Talk:Gdańsk/Vote
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This page is a vote to decide the usage of the name of Gdansk/Danzig. This is a source of edit wars on dozens of articles mentioning the city on Wikipedia. There is a lengthy discussion on Talk:Gdansk and its archives, listing nearly every argument imaginable. Numerous previous attempts to reach a consensus have been unsuccessful, hence requiring a vote to end dozens of disputes and edit wars. Due to the complexity of the problem, there are six periods to vote for, plus three additional clauses. To avoid further edit wars, an enforcement is also voted on, allowing the revert of edits that violate the guidelines determined by this vote.
- The vote will start on Friday, February 18 0:00 and end after two weeks on Friday, March 4 0:00
- An absolute majority (50% or more) wins the vote, where neutral and abstain votes are excluded.
- Each vote below contains two options, any user of Wikipedia in good standing may vote once for every of the question voted on.
- Please sign your name using three tildes (~~~) under the position you support, possibly adding brief comments afterwards. Extended commentary should be placed below, in the section marked "Discussion" or at Talk:Gdansk/Vote/discussion.
There are a total of 10 points to vote on.
The voting Period starts on Friday, February 18 0:00 and ends Friday, March 4 0:00
VOTE: Period before 1308
Before 1308: A city in Pomerania, part of Poland. The name used to refer to the city before 1308 should be:
Danzig
Gdansk
VOTE: Period from 1308 to 1454
1308: Teutonic Knights: The name used to refer to the city between 1308 and 1454 should be:
Danzig
Gdansk
VOTE: Period from 1454 to 1466
1454: Prussian Confederation: The name used to refer to the city between 1454 to 1466 should be:
Danzig
Gdansk
VOTE: Period from 1466 to 1793
1466: Second Treaty of Thorn returns the city and Royal Prussia to Polish suzerainty: The name used to refer to the city between 1466 to 1793 should be:
Danzig
Gdansk
VOTE: Period from 1793 to 1945
1793: Second Partition of Poland. Becomes a part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and again from 1813/1815 to 1920. Free City of Danzig from 1807-1813/1815 and again 1920-1939. From 1939 it is annexed by Nazi Germany. The name used to refer to the city between 1794 to 1945 should be:
Danzig
Gdansk
VOTE: Period after 1945
1945: Seized by the Soviet Army, given to Poland: The name used to refer to the city after 1945 should be:
Danzig
Gdansk
- Curps 00:08, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
VOTE: Biographies
In biographies of clearly German persons, the name should be used in the form Danzig (Gdansk) and later Danzig exclusively. In biographies of clearly Polish persons, the name should be used in the form Gdansk (Danzig) and later Gdansk exclusively. Persons controversial follow the guidelines according to the applicable period as decided above. Similar applies to other place names in the region that shares a history between Poland and Germany.
Agree
Disagree
VOTE: Cross-Naming Gdansk/Danzig
The first reference of one name for Gdansk/Danzig in an article should also include a reference to the other name, e.g. Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland) or Gdansk (Danzig)
Agree
Disagree
VOTE: Cross-Naming General
The naming of many places in the region that share a history between Germany and Poland are also a source of edit wars. For these places, the first reference of one name should also include a reference to other commonly used names, e.g. Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) or Szczecin (Stettin). An English language reference that primarily uses this name should be provided on the talk page if a dispute arises.
Agree
Disagree
VOTE: Enforcement
Violations against the rule established by the outcome of this vote can be reverted as simple vandalism. In more complex edits, only the place names can be reverted as simple vandalism according to the outcome of this vote, additional changes are not considered simple vandalism. The reverted user should receive a note or link of the vote results on this page. Persistent reverts in violation of the outcome of this vote may be dealt with according to the rules in Wikipedia:Dealing with vandalism.