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Kharki/Kharkov

Can some administrator please change Kharkov into Kharkiv in today's "On this day..."(to reflect common English usage & for consistency within this article + others + the Wikipedia article on Kharkiv; the city is called Kharkiv in todays common English hence it should also be referred to as Kharkiv on Wikipedia's main page). — Yulia Romero • Talk to me! 02:03, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

What was the city commonly called in 1943? The bold-linked article is titled "Third Battle of Kharkov". —David Levy 02:11, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Is it relevant what the city was called in 1943... We are not in 1943 are we? Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names) clearly states "Use modern English names for titles and in articles". These days Kharkiv is used (see here and here). — Yulia Romero • Talk to me! 02:20, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

But it seems the city was commonly called Kharkov in 1943. — Yulia Romero • Talk to me! 02:24, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Then it is relevant, as the battle would likely be known as the "Battle of Kharkov" rather than "Battle of Kharkiv" (the second paragraph of WP:MODERNPLACENAME has some details and examples). If that is the case, it's best to have the link to the city article as Kharkov as well for consistency. Chamal ^T•C 02:36, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Agreed; WP:NC(Geographical names) says “if…the article deals only with a place in a period when it held a different name, the widely accepted historical English name should be used”. So "Kharkov" is correct. Xyl 54 (talk) 23:52, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Liverpool F.C.

The team's site says the club was founded in 3 June 1892... (http://www.liverpoolfc.com/kids/history-of-lfc). Perhaps the retrieval data (which is 15 march) mixed up with it? --Ed.capistrano (talk) 11:01, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

History of Liverpool F.C. says, However, on the 4th of February, 1892, the Football Council decided that it would not approve the creation of another club named Everton, on the basis that the name bears resemblance to an existing member. Liverpool F.C. was formally established on 15 March 1892. This is also cited to the team's site: Liverpool F.C. was formed on the 15th of March 1892. It was at John Houlding's house in Anfield Road that he and his closest friends left from Everton FC, formed a new club... However, it was not until 3rd June that the name Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Ltd was formally recognised by the Board of Trade. —howcheng {chat} 15:52, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

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