Michael Everson wrote:
On 27 Nov 2008, at 12:05, David Gerard wrote:
2008/11/27 Michael Everson
<everson(a)evertype.com>om>:
We haven't proposed that. We proposed
"Ireland (state)".
That has a slight smell of neologism - is the term used anywhere
outside Wikipedia?
It is no different from "Georgia (country)"
That's because the nationals of a few small countries perceive a
"state"
to be a political subdivision.
At least
"Republic of Ireland" is something it's called in an
official document on the state's formation.
Incorrect. The Constitution of Ireland (1937) specifies that "Ireland"
is the name of the state. The Republic of Ireland Act (1948) specifies
that "Republic of Ireland" is a "description" of the state.
Does the 1937 Constitution actually use the word "state"?
Would [[Ireland (Republic)]] be sufficient to emphasize that the term
"republic" is merely descriptive.
Once again, the best compromise proposal:
Ireland --> disambiguation page
Ireland (island) --> about the island, comparable to the "Great
Britain" article
Ireland (state) --> about the state.
While I have no difficulty with [[Ireland (state)]]. I think that
reducing [[Iteland]] to a disambiguation page diminishes the term.
There is nothing in what your proposal that would adequately deal with
pre-1922 Ireland.
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