Talk:Ivan Maisky
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Do we really need the virtually meaningless word "iconic" - practically everything these days is "iconic", with the result that absolutely nothing is!Malcolm535 (talk) 22:50, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Maysky vs Maisky
As the ambassador to Great Britain and prominent Soviet diplomat Maysky should be known by his most common English name.
Results of google tests:
- Ivan Maysky Web 99 hits, Scholar 3 hits, Books 9 hits;
- Ivan Maisky Web 3520 hits, Scholar 352 hits, Books 655 hits. The book reference includes Maisky's memoirs.
I think the results of google testing are definite enough to say that the established English name of the guy is Ivan Maisky.
- Alex, just so you know for future occasions, WP:RUS#People explicitly prohibits using search engine tests to determine which name is conventional (see item #4). This, of course, does not include Google Books, but the results of the Google Books search would fall under #1 and #3 ("the person is an author of works published in English" or "the person is the subject of English-language publications"). So, to substantiate the "Maisky" spelling, a link to Maisky's memoirs would have been sufficient as it meets #1. Sorry for being such a pain in the rear about this, but it is my intent to eventually minimize the silly unending spelling debates by putting the practice on a firm foundation. Thanks and cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 13:18, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
