Talk:Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg

Namespace correction finished
I have finished a namespace correction, keeping the history of the original redirect and current pages intact per User:Olessi's request, which was posted on my user page. If there are any questions, please post the replies here, then notify me on my talk page that you have replied here. Thank you. -- Joe Beaudoin Jr. Think out loud — WP:PORN BIO? 02:23, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

The name Joachim III Friedrich is nonsense
There is no known "Joachim III. Friedrich" in the entire scientific literature (see literature list). The name goes back to the de:Benutzer:Sümpf, who introduced it into the German Wiki on May 9, 2009 without giving any reason. Sümpf saw his task in the Wiki as sorting the names of royal persons by massively moving them around according to a system he had devised himself. For this he was blocked indefinitely on July 16, 2010 for senseless editing (article moving problem; unsuccessful attempts to make contact). The nonsense he caused, "Joachim III. Friedrich" remained in the German wiki for two years until a user terminated it on April 28, 2011, but was able to spread on the Internet, for example here in 16 December 2009 and now again by a new user who apparently continues Sümpf's work in other places too. Help!.--Gloser (talk) 13:33, 24 June 2024 (UTC)