Talk:Dnipro: Difference between revisions

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:In accordance with [[WP:NC(UE)]] we souldshould use the most commonly used Englishthe name that is most commonly used in English for the Ukrainianarticle's locationstitle. The most objective way to determine the most common modern English usage is to analyze the usage of major players of the anglophone media market which are not the dating sites, but CNN, AP, Reuters, BBC, NYTimes, etc.

:The analysis of such usage is precented above at [[#How the city name is spelled in English]]. You can also find a detailed discussion [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Ukrainian_subdivisions#How_the_city_name_.D0.94.D0.BDi.D0.BF.D1.80.D0.BE.D0.BF.D0.B5.D1.82.D1.80.D0.BE.D0.B2.D1.81.D1.8C.D0.BA_is_spelled_in_English|here]]. Dnipropetrovsk should be used in English encyclopedia for the same reason as Kiev (not Dnepropetrovsk of Kyiv). This name is used predominantly my the media and other encyclopedia. Please reread [[WP:NC(UE)]].

:This does not preclude the usage of other names in the article's text in the proper context. In WW2 articles Dnepropetrovsk would be correct to use as the WW2 literature used it. But modern usage changed and the article's title should be based on the modern usage. More at your talk.

Also, to answer your question, I have no direct relation to this city. --[[User:Irpen|Irpen]]

:Also, to answer your question, I have no direct relation to this city. --[[User:Irpen|Irpen]]