Talk:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

message: The article doesn't really explain it.  Was it just a matter of Vorpommern being "too small" for a separate state after Stettin was transferred to Poland? - DanBishop (talk) 04:37, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it's mainly because of the former GDR districts (Bezirke). There were only 3 on the territory of MV (Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg). This and the rather close cultural connection of both parts since the early 20th century (as well as the rather sparse population) led to the decision to merge both regions after reunification in 1990. I'll see where and how I can add this. Thanks, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 18:19, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why were the states of Mecklenburg and Vorpommern merged? 

message: I intend to create a rough guide on the Architecture of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Following several examples of national, regional and urban articles like Architecture in Berlin, Architecture of Denmark, Architecture in Copenhagen and Architecture of Munich. Cheers, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 17:25, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Architecture of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] 

message: All German states have official English names (since Britain and the US were two of the occupying Allied powers from 1945 to 1990). This article in English WP should be titled Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and the German name of the state, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, should be a redirect to that. 91.66.81.175 (talk) 18:25, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: MV wasn't occupied by Britons or Americans. And btw, Schleswig-Holstein isn't called Sleswick-Holsatia here, even though it was. For what I can see, most Regions of Italy also carry their Italian names on Wiki. It shouldn't be a dogma anyway, but common sense. Cheers, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 10:59, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

text: There is no "dogma" -- Mecklenburg-West Pomerania is the name in virtually all English-language sources, and the German is rare (and perhaps unsightly, though that's a different matter) in English. The example of Schleswig-Holstein is off-topic; that happens to be the English form, and Schleswig-Holsatia is unknown in the English-speaking world. The intro should be recast to show that Mecklenburg-West Pomerania is the standard form in English. The German spelling in WP-EN is really quite jarring.Mason.Jones (talk) 15:41, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. There does seem to be a consensus here for moving the page to Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. Moonraker (talk) 00:37, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

text: The Federal Foreign Office's communication site uses Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in its list of states in English.  Good enough for me. 12:38, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

text: I disagree. English-language sources are widely split between using the German form, Western Pomerania, West Pomerania and Cispomerania. Given the split between Western and West Pomerania usage, Vorpommern seems the most common usage in English. Moreover, Vorpommern does not translate to Western or West Pomerania (which, by the way, is the region of Poland just over the border). The most literal translation of Vorpommern is Cispomerania, but that is a minority form in English. Waering (talk) 23:31, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title: Why the German Name? 

message: In the infobox, area, and population of the "city" is mentioned. That cannot be correct.--Bornsommer (talk) 19:20, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 
The result of the move request was: Moved back to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as a procedural action. The original move was undiscussed and apparently controversial, so I'm restoring status quo ante and inviting  to make their case in a formal RM. Dash-or-hyphen is a secondary issue.  No such user (talk) 14:43, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania →  – A name for a merger of two places should use a dash, not a hyphen, like the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and Minneapolis–Saint Paul. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 16:59, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 24 October 2021