Talk:Lakhdenpokhya
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[edit] Requested move
- The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
The result of the proposal was no consensus to move. JPG-GR (talk) 19:28, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
Lakhdenpokhya → Lahdenpohja — It's a Finnish name, not Russian —<Flrntalk> 17:26, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Survey
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- Oppose. The town lies in Russia now. It does not matter that the name is Finnish and Russified. - Darwinek (talk) 18:44, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
- Oppose. Actually, propose renaming to Siyeklakhti, its historical Russian name. No, that is too lame a joke of course. Keep transcription from Russian, per rationale at Suoyarvi and per User:Darwinek.--Paul Pieniezny (talk) 20:08, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
- Oppose. As per WP:RUS#Place names #7, names of Russian locations should be romanized from Russian, not from the local language.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 23:26, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
- It's not Russian name, Lahdenpohja = Lakhdenpokhya, but it seems ugly. --<Flrntalk> 04:48, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- "Lahdenpohja", of course, is not a Russian name, but "Лахденпохья" is. Equally importantly, it is a name of a place that's located in Russia, and this is where WP:RUS applies. "Ugly" is not an argument. You may also be interested in reading this discussion (especiall its "Update" subsection). While it took place before WP:RUS was amended to its present form, is still of some interest as it deals with English usage.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 15:31, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- It's not Russian name, Lahdenpohja = Lakhdenpokhya, but it seems ugly. --<Flrntalk> 04:48, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Oppose seems to be the same discussion as Talk:Suoyarvi; opposed for the same reasons. Parsecboy (talk) 15:35, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Discussion
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