Template talk:Local councils of Malta and Gozo

message: I'm going to try making a Malta LC template like :Template:Japan, etc, to nav between the LC's Srl 05:25, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  discussion moved from [[Wikipedia:Malta-related topics notice board]] 

message: User:Marcus1234 notes in an edit: revert a series of edits; this is the English wikipedia. Noting this here so it doesn't thrash back and forth. We need to give enough information to find the LC in the case where the forms differ, such as Cospicua/Bormla. But this is English wikipedia. mt wikipedia would be happy to have more work done on its templates though. 「ѕʀʟ·✎」 00:09, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  English vs Maltese names 

message: I think we should try and re-use good templates where possible.
The Template:Navbox is made for such navigation boxes, so I changed this template to use it.
--85.73.189.113 22:18, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changed to use Template:Navbox 

message: revert war in progress. Please discuss here before making any changes! 「ѕʀʟ·✎」 21:49, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the link here should follow the name of the article it links to. If the article on Rabat/Victoria is mis-named make your arguments there and once that is changed update the template.--Inkiwna 18:34, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Zimevones, your comment here is valid, but changing the template without seeking consensus here might have been rash, in view of the edit war. Seeing that on one opposed my idea that the link should follow the target page name, that Victoria and Rabat are more like alternatives than translations, but if anything Victoria originates in English while Rabat in Maltese, and that tha Local Council calls itself Victoria on its own web site. I agree with you that the link (and the name of th page?) should be Victoria (Rabat). But to make sure we do not have edit wars, lets wait for a few (10) days for any reasonable counter arguments before changing. I'll put a notice on the Malta Notice board too. --Inkiwna (talk) 15:15, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Victoria vs. Rabat 

message: It appears that 78.133.74.103 has taken English spelling too far, using Spellings that are mere bad phonetic representations.
In order to fix this template from its current half Maltese half English spellings, each town currently using Maltese spelling should be cross checked with the English spellings in current usage by for example by the Times of Malta and the English version of the Maltese laws. --Inkwina (talk · contribs) 20:36, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, the English spellings used are the correct ones - check the sources used on the articles. Kyarichy (talk) 10:05, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, They are wrong! The references used are mistaken Pleas see: http://www.mjha.gov.mt/mjha_lc/default.htm and the sites of individual councils (Most have an English website too) Please list the ones you think are contentious and I will try to find references a quickly as I can.
--Inkwina (talk · contribs) 14:40, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You are not in a position to decide what is right and wrong. As long as the sources used back up the information, there is no reason to change. Now stop embarassing yourself. Kyarichy (talk) 15:27, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Kyarichy, the sources you are citing are archaic. They are based on the concept of bending  pronunciations to fit phonemes in the phonetic system of the English Language. The world has moved on since then. In any case, if you feel that you must make such major changes it's always advisable to discuss them before. --Joelemaltais (talk) 16:56, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Please Kyarichy, stop vandalizing the official names of the cities and towns of Malta. I agree with Joe on the rest of the points. Please revert them back asap cause they are ridiculous and before you did such major edits you should have discussed them with us first! thx --Gian (talk) 18:46, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, these renamings are incorrect.  This is a major change that is being made and should have gone through proper channels of discussion.  --Son (talk) 02:02, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  English Spelling 

message: This is the template of the local councils of Malta established through the Local Councils Act which also establishes hamlets. Therefore, they are either to be included here because they feature in that Act or they shouldn't. I can't figure where the distinction "official" and "non-official" (sic) comes from.
Demdem (talk) 18:09, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Offical and non-officials 

message: The template as it is now is rather confusing. I think it should be amended as follows:
*The articles should be removed. They are used in the Maltese language, but this is the English not Maltese Wikipedia. Moreover, the articles are not even used on the Maltese Wikipedia template!
*The "Hamlets without Administrative Committees" should be removed. While the "Local Councils" and "Administrative Committees" are firmly established by law (see here), the "Hamlets" in this template seem to be a random list of localities around the Maltese Islands.
What are others' views on this? --Xwejnusgozo (talk) 21:17, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Since no one objected in nearly a month, I made above changes. --Xwejnusgozo (talk) 11:29, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Articles and hamlets