Talk:Golden Liberty

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[edit] Name

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)

[edit] Political privilege

Hello all, The Wikipedia pages on the (constitutional) history of Poland seem very well-written and comprehensive. However, I have noticed that a page with a proper history of the evolution of the Polish constitution, incorporating all political privileges known to have been granted, is lacking. Therefore, if no-one disagrees, I will expand this page to describe the evolution of the Polish constitution towards constitutional monarchy through the granting of privileges and statutes. The couple of stubs on individual provileges should redirect here, because there simply isn't enough information about them on Wikipedia to give them standalone pages. Since pages like Polish Constitution link here for historical info, this page should be expanded in this regard anyway. 82.108.174.66 08:21, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, that was me. Dan TV 08:22, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
I am not sure if this page is the best page for it, but certainly such information would be welcomed. Do remember to reference it properly - and I am looking forward to the article.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  19:06, 22 June 2007 (UTC)