Talk:Ionian Islands

message: What about something in the infobox about this, from the United Kingdom to Greece? Flosssock1 (talk) 22:13, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Transfer of sovereignty 

message: Pronunciation in greek is not the same because is accented in different positions. I think the whole paragraph should be erased or lessened to a single line.--Κλειδοκράτωρ (talk) 16:25, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  About pronunciation 

message: I propose to remove the infobox because it contains misleading information. The box indicates the Ionian Islands are a region in Greece. But Kythira, which is also included in the map, is not part of the region of the Ionian Islands, as it is included in Attica. Also, the infobox has no purpose because a good map of all seven island is already in place. — 37  (talk) 05:52, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: This is the standard Template:Infobox settlement which is standard for any settlement irrespective of if the settlement is a region or not. As such the infobox should remain and the optional parameter "type" should be removed if the descriptor "region" is disputed. In this case there is explanatory text in the descriptor which is sufficient imo. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 06:05, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Please remove the ‘region’-description or remove the infobox completly. It is needlessly confusing to have an infobox that has a map which shows all seven islands as part of a single political subdivision, but has also an extra note saying that one island is actually not part of this subdivision. Someone has mentioned the problem with this infobox on the talk page before. Time to solve this issue! — 37  (talk) 06:46, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: As I explained to you before, the map does not need to be removed. This is a map of a settlement. The descriptor "region" could be removed if consensus emerges to do so. But I don't see any such consensus yet. So we have to wait for more community input. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 06:53, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Please be bold and remove the descriptor "region" (or let me do this). Community input is not needed only to correct a mistake, and this is the case here: Kythira is not part of the Ionian Islands Region, it's part of Attica. If you insist on keeping the map, that’s just fine.— 37  (talk) 07:07, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok. I removed the descriptor. Best regards. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 07:21, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Infobox

message: The various traditional Italian names of the islands are thoroughly discussed in the article, and the traditional Italian nomenclature, "Eptaneso" is included in the first line of the lede. I think that's sufficient. Adding a moder Italian variant that was never in traditional use in the middle of the article is neither due, nor useful. Khirurg (talk) 22:18, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The Venetian dialect or a language separate from Italian (scholarship has various viewpoints on that) or whatever it is in the linguistic world, the form "Ìxołe Jonie"  are what the islands are called in Venetian. Considering that the place was under Venetian rule with even some of the locals adopting the language while that was the case, the name would be appropriate to be cited at least once somewhere in the article. As for the modern Italian name, i agree, no need and differs from its Venetian counterpart.Resnjari (talk) 22:49, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: That's why the traditional Italian (or Venetian) nomenclature, "Eptaneso" is included. The modern day Venetian spelling (using...Venetian Wikipedia as a source) is not used by anyone except maybe the Venetian wikipedia, and is as such totally and utterly irrelevant. Khirurg (talk) 23:12, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: But there are two sections, i,e Geography and Etymology that refer to Italian names of the separate islands, while there is nothing about the whole chain. Another thing on the Venetian aspect is that Italian, or what is called as such today emerged from from Tuscan, the prestige Latinate dialect or language on the Italian peninsula in the medieval era and came to dominate most Latinate states as a formal language of governance and to an extent the upper classes. My point is names of islands that have entered English (some forms that are still prevalent today) come from this Italian or Venetian heritage. If Italian forms are removed, how is a reader supposed to know. This is a catch 22.Resnjari (talk) 23:21, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  You've got to be kidding me. Did you look at the lede? Did you see "Eptaneso" written right in the very top of the lede? Enough. Khirurg (talk) 23:35, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, i saw that. I also the Geography and Etymology sections. I didn't offer a solution. I said it was a catch 22.Resnjari (talk) 23:41, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naming