Talk:Großer Zapfenstreich

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[edit] Merge proposal

I would support a merge, but the current suggestion has Mergefrom "Grosser . . . " Mergeto "Großer . . .". Perhaps this should be the other way round. Although possibly disputed, Wikipedia:Naming conventions (standard letters with diacritics) appear to recommend not using "ß":

"For special-case characters such as þ, ð and ß, because of the limited geographic regions in which these letters are used, English-speakers in other parts of the world (especially those for whom English is a second language) often find these symbols incomprehensible and unpronounceable. Difficulties also arise in terms of how to alphabetize them, since most English speakers, even those for whom English is their native language, do not know where to place them in a standard alphabet. As a result, this guideline recommends that their use be avoided in article titles."

I presume the Swiss would also use the "ss" spelling. --Boson 22:57, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I also support a merge - the articles are practically identical. -Grahamdubya 17:32, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

And, of course, the spelling should be "Grosser Zapfenstreich", the "r" ending normally being used when the term is by itself (not following a definite article etc.); so, the other article could be merged with this article (as originally proposed) and then this article could be moved to "Grosser Zapfenstreich" on the basis of the recommendation regarding special characters. Both old names should then redirect to "Grosser Zapfenstreich". --Boson 11:15, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I've merged Grosse Zapfenstreich to this article, since this is the one that's spelled correctly. There is now also a redirect from Grosser Zapfenstreich for those who can't easily type a ß, and a {{foreignchar}} template at the top for those who want to read more about what ß is. —Angr 06:11, 2 November 2006 (UTC)