Michael Everson wrote: > On 27 Nov 2008, at 12:05, David Gerard wrote: > >> 2008/11/27 Michael Everson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> We haven't proposed that. We proposed "Ireland (state)". >>> >> That has a slight smell of neologism - is the term used anywhere >> outside Wikipedia? >> > It is no different from "Georgia (country)" > That's because the nationals of a few small countries perceive a "state" to be a political subdivision. >> At least "Republic of Ireland" is something it's called in an >> official document on the state's formation. >> > > Incorrect. The Constitution of Ireland (1937) specifies that "Ireland" > is the name of the state. The Republic of Ireland Act (1948) specifies > that "Republic of Ireland" is a "description" of the state. > Does the 1937 Constitution actually use the word "state"?
Would [[Ireland (Republic)]] be sufficient to emphasize that the term "republic" is merely descriptive. > Once again, the best compromise proposal: > > Ireland --> disambiguation page > Ireland (island) --> about the island, comparable to the "Great > Britain" article > Ireland (state) --> about the state. > > While I have no difficulty with [[Ireland (state)]]. I think that reducing [[Iteland]] to a disambiguation page diminishes the term. There is nothing in what your proposal that would adequately deal with pre-1922 Ireland. Ec _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
