Talk:Þingvellir

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I feel this article should be at Thingvellir, given this is the English Wikipedia and the 'Þ' character doesn't exist in English. Johnhousefriday (talk) 14:35, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The manual of style is unequivocal - Names not originally in a Latin alphabet must be romanized into characters generally intelligible to English-speakers. The change is coming. 210.7.132.77 (talk) 04:31, 21 July 2011 (UTC) [reply]

Don't do that! Look at Wikipedias in other languages. They don't use Þ either but keep it to be formal. --2.245.66.112 (talk) 22:11, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Belatedly, I believe the article is satisfactorily placed -- also note how it is rendered at its UNESCO WHS entry -- but also that the anglicized names should appear at initial instances (also see prior link); thus, I have added the anglicized names. Craftwerker (talk) 00:51, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"'Þ' character doesn't exist in English" — Anyone who says this must've never read Beowulf, but nobody can say that Beowulf isn't written in English. Cédric ^{SAYS NO to anti-diacritic crusades!} 20:33, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's arguing semantics. The clear intent of the comment was that the symbol does not exist in the range of modern English on which the English wikipedia is based.12.11.127.253 (talk) 14:44, 11 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Or maybe, Cedric, they read it in Modern English (the language of en.wikipedia) instead of Old English. Most contemporary versions published do not use "Þ".

The campaign on Wikipedia to include non-English characters is largely a manifestation of linguistic snobbery, by those who consider their erudition superior to those non-polyglots who dare to trespass here. If anyone wants to put it to a formal discussion, I'd support moving this to a true English title, but don't expect to win--the fanatics outnumber the rare English monoglots who might chance to visit here. Un school 03:14, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

UNESCO isn't god

The UNESCO page of the Þingvellir National Park did not include "Pingvellir" as a correct spelling. See also: Þ. Is UNESCO the king of linguistics? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:587:410D:7C00:F4BD:9626:6087:99A0 (talk) 05:55, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]