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

  • Personally, I don't like gallery sections. I prefer images to be integrated with the text. DrKiernan 08:08, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
I understand and respect that, but if someone adds a bunch of new pictures, it could seriously degrade the readability of the article. Thanks for removing the unsourced images. Argos'Dad 17:14, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
  • I think that the images which I added are perfectly integrated with the text and except that have better quality. You must be more aestheticists than scholastics Dr.

Except if you want to simulate to other confreres of you like the Drs. of the School of Salamanca or the Anselme de Laon.

Ta - Ta

    • The addition of images can be overwhelming, Anonymous IP Editor. I think that we have reached a limit in this article. I am not concerned with labels such as "aestheticists" or "scholastics," except insofar as the quality of a Wikipedia Featured Article is maintained. Argos'Dad 03:52, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

I would argue against so many images both on the basis of aesthetics (the page is too cluttered with them all) and scholastics (they add no further information) but also on the basis of accessibility (not everyone lives in a first world country and has a fast download or a speedy computer - by including more images you make accessing the page more difficult for people in the third world who are using shaky connections and old computers).

The number of images should be restricted for all three of these reasons. To take three specific examples:

  1. Image:KingGeorgeIofGreece1864.jpg or Image:George of Greece 1864.jpg? My preference is strongly for Image:KingGeorgeIofGreece1864.jpg because it is smaller and contains all the relevant information.
  2. Image:George of Greece 1890.jpg or Image:King George 1st of Greece Journal.jpg? The information in the first of these images is duplicated in the second. So, we should only include the latter, because it is better quality and contains extra information.
  3. Image:George of Greece III.jpg and Image:George of Greece I.jpg, these images contain the same information so it is only necessary to include one at most. However, Image:KingGeorgeIofGreece1864.jpg also shows him as a young man. Is it necessary to show another image showing the same thing?

DrKiernan 08:40, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Strongly Agree with all of Dr. K's reasoning Argos'Dad 18:10, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi! I'm surprised you reverted again. I thought that last revision was OK. DrKiernan 14:31, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

You're right, Dr.K. There was no edit summary and I was going quickly. Argos'Dad 02:19, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Missing information

The sentences "Later that year after continued unrest in Crete, which included the murder of the British vice-consul,[40] the Great Powers proposed making Prince George of Greece Governor-General of Crete under the suzerainty of the Sultan, thus effectively putting Greece in day-to-day control of Crete for the first time in modern history.[41]" seem ambiguous - the section ends abruptly at this point without confirming whether the proposed change was implemented, and if so, when. If it actually was implemented, then rephrasing it along the lines of "on the proposal of the Great Powers, Prince George was appointed Governor-General of Crete..." would make it clearer. If the proposal was not implemented, then surely this should be noted? 87.112.94.22 02:03, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] transliteration

someone please add the transliteration of his name in greek script. Arkwatem 09:33, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] His selection

The section on his selection as monarch is a little unclear. Why was he chosen? How was the selection narrowed down? Why wouldn't they want a Greek as a king? When it says "6 [votes] for a Greek," does that mean 6 people in the entire country wanted a Greek king, or does it mean 6 percent? Or something else..? Brutannica 19:23, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

it obviously doesn't mean in the entire country --Leladax 21:55, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
If you read the article, again it says that only 240,000 votes were cast in the plebiscite. --The Dark Side 00:35, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
6 votes. DrKiernan 07:35, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
it doesn't make sense--Leladax 08:52, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Leladax, I don't understand you. The results were something like:

Option Votes
Alfred 237 000
Leuchtenberg 2 500
Republic 93
Greek 6
Otto 1
Total 240 000

I don't have exact figures, but no doubt you could find them in the Greek newspapers of the time. The Great Powers informed the Greek assembly that neither Alfred nor Leuchtenberg could accept and they must find another candidate from outside the Imperial and Royal families of the three protecting powers.

I believe all men over the age of 25 had a vote. There was a census in 1861, and the population was 1,096,810. So, if we assume that half those people were male and half were over 25, then the turnout is about right. DrKiernan 10:12, 31 October 2007 (UTC)