User talk:Ddep96

List of forests in Ireland
Welcome to Wikipedia. I note that you have edited List of forests in Ireland to change references to County Londonderry to read 'Derry'. See Manual_of_Style/Ireland-related_articles - "Use Derry for the city and County Londonderry for the county in articles." Alekksandr (talk) 21:56, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

Alekksandr,

I appreciate you reaching out regarding the naming conventions for the above. It is encouraging to see that said conventions exist.

While historically the county referred to has been referred to as ‘Londonderry’ you are no doubt aware of how over the decades, the simple naming of a place causes conflict, and it is no longer the case that the county is solely referred to as Derry. In the UK, particularly amongst loyalist, the city and county are referred to as Londonderry. In the Republic of Ireland, however, it is referred to as Derry. This naming convention extends beyond the borders of the British Isles. I would like to propose adopting the ‘Derry/Londonderry’ naming convention, in order to placate both parties. Ddep96 (talk) 18:49, 3 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Ddep96 - The naming convention is as set out in Manual_of_Style/Ireland-related_articles - "avoid Stroke City-style terms perplexing to those unfamiliar with the dispute". See Talk:County_Londonderry for the discussion which took place when someone proposed altering the current naming convention last year. For this reason, I feel that the page should continue to refer to 'County Londonderry'. Alekksandr (talk) 19:09, 3 May 2021 (UTC)