Talk:Myanmar/Archive 6

message: The following need to be deleted:
* http://www.myanma.net
* http://www.myanmar.org.uk/shwe/  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.72.96.2 (talk) 11:50, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You're probably right, but why? If you're sure about your decision, just do it (Wikipedia:Be bold) and provide a short reason in the edit summary. --Espoo 09:28, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The first has already been deleted. The second is a duplicate (http://www.myanmar.org.uk/ and http://www.myanmar.org.uk/shwe/). I can't "Be bold" as the article is locked; the message at the top of the article says "If you cannot edit this article and you wish to make a change, you can discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or create an account." - hence this request.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.189.134.3 (talk) 16:38, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links 

message: Why is the topic called "Burma" and the capital is "Yangon"? It's like saying "Harare, Rhodesia" It should be either Yangon, Myanmar or Rangoon, Burma. Reading WP:COMMONNAME], I think Rangoon would be "searched for" more than Yangon. Speedboy Salesman 12:38, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: For the simple reasons that that is how the two recent move discussions ended. There was a Requested move on this at the same time Myanmar was moved to Burma and the outcome was no consensus, particularly as this is not as clear cut as some make it out to be - media usage is quite split for a start, so it's hard to determine that one term is overwhelmingly used more than the other. Timrollpickering 15:02, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Well can somebody make a requested move from Yangon to Rangoon? I don't know how to do it. Speedboy Salesman 18:18, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: See Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page but it's been only a month since the last move discussion and another is going to feel like "let's keep going until we get the desired outcome". Timrollpickering 00:03, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Yangon/Rangoon

message: I recommend that naming issues, particularly debates on the name of the article, be kept on a separate subpage to tidy things up.  The name of the article is an important thing, and editors have made many comments about naming issue on this talk page.  There is certainly enough to warrant a separate subpage, and this will prevent other issues from being choked out.
One of these other issues: should the entire article be written in past tense?  Also, there are statements such as "in recent weeks" within the article - these could have been helpful for people reading the article not long after these sections were written, but would not be appropriate even a month after such statements are added.
Thanks, 60.242.0.245 13:49, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Separate subpage for naming issues?

message: On another note, does anyone know the details of the events which led to the military take-over? The article seems to jump from Democracy one day to Emergency Law the next. These things don't happen overnight, and they are not without reason. The article does not mention whether there were economical problems at the time, or allegations of corruption or fraud. And if so, how long had it been going on, and is there any information on the popularity of the Militray-backed socialists; such as what portion of the population supported them, and why they didn't follow the "democratic" process etc. Any info? Evlekis 12:10, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. The Ne Win and U Nu article provides some additional background but not that detailed Nil Einne (talk) 08:19, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  From  "democracy" to military rule 

message: Capital of Burma/Myanmar change from Rangon/Yangoon to Napidauw Yudiweb (talk) 13:04, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, Naypyidaw is a different settlement some 320 km north of Yangon. Timrollpickering (talk) 00:54, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

text: Precisely. They are two entirely different cities, with the new capital proper only about two years old. And meanwhile, Beijing/Peking is not to be compared. "Beijing" is used widely the world over today, and can hardly be considered a "local" name.--Huaiwei (talk) 04:50, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Capital City Change?