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{{quotation|Foreign proper names written in languages which use the Latin alphabet can include characters with diacritics, ligatures and others that are not commonly used in present-day English. Wikipedia normally retains these special characters, except where there is a well-established English spelling that replaces them with English standard letters. For example, the name of the article on Hungarian mathematician [[Paul Erdős]] is spelt with the double acute accent, and the alternative spellings Paul Erdös and Paul Erdos redirect to that article.}}
{{quotation|Foreign proper names written in languages which use the Latin alphabet can include characters with diacritics, ligatures and others that are not commonly used in present-day English. Wikipedia normally retains these special characters, except where there is a well-established English spelling that replaces them with English standard letters. For example, the name of the article on Hungarian mathematician [[Paul Erdős]] is spelt with the double acute accent, and the alternative spellings Paul Erdös and Paul Erdos redirect to that article.}}
:As for "but in his non-English native language, that's not how he spells his name!", that isn't a quote anyone has ever said and looks like an ill-informed (and quite insulting) caricature of the editing consensus of the en.wp BLP article creators who have contributed thousands of BLPs to en.wp with their names accurately spelled as [[WP:MOSPN]] sets out. [[User:In ictu oculi|In ictu oculi]] ([[User talk:In ictu oculi|talk]]) 06:50, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
:As for "but in his non-English native language, that's not how he spells his name!", that isn't a quote anyone has ever said and looks like an ill-informed (and quite insulting) caricature of the editing consensus of the en.wp BLP article creators who have contributed thousands of BLPs to en.wp with their names accurately spelled as [[WP:MOSPN]] sets out. [[User:In ictu oculi|In ictu oculi]] ([[User talk:In ictu oculi|talk]]) 06:50, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

* Name = Abdul Wahid
* Birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|09|10}}
* Birth_place = [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], [[Sindh, Pakistan|Sindh]], Pakistan
* Education = Bachelor of Computer Science| occupation = Data Processing Assistant
* Title = Finance Department Karachi
* family = Bhatti
* children = 1 son, 2 daughter
* religion = [[Islam]]
* Abdul Wahid''' (Born 10 September 1974)
== Personal life ==

=== Background ===

Abdul Wahid was born in Allah dad Chand Muhllah Hyderabad City, Sindh, in September 1974. He studied and completed his secondary education at Government Sath Kamaluddin High School Hyderabad, Sindh. He received his [[Bachelor of Computer Science]] (B.C.S) degree from Islamabad in 2001.

{{Persondata
| NAME = Abdul Wahid
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
| DATE OF BIRTH = 20 September 1974
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], [[Sindh, Pakistan|Sindh]], Pakistan
[[Category:1974 births]]

Revision as of 11:09, 31 July 2013

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What do you think about having a section on article titles? IMO it would be handy to address two common problems, which are "but that's not his legal name!" and "but in his non-English native language, that's not how he spells his name!" People who are opposed to using the common English forms usually cite BLP's need for "accuracy" (as if "Bill Clinton" weren't an "accurate" name for the former US President). What do you think? Would this help reduce misunderstandings? WhatamIdoing (talk) 04:47, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose - this is already more than adequately covered in WP:MOSPN:

Foreign proper names written in languages which use the Latin alphabet can include characters with diacritics, ligatures and others that are not commonly used in present-day English. Wikipedia normally retains these special characters, except where there is a well-established English spelling that replaces them with English standard letters. For example, the name of the article on Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős is spelt with the double acute accent, and the alternative spellings Paul Erdös and Paul Erdos redirect to that article.

As for "but in his non-English native language, that's not how he spells his name!", that isn't a quote anyone has ever said and looks like an ill-informed (and quite insulting) caricature of the editing consensus of the en.wp BLP article creators who have contributed thousands of BLPs to en.wp with their names accurately spelled as WP:MOSPN sets out. In ictu oculi (talk) 06:50, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Name = Abdul Wahid
  • Birth_date = (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 50)
  • Birth_place = Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Education = Bachelor of Computer Science| occupation = Data Processing Assistant
  • Title = Finance Department Karachi
  • family = Bhatti
  • children = 1 son, 2 daughter
  • religion = Islam
  • Abdul Wahid (Born 10 September 1974)

Personal life

Background

Abdul Wahid was born in Allah dad Chand Muhllah Hyderabad City, Sindh, in September 1974. He studied and completed his secondary education at Government Sath Kamaluddin High School Hyderabad, Sindh. He received his Bachelor of Computer Science (B.C.S) degree from Islamabad in 2001.

{{Persondata | NAME = Abdul Wahid | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 20 September 1974 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

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