On 9/13/07, Delirium delirium@hackish.org wrote:
One method I like is to move it to its own section once it gets past some subjective "too unwieldy" limit. For example, look at how [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]] handles the zillions of transliteration variations: In a separate "name" section (section 9 currently), not in the intro or anywhere near it.
It's perhaps a question of taste. I like to see all the really different, but commonly used, variations on a name in the opening paragraph, so a reader is sure they're on the right article. For example, [[Karlovy Vary]] should definitely include "Carlsbad" in the lead...though I don't understand why the German name, "Karlbad" is listed there.
It's usually overkill and unwieldy to retain minor variations in spelling, though. Should [[Lyon]] mention its alternate spelling, "Lyons"? Torino and Turin? Hard to come up witha precise rule...
Steve