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This infobox should be replaced by {{ Infobox Former Country}} Valentinian (talk) / (contribs) 03:43, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
Point taken. Done. -- Ctatkinson 12:00, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
I think the information about the Colony's coat of arms would be more useful if included in this main article. Any comments? Madmedea 10:34, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi folks. I've added this article to the SouthAfrica state template, and the template to the article. If I've committed a major faux pas in doing so, please accept my apologies. Tevildo ( talk) 15:32, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Since the British Empire was ruled by a King at the time, shouldn't the anthem read God Save the King? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Emil Kastberg ( talk • contribs) 20:19, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
This article says that the dutch enslaved africans but in the "history of cape colony" article it does not mention this and actually says that they paid non-white workers for their work. I removed them reference to slavery.
I think this article should either split into Dutch Cape Colony and British Cape Colony, or the infobox has to be quite different. The article itself is now about both the Dutch and British period, but the infobox is only about the British period. Fentener van Vlissingen ( talk) 19:50, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
I agree. Perhaps "Transvaal" shoul be a guide. If you type those words in you get: 1) A short general definition"(Transvaal is a geographic term associated with land north of (i.e., beyond) the Vaal River in modern day South Africa. Many states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal.) 2) Links to other articles.
So expand the lead in page to the two good articles we have on Dutch and British Cape Colony. But don't merge anything. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mousemenace ( talk • contribs) 21:12, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
This stub should be merged into the dis-ambiguous class-c article and a redirect should be created. Technical 13 ( talk) 15:08, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was move per request. A history swap will be done.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 16:01, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
British Cape Colony → Cape Colony – Now Cape Colony redirects here, I suggest the article is renamed. It was never known as British Cape Colony, but simply as Cape Colony. Although there was an earlier Dutch colony of the same name in Dutch (which I have linked by a hatnote at the top of this article), this is by far the most famous usage of Cape Colony, and the only one in English, and most historians (from English-speaking countries at least) who heard the name would be thinking of the entity described here. -- Necrothesp ( talk) 10:17, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
The title of this article (and that of several related ones) is wrong. The official name of the colony was never "Cape Colony", but "Cape of Good Hope". The names "Cape Colony" and "Kaapkolonie" were merely colloquial titles. For just a few examples of the official name, see:
Tossing a rock into the bush... -- André Kritzinger ( talk) 12:42, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not Moved Mike Cline ( talk) 18:40, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
Cape Colony → Cape of Good Hope – The official name of the territory, Kaap de Goede Hoop in the Dutch colonial era, Cape of Good Hope in the British colonial era and finally Cape of Good Hope Province of the Union of South Africa, as reflected in official documentation of the territory as well as on its postage stamps and medals. André Kritzinger ( talk) 18:00, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: No consensus to move, majority of editors see it as the primary topic ( non-admin closure) ( t · c) buidhe 21:07, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
Cape Colony → British Cape Colony – The Cape Colony was not only ruled by the British. The Dutch have also ruled it before and it has a page called Dutch Cape Colony so therefore the page of Cape Colony which is ruled by the British should have its name moved to British Cape Colony. D4rkeRR9 ( talk) 20:36, 29 December 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. — Nnadigoodluck ███ 22:37, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
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This infobox should be replaced by {{ Infobox Former Country}} Valentinian (talk) / (contribs) 03:43, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
Point taken. Done. -- Ctatkinson 12:00, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
I think the information about the Colony's coat of arms would be more useful if included in this main article. Any comments? Madmedea 10:34, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi folks. I've added this article to the SouthAfrica state template, and the template to the article. If I've committed a major faux pas in doing so, please accept my apologies. Tevildo ( talk) 15:32, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Since the British Empire was ruled by a King at the time, shouldn't the anthem read God Save the King? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Emil Kastberg ( talk • contribs) 20:19, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
This article says that the dutch enslaved africans but in the "history of cape colony" article it does not mention this and actually says that they paid non-white workers for their work. I removed them reference to slavery.
I think this article should either split into Dutch Cape Colony and British Cape Colony, or the infobox has to be quite different. The article itself is now about both the Dutch and British period, but the infobox is only about the British period. Fentener van Vlissingen ( talk) 19:50, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
I agree. Perhaps "Transvaal" shoul be a guide. If you type those words in you get: 1) A short general definition"(Transvaal is a geographic term associated with land north of (i.e., beyond) the Vaal River in modern day South Africa. Many states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal.) 2) Links to other articles.
So expand the lead in page to the two good articles we have on Dutch and British Cape Colony. But don't merge anything. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mousemenace ( talk • contribs) 21:12, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
This stub should be merged into the dis-ambiguous class-c article and a redirect should be created. Technical 13 ( talk) 15:08, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was move per request. A history swap will be done.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 16:01, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
British Cape Colony → Cape Colony – Now Cape Colony redirects here, I suggest the article is renamed. It was never known as British Cape Colony, but simply as Cape Colony. Although there was an earlier Dutch colony of the same name in Dutch (which I have linked by a hatnote at the top of this article), this is by far the most famous usage of Cape Colony, and the only one in English, and most historians (from English-speaking countries at least) who heard the name would be thinking of the entity described here. -- Necrothesp ( talk) 10:17, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
The title of this article (and that of several related ones) is wrong. The official name of the colony was never "Cape Colony", but "Cape of Good Hope". The names "Cape Colony" and "Kaapkolonie" were merely colloquial titles. For just a few examples of the official name, see:
Tossing a rock into the bush... -- André Kritzinger ( talk) 12:42, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not Moved Mike Cline ( talk) 18:40, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
Cape Colony → Cape of Good Hope – The official name of the territory, Kaap de Goede Hoop in the Dutch colonial era, Cape of Good Hope in the British colonial era and finally Cape of Good Hope Province of the Union of South Africa, as reflected in official documentation of the territory as well as on its postage stamps and medals. André Kritzinger ( talk) 18:00, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: No consensus to move, majority of editors see it as the primary topic ( non-admin closure) ( t · c) buidhe 21:07, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
Cape Colony → British Cape Colony – The Cape Colony was not only ruled by the British. The Dutch have also ruled it before and it has a page called Dutch Cape Colony so therefore the page of Cape Colony which is ruled by the British should have its name moved to British Cape Colony. D4rkeRR9 ( talk) 20:36, 29 December 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. — Nnadigoodluck ███ 22:37, 5 January 2021 (UTC)