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Alot of this page looks ripped from here: http://www.saeima.lv/Informacija_eng/likumdeveju_vesture.html Thanx 68.39.174.91 19:13, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be some discussion on the recent rioting? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.58.149.18 ( talk) 17:40, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Move. Jafeluv ( talk) 23:20, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
– Following discussion below and here. — HELLKNOWZ ▎ TALK 08:02, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
There is absolutely no reason to use the name 'Saeima of Latvia', yet one user continues to move it to that against Wikipedia policy (the same applies to the
Seimas of Lithuania). He or she also refuses to discuss the issue - despite two users challenging the move. Per
WP:BRD, the onus is on him or her to explain the move when challenged with another interpretation of policy.
Policy is as follows. The name of the institution as used in common English-language discourse is the 'Saeima', not the 'Saeima of Latvia'. Per WP:PRECISION, thus, this is the presumed name of the article. A longer article is only required if the name 'Saeima' is required for WP:DISAMBIGUATION. However, since there is no other article called 'Saeima' or similar, disambiguation is not required. Ergo, 'Saeima' is the name that Wikipedia policy prescribes. Bastin 08:30, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
"Saeima" is WP:COMMONNAME and no disambiguation by country is necessary, as it is also WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. If there is a reason to move, it is certainly not unambiguous. The move warring should stop and WP:REQMOVE should be opened if there are arguments for the move. — HELLKNOWZ ▎ TALK 08:54, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
I agree with the above. There is only one Saeima, period. Saeima equals "Latvian parliament", and there is no need to name this article "Latvian parliament of Latvia". The title Saeima is unambiguous. Talk/ ♥фĩłдωəß♥\ Work 09:45, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
I protected the page until this is settled. For what is worth, if someone is going to have proper WP:RM procedure, count me in opposition to having "of [country]" in these titles. Renata ( talk) 19:54, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
Surely it was inspired by Seimas <-- Sejm and meant to combine the familiar sound with a native form? 89.231.108.159 ( talk) 22:35, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
You say: "The word "Saeima" meaning "a gathering, a meeting, a council" was constructed by the Young Latvian Juris Alunāns. It stems from the archaic Latvian word eima meaning "to go" (derived from the PIE *ei "to go" and also a cognate with the Ancient Greek eimi, Gaulish eimu among others) [2] Cognates with Polish sejm and Lithuanian seimas as they all have common ancestor - the parliament of Commonwealth of Both Nations."
I'm sorry, but it doesn't make much sense. The word comes either from "Sejm" or from the word "eima", which is apparently a different word (no "sa-"). The name for the Latvian parliament may very well have been "constructed" but it clearly is a Latvian version of the Commonwealth's Sejm. If you're looking for any other word that it cognates with, why not English "same", as in "almost the same as Sejm"? :)
a. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.77.220.60 ( talk) 15:01, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
The article could do with some information on the building itself - name, whether the parliament has always been in this building, history, pictures, etc. That was the reason I came to this article and it doesn't really contain any of that information at present. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.143.82.199 ( talk) 13:34, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
Hello i noticed this problem if someone could fix it i would be most thankful 176.72.36.245 ( talk) 16:48, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
Voting for the Saeima seems to be one of the few governmental elections using score voting, also known as Combined approval voting.
What do the ballots look like? How do people vote for the parties? What happens if people vote for candidates in multiple parties? ★NealMcB★ ( talk) 05:13, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
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Alot of this page looks ripped from here: http://www.saeima.lv/Informacija_eng/likumdeveju_vesture.html Thanx 68.39.174.91 19:13, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be some discussion on the recent rioting? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.58.149.18 ( talk) 17:40, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Move. Jafeluv ( talk) 23:20, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
– Following discussion below and here. — HELLKNOWZ ▎ TALK 08:02, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
There is absolutely no reason to use the name 'Saeima of Latvia', yet one user continues to move it to that against Wikipedia policy (the same applies to the
Seimas of Lithuania). He or she also refuses to discuss the issue - despite two users challenging the move. Per
WP:BRD, the onus is on him or her to explain the move when challenged with another interpretation of policy.
Policy is as follows. The name of the institution as used in common English-language discourse is the 'Saeima', not the 'Saeima of Latvia'. Per WP:PRECISION, thus, this is the presumed name of the article. A longer article is only required if the name 'Saeima' is required for WP:DISAMBIGUATION. However, since there is no other article called 'Saeima' or similar, disambiguation is not required. Ergo, 'Saeima' is the name that Wikipedia policy prescribes. Bastin 08:30, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
"Saeima" is WP:COMMONNAME and no disambiguation by country is necessary, as it is also WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. If there is a reason to move, it is certainly not unambiguous. The move warring should stop and WP:REQMOVE should be opened if there are arguments for the move. — HELLKNOWZ ▎ TALK 08:54, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
I agree with the above. There is only one Saeima, period. Saeima equals "Latvian parliament", and there is no need to name this article "Latvian parliament of Latvia". The title Saeima is unambiguous. Talk/ ♥фĩłдωəß♥\ Work 09:45, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
I protected the page until this is settled. For what is worth, if someone is going to have proper WP:RM procedure, count me in opposition to having "of [country]" in these titles. Renata ( talk) 19:54, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
Surely it was inspired by Seimas <-- Sejm and meant to combine the familiar sound with a native form? 89.231.108.159 ( talk) 22:35, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
You say: "The word "Saeima" meaning "a gathering, a meeting, a council" was constructed by the Young Latvian Juris Alunāns. It stems from the archaic Latvian word eima meaning "to go" (derived from the PIE *ei "to go" and also a cognate with the Ancient Greek eimi, Gaulish eimu among others) [2] Cognates with Polish sejm and Lithuanian seimas as they all have common ancestor - the parliament of Commonwealth of Both Nations."
I'm sorry, but it doesn't make much sense. The word comes either from "Sejm" or from the word "eima", which is apparently a different word (no "sa-"). The name for the Latvian parliament may very well have been "constructed" but it clearly is a Latvian version of the Commonwealth's Sejm. If you're looking for any other word that it cognates with, why not English "same", as in "almost the same as Sejm"? :)
a. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.77.220.60 ( talk) 15:01, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
The article could do with some information on the building itself - name, whether the parliament has always been in this building, history, pictures, etc. That was the reason I came to this article and it doesn't really contain any of that information at present. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.143.82.199 ( talk) 13:34, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
Hello i noticed this problem if someone could fix it i would be most thankful 176.72.36.245 ( talk) 16:48, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
Voting for the Saeima seems to be one of the few governmental elections using score voting, also known as Combined approval voting.
What do the ballots look like? How do people vote for the parties? What happens if people vote for candidates in multiple parties? ★NealMcB★ ( talk) 05:13, 18 October 2022 (UTC)