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The result of the move request was: Not moved ≈ Chamal talk ¤ 02:30, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
Alexander Jagiellon →
Alexander of Poland — The naming of the monarchs of Poland has become a mess, and should be brought into line with
WP:NCROY. I have made a start, at this stage confining myself at this stage to the period after the rulers of Poland undoubtedly became kings and not high dukes, and excluding those where there could be problems e.g. dispute over the numbering, or (arguably) they were not primarily monarch of Poland. The proposed new names are all at present redirects to the current names.
PatGallacher (
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Also, what about Polish monarchs from before the union of the Polish and Lithuanian crowns in the late 14th century? (Although I feel cautious about changing names like "Wladyslaw the Elbow-high"?) PatGallacher ( talk) 22:23, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
While the 18th century painting of Alexander no doubt looks pretty nice, how nice a picture looks should always be secondary to the authenticity and accuracy of a picture. As such, when choosing what picture to use as a portrait in a biographical article on Wikipedia, is it generally best to chose a picture that is dated as close as possible to the time the person lived. The 18th century painting cannot be accurate because it was painted over 200 years after the person in question died. If the painter used a good source for his portrait, then simply use that source as picture for this article. If the painter did not use a source, then the portrait is pure fiction. Omegastar ( talk) 17:12, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: Not moved ≈ Chamal talk ¤ 02:30, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
Alexander Jagiellon →
Alexander of Poland — The naming of the monarchs of Poland has become a mess, and should be brought into line with
WP:NCROY. I have made a start, at this stage confining myself at this stage to the period after the rulers of Poland undoubtedly became kings and not high dukes, and excluding those where there could be problems e.g. dispute over the numbering, or (arguably) they were not primarily monarch of Poland. The proposed new names are all at present redirects to the current names.
PatGallacher (
talk) 20:43, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
Also, what about Polish monarchs from before the union of the Polish and Lithuanian crowns in the late 14th century? (Although I feel cautious about changing names like "Wladyslaw the Elbow-high"?) PatGallacher ( talk) 22:23, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
While the 18th century painting of Alexander no doubt looks pretty nice, how nice a picture looks should always be secondary to the authenticity and accuracy of a picture. As such, when choosing what picture to use as a portrait in a biographical article on Wikipedia, is it generally best to chose a picture that is dated as close as possible to the time the person lived. The 18th century painting cannot be accurate because it was painted over 200 years after the person in question died. If the painter used a good source for his portrait, then simply use that source as picture for this article. If the painter did not use a source, then the portrait is pure fiction. Omegastar ( talk) 17:12, 25 July 2014 (UTC)