Talk:Geography of the Solomon Islands

Requested move 25 August 2014

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The result of the move request was: Page not moved: no consensus Ground Zero | t 16:56, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Geography of the Solomon Islands → Geography of Solomon Islands – 1. To distinguish between the nation state of Solomon Islands and the Solomon Islands (archipelago) which cover different geopolitical areas. 2. To bring the naming convention into line with the naming of Solomon Islands pages elsewhere and to conform with the actual gazetted name of the country. Currently move is blocked by a redirect page. – E x nihil (talk) 17:07, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
 * This is a contested technical request (permalink). Anthony Appleyard (talk) 20:58, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
 * 1. To distinguish between the nation state of Solomon Islands and the Solomon Islands (archipelago) which cover different geopolitical areas.
 * 2. To bring the naming convention into line with the naming of Solomon Islands pages elsewhere and to conform with the actual gazetted name of the country. Currently move is blocked by a redirect page. – E x nihil (talk) 17:07, 25 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Oppose. Use of "the" is perfectly acceptable (and the norm). Number   5  7  17:56, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Common usage per
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

name of page
Since the correct name of the country is "Solomon Islands" and not "the Solomon Islands", shouldn't this page name not include "the"? 120.21.138.42 (talk) 21:54, 28 July 2022 (UTC)