Talk:Sonderdruck

Deletion
hi. Sonderdruck is a German term (see here) and it corresponds to the English term Offprint. Why this should redirect to the German type foundry of Ludwig & Mayer is a mystery to me. I don't know how to remove a redirect, so I did what I knew how and blanked it, so as to keep it from falsely leading users to the Ludwig & Mayer page. A blank redirect can't possibly harm anyone, and I was sure someone more technically skilled will spot and remove it. Oerasete has "requested speedy deletion", which I guess is the correct procedure - thank you! Please do go ahead with it, or figure out another useful use for the page - if Sonderdruck should be sometimes used as an English loan word, then redirect to Offprint; if not (which seems to be the case, judging by a cursory Google search), it's back to deletion. Cheers, Arminden (talk) 20:00, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * , The fact that it has a meaning in German is immaterial in the English Wikipedia. Unless you can show that the term is used in English for something other than the typeface of that name, the current redirect is correct. Pichpich (talk) 20:03, 17 December 2020 (UTC)


 * I see your point. But is it used in English? The article only says that in the US it has two different, French sounding names. Is the term Sonderdruck as such used elsewhere in the English-speaking world? I just googled for "Sonderdruck typeface" and "Sonderdruck font" and the result was ZERO, nada, zilch. I'm happy to learn, so please. Arminden (talk) 20:23, 17 December 2020 (UTC)


 * It's getting weirder and weirder. Cochin (typeface) explains that it was "originally produced in 1912 by Georges Peignot". According to Ludwig & Mayer, L&M produced the typeface in 1923. Didn't invent it, at the most produced it over a decade after it was developed & produced in France, and in the US it's known by the French inventor's name. Voila. Arminden (talk) 20:36, 17 December 2020 (UTC)