User talk:211.26.240.188

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I notice that mention is made of an alternative name for the party being Deakinite Liberal Party, which is designated a retronym. The text though seems to completely ignore the fact that the title of the article is itself a retronym, as this is not indicated anywhere. The party was called the Liberal Party at the time (as is made obvious by the contemporary newspaper articles linked to as sources). I understand that it needs to be distinguished from the current Liberal Party in Australia, because they are not the same party, but it is misleading to present Commonwealth Liberal Party as its official name. I would suggest changing the title to Liberal Party (Australia 1909-1917) or something similar, as it seems poor practice to use retronyms as though they were contemporary terms (even if, as is perhaps likely, the term Commonwealth Liberal Party is common in recent sources - this shouldn't be an issue because Commonwealth Liberal Party would still be indicated as an alternative name in the text). 211.26.240.188 (talk) 12:47, 9 December 2020 (UTC)