Talk:Altai Krai

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message: To further expand on my comments in the edit summaries (since those are limited in length), I would like to re-iterate my issues with the edits to the lead section.
:1- The sources cited do not mention any other suspicious deaths of the heads of this region, outside of Mikhail Yevdokimov.
:2- The sources cited do not mention or refer to the region as the poorest, they only state it has been found to have the lowest wages amongst any other Russian subjects, in a particular year. The most recent official wage data show that this is not the case.
:3- The information cited is already present in the article, in the appropriate sections - Politics and Economy. 
:4- No other articles for Russian Federation subjects (as per consensus) contain this type of information in the lead of the article.--Therexbanner (talk) 22:39, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead Edit - Region's Income & Other Statements 

message: I have removed the Kazakh name because
# Kazakhs are less than 5% of the entire Oblast
# No evidence of significant Kazakh presence in the past (and even then that would still be WP:UNDUE for the lede).
# "Altaı ólkesi" is never used by English language sources and is basically made up by Resnjari by crudely translating the Russian "krai" into Kazakh, a form of OR.
Khirurg (talk) 16:07, 22 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: No one used Omby for this article. Anyway, the main Turkic population of the area were the Altai, whom take their name from the mountain range from which is region is name and the southern republic where they a sizable part of the population. The Altai mainly left during the interwar period due to Soviet era collectivisation. Kazakhs inhabit the periphery of the region. I tried to find the Altai name, but little is written in the language so its hard. I do think its important to cater for names in indigenous Turkic languages of the region, even if their populations are very small due to t he Tsarist and Soviet era.Resnjari (talk) 17:11, 22 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  my two cents on this and other disputes going on simultaneously -- imo the native (Turkic, the "more native" Yeniseian too -- Altai has these toponyms as well) names should be mentioned (lede or not depends on relevant policies in the topic area but mentioned somewhere noticeable) when they differ from the Russian ones. Altai Krai the administrative unit is a Russian creation even though "Altai" is not from the Russian language originally, so its name is going to be the same in all languages -- not necessarily useful. Other cases like Samar/Samara or more emphatically Mozdok aka Mazdagu (Circassian) and Sochi (Şʼaça ~ Shacha) might be better arguments. Idk as much about Omsk/Omby but it might be the latter case, idk-- no comment on it being in the lede as idk the exact policies in the Siberian topic area that I haven't edited as much recently but it could belong somewhere else on the page.--Calthinus (talk) 19:21, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: , I tried looking for the Turkic Altai language name for the region on the internet, but to no avail. Have you ever come across Altai toponymy for the area? Definitely the Turkic Altai language name of the area deserves to be in the article, as they were a population group of Altai Krai before communist rule changed all that.Resnjari (talk) 19:28, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:   No I haven't unfortunately :/. This paper discussing the archaeology of the region and other aspects touching on Soviet and post-Soviet discourse of the past of the area, while perhaps not immediately relevant, may be a window to more good sources in the topic area however. [] Also sources are easier to find on the history of neighboring regions like Khakassia and Tuva, but still haven't found their page starter among English wiki editors it seems. If you want to help expand this area of English wiki coverage -- Russian makes many source accessible -- it will be a great contribution, time permitting of course. Cheers! --Calthinus (talk) 19:40, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The Kazakh name is out of the question. There is no significant Kazakh presence in the area, and never was.  not only reeks of WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS (the "wrongs" of the Soviet and Tsarist eras, namely Slavic settlement, must be "righted" by...giving undue weight to names that were sometimes never used), it is absurd. Even more absurd would be adding names in related languages. What next, adding a whole bunch of Indo-European names all over the place because they are "related" (Volga German? Tocharian, anyone?) And even more absurd would be to do so for official subdivisions created after the previous inhabitants vacated the area. My general opinion regarding national subdivisions is to only include official usage, as these are official subdivisions, often created recently and not long-lived entities like cities. Otherwise I have no problem adding Επαρχία Αργυροκάστρου to this place  and on it will go. Khirurg (talk) 05:51, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: "". Not surprised . Anyway Wikipedia allows for placenames of ethnic groups that were once a significant population in the area, as per its guidelines (WP:NCGN). In this instance, the Turkic Altai ethnic group and its name would more then suffice as they were still in the region when Altai Krai was created in the 1920s and 1930s before Soviet collectivisation and subsequent difficult relations with the state made them leave. However as sources are very limited on Altai language forms on that aspect one can't add anything sadly. I tried looking for them, but to no avail. On Kazakhs, they have formed a part of the population and are found along the border areas. Whether that is enough for a name of the region in their language to be included in the article is what we are discussing. Sure they might not be a large population, but they are there. It appears sadly not enough to make the threshold for inclusion of their name for the administrative region. That said indigenous Turkic and other Siberian language names have their place on articles where relevant of course, even if an editor may not personally like them. Since you mentioned the Balkans i have state that i am in possession of RS sources that can place historic Ottoman Turkish names for all settlements in the region (right down to the village level) from the Danube to the Aegean (especially for those southern Balkan regions which also have Slavonic names - i have RS for those too). My suggestion to all is to stick to the topic of Altai Krai, as we are on its talkpage. Thanks.Resnjari (talk) 23:37, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

text: I don't mean to tell either of you what to do, but the fact is that I would rather both of you do your normal editing -- which I have a net positive opinion of, for both -- and not get holed up debating on poor bystander Siberian talk pages actually about Sarandaë and Prεmε(d)ι in the Balkans, and would think both of you would prefer to do your normal, widely appreciated, behavior as well. "Yolo" as they say. --Calthinus (talk) 12:46, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kazakh name