Talk:Alfonsine

message: I tried to improve the article by enhancing the translation of the few paragraphs which were already translated, and by expanding the article itself, using the original italian article as a source. This is the link to the sandbox containing the changes; I would appreciate any kind of comment and/or feedback: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Destiny1016/sandbox
Destiny1016 (talk) 20:30, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Is "Virgin Mary" an accurate translation of "Madonna"? If so, another possible translation could be "The Virgin Mary's Forest Sanctuary," which makes more sense. Greedo8 18:15, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes; the Virgin Mary is referred to as "La Madonna" in Italy, never as "Maria" or any other way.  The name of the church really is Virgin Mary/Madonna of the Forest..."del Bosco" litterally means "of the forest" so I do not think "The Virgin Mary's Forest Sanctuary" is an accurate translation.Pearl2525 (talk) 18:35, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

text: well actually now that I think about it the Virgin Mary is sometimes referred to as "Santa Maria" but if that were the case the name of the church would have been "Santa Maria del Bosco" so under the circumstances I think the most accurate translation is "Sanctuary of the VIrgin Mary of the Forest"Pearl2525 (talk) 18:35, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, can "del" not refer to possession? For example, "cibo del cane" - "food of the dog" which is better translated as "the dog's food". I support your change to "Sanctuary of the Virgin Mary of the Forest", as it seems acceptable. Greedo8 18:43, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

text: hmmm, yes you are right, but I do not think so in this case, but let me email my sister and see what she thinks, her Italian is better than mine, so I may be wrong.  Pearl2525 (talk) 18:59, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  I did more research on the name of the church. It was build on a site that used to be heavily wooded and where it is said that many miracles took place, so based on that I believe the correct translation is "Shrine of Our Lady of the Woods" I will change the article to reflect this.Pearl2525 (talk) 21:38, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Good job, thanks! Greedo8 15:45, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

text: For what it's worth I had another go at it, there are still some badly phrased bits but I think I managed to improve it quite a bit. I removed it from the cleanup category for now, obviously feel free to reinsert it if the quality still seems too low. The main issue seems to be inline references, but I'll leave that to some braver soul! Zidanie5 (talk) 22:18, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
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message: I know this article is not perfect, but I think most of the issues flagged by the "multiple issues banner" have been addressed. I vote to have it removed.  Any thoughts? Pearl2525 (talk) 00:02, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
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