Talk:Parti république du Québec

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I disagree with the move of this article to an English translation of the party name. Please see Talk:Rally_for_National_Independence. Ground Zero | t 18:40, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

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While editors may be anxious to move this article to an English language form of the name, please note that it is incorrect to do so:

Naming_conventions says


 * Use the most easily recognized name: Generally, article naming should prefer what the greatest number of English speakers would most easily recognize, with a reasonable minimum of ambiguity, while at the same time making linking to those articles easy and second nature.... Wikipedia determines the recognizability of a name by seeing what verifiable reliable sources in English call the subject.


 * Use common names of persons and things: Convention: Except where other accepted Wikipedia naming conventions give a different indication, use the most common name of a person or thing that does not conflict with the names of other people or things; use the naming conflict guideline when there is a conflict. Where articles have descriptive names, the given name must be neutrally worded and must not carry POV implications.


 * Use English words: Convention: Name your pages in English and place the native transliteration on the first line of the article, unless the native form is more commonly recognized by readers than the English form. The choice between anglicized and native spellings should follow English usage (e.g., Besançon, Søren Kierkegaard and Göttingen, but Nuremberg, delicatessen, and Florence). Often this will be the local version, as with Madrid. Sometimes the usual English version will differ somewhat from the local form as in Franz Josef Strauss; and rarely, as with Mount Everest, it will be completely different.

WP:CANSTYLE is even more specific than WP:NC on this point. Unless there is a widely used and recognized English-language version of the name, use the official French-language version.

Thank you. Ground Zero | t 05:12, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Deletion proposal
This article was proposed for deletion on the basis of it being "not a real party". While I agree that it is not a large or particularly active political party (it seems to mainly consist of one member), it is an officially registered political party in Quebec and ran a candidate in the last election. Several other political parties in Quebec ran no candidates, such as Affiliation Quebec, the Communist Party of Quebec and the Union du centre. The only criterion I would use to determine if it should have a Wikipedia article it is notable. The party seems to have been mentioned in major media outlets in Quebec during the last election. So I think it should stay. Galteglise (talk) 20:12, 20 January 2010 (UTC)