Talk:Vinschgau Valley

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 current name of the article, "Vinschgau-Val Venosta", is a combination of the German name ("Vinschgau") and the Italian name ("Val Venosta"). This type of bilingual naming was found to be undesirable in a survey at Talk:Communes of South Tyrol, see also Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)#Multiple local names. The three most plausible options are listed below, please cast your votes. Markussep 17:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

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Vinschgau

• Support. Large German speaking majority (97% according to 2001 census), slight preference for the German name in English usage. Markussep 17:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
• Support--Martin Se 12:36, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
• Support--PhJ 18:06, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
• Support Gryffindor 19:49, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
• Support. That how the locals call it. -- Matthead ^discuß!     O       23:08, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
• Support Tridentinus 10:36, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Val Venosta

• Weak oppose. Better than the bilingual version. Markussep 17:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
• Strong oppose--Martin Se 12:36, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose--PhJ 18:06, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose. Only interesting for those Italians who actually go there - mainly as tourists or teachers. -- Matthead ^discuß!     O       23:08, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Vinschgau-Val Venosta (current name)

• Oppose. Markussep 17:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose, either of the two alternatives is better. Olessi 19:57, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
• Week support, better than Val Venosta--Martin Se 12:36, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
• neutral--PhJ 18:06, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
• Support Gryffindor 19:49, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose. Keep it simple. -- Matthead ^discuß!     O       23:08, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

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This is the census I referred to: [1]. Some English use statistics:

• Google Scholar:
  • Vinschgau 105
  • Val Venosta 74
• Google Books:
  • Vinschgau 346
  • Val Venosta 356
• Google (only English language, .org, -wikipedia):
  • Vinschgau 253
  • Val Venosta 204 Markussep 17:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.