Talk:Red Main

Move to Red Main
Unless there are major objections, as the first major editor of the article, I propose to move this article to Red Main which is its usual English name. --Bermicourt (talk) 17:00, 23 April 2010 (UTC)


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The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 18:25, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Roter Main → — because this is the more common English name, used by e.g. "Rivers of Europe" and by the Tourist Board of the region. Bermicourt (talk) 19:31, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Here are just some of the references that use "Red Main". The first one is an authoritative source called "Rivers of Europe" published by a host of international authors in 2009, the second is the one by the Tourist Board of Franconia within whose region the river flows. The rest are examples of common usage:

--Bermicourt (talk) 19:31, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Rivers of Europe by Klement Tockner, Urs Uehlinger, Christopher T. Robinson (2009), Academic Press, London.
 * The Rhythm of the River at www.mainriver.de.
 * Main River Cruises at www.avalonwaterways.com. Retrieved on 11 May 2010.
 * Main Cycle Route at www.germany-tourism.de.
 * Germany’s Main River Begins With Beer And Ends With Wine at www.mygermancity.com.
 * Main River Cruises at www.globusjourneys.in.
 * About Main River Cruises at www.vikingrivercruises.com.
 * Main River - Germany at www.choosingcruising.co.uk.
 * Destinations - The Main at www.rivercruiseline.co.uk.
 * Bayreuth - Kulmbach: Where the Red and White Main meet at www.crazyguyonabike.com.
 * Mountains in Germany at www.everythingaboutgermany.com.
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