Talk:Gdańsk/Archive 5

message: *This is what it was usually known as in English from the time that standard spellings arose.
*This is what most of the actual inhabitants of the city called it, from at least late Medieval times until 1945.
*This is what contemporary English-language historians usually call it for the period before 1945.
*Many German (and other) contributors are offended by the extermination of German names in this traditionally overwhelmingly German city. Although expelled or killed, at least some respect for their history - and the history of the city - should be in order in the English Wikipedia. (added by Nico)
Feel free to add any others.  Perhaps this might usefully enable us to come to some assessment of what, exactly, we are arguing about. john 05:11, 6 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Reasons that the city should be called "Danzig" for at least some, if not all, of its history before 1945

message: Following text was removed by Nico:
On September 1, 1939, German troops invaded Poland, initiating World War II. On September 2 Germany officially annexed the Free City. The Nazi regime murdered the Polish postmen defending the Polish Post Office after the COF: this was one of the first war crimes during WWII.
Please restore the proper version.Cautious 22:45, 7 Mar 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh no, not again! I thought we reached some sort of a compromise...Halibutt 00:02, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: What was protected

message: Which version was protected. It is what Nico tries to remove On September 1, 1939, German troops invaded Poland, initiating World War II. On September 2 Germany officially annexed the Free City. The Nazi regime murderedthe Polish postmen defending the Polish Post Office after the COF: this was one of the first war crimes during WWII.Cautious 22:50, 7 Mar 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh no, not again! I thought we reached some sort of a compromise...Halibutt 00:02, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  taken from Wikipedia:Protected page 

message: Hi, I just came here to add a link to St Mary's Church in Gdansk. I couldn't do it, so please, let someone do it as soon as the page is unprotected. I hope it won't take too long, I can see there's still a lot to write about here, epecially a list of major sights and this is blocked by that silly debate. Kpalion 02:54, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Unrelated to the naming issue

message: Strange things happen to the Gdansk article, and especially to the initial paragraph. The encyclopedia entry about a city should tell the reader what the city is, where it is situated, and what is is famous for. Here is a couple of facts about Gdansk, that I consider to be essential Mestwin of Gdansk 22:48, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  What Gdansk is and was 

message: * Gdansk is the 6th largest city in Poland with 460,000 inhabitants (2002);
* Gdansk is Poland's principal seaport, and one of the biggest seaports on the Baltic Sea
* Gdansk is part of the Tricity (Gdansk+Gdynia+Sopot) and also of the Gdansk Metropolital Area consisting of Gdansk+Gdynia+Sopot+Rumia+Reda+Wejherowo+Zukowo+Pruszcz Gdanski with some 1 million inhabitants
* Gdansk is an important Polish centre of business, culture, education, politics, etc.
* Gdansk is the capital of Pomerania (historical-geographical region; Pomerania in wider sense)
* Gdansk is the capital of Gdansk Pomerania or Eastern Pomerania (historical-geographical region)
* Gdansk is the capital of Pomeranian Voivodship (administrative and local government unit - Pomerania in stricter sense)
* Gdansk is main city of Kashubia or Cassubia region inhabited by the kashubians - the 2nd most numerous etnic minority in Poland (400,000)
* Gdansk is also the site of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association (Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie - the biggest non-governmental organization in Poland Mestwin of Gdansk 22:48, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gdansk today 

message: * Gdansk is the craddle of the anti-communist Solidarity movement since 1980
* Gdansk is the home town of Lech Walesa, leader of Solidarity, Nobel Price Winner for Peace (1983) and the President of Poland (1990-1995)
* Gdansk is the craddle of Platforma Obywatelska, today the largest political party in Poland (leader of the polls)
* Gdansk is also famous as a case of war between Poland and Germany, that led to the outbreak of the World War II on 1st September 1939 Mestwin of Gdansk 22:48, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gdansk is famous for 

message: * Gdansk is famous as one of the oldest Polish towns (the stronghold built in 980 by Mieszko I, first historical duke of Poland
* Gdansk is famous for Saint Adalbert, who baptized the citizens of Gdansk, and died later attempting to baptize the pagans in Prussia
* Gdansk was the capital of the Duchy of Pomerania (Ducatus Pomeraniae) in 12th-13th centuries
* Gdansk was the international trade city having inhabitants from various ethnic groups: Poles, Pomeranians, Prussians, Swedes, Danes, Saxons, Germans, Englishmen, Jews, French and others.
* Gdansk was the biggest city (upto 70,000) of historical Poland in 15th-18th centuries
* Gdansk was the biggest Polands's seaport accumulating upto 80% of Poland's exports and imports in 15th-18th Mestwin of Gdansk 22:48, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historical Gdansk