[WikiEN-l] Re: WikiEN-l Digest, Vol 4, Issue 50

[Andre Engels]

"John Merrall" <merrall at mountaincable.net> schrieb:
> Well, except for ü and ö and suchlike, in which case we anglos write ue
> and oe. But if the Germans
> spell it Adolf, why not make that the main entry and link over from
> "Adolph"?
> 
> I mean, what's the argument here? Do they want two identical entries, or
> is someone really suggesting Wikipedia should put the main entry under
> "Adolph"? I can't see the argument.

Everyone agrees the main entry is under "Adolf", and everyone agrees (as far
as I can see) that "Adolph" should be a redirect. The question is, whether
in the "Adolf Hitler" article we do or do not mention whether the name is
sometimes spelled "Adolph Hitler".

Andre Engels