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The country's name is not "Netherlands", but "The Netherlands". The name of the entry should be "The Netherlands" and every time it is mentioned it should say "The Netherlands". Thank you. Sidolanters86 ( talk) 19:07, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
Why not merge this with Kingdom of the Netherlands?
There isn’t a separate article for mainland USA or Australia. 91.195.200.22 ( talk) 13:31, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
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Netherland is now the 33d country with the most density, not the 16th. [1] Negar Ebrahimi ( talk) 10:31, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
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I would like to change the following
In January 2020, the Dutch government officially dropped its support of the word Holland for the whole country. [1] [2] [3]
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Starting in 2019, the Dutch government officially prefers the Netherlands instead of Holland when talking about the country. [4] [5] [6] [7]
One reason for this rewrite is that the old claim that the government "dropped support" is false. https://holland.com still exists and mostly mentions "the Netherlands", but also has some articles referring to "Holland". Overall, I think it's therefore more reasonable to say that the government now "officially prefers". Rkhu ( talk) 11:06, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
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the Dutch government officially prefers..? M.Bitton ( talk) 23:42, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
I can appreciate examples of Dutch musicians of various styles, but it's reading a bit like a list of musicians without adding anything to the article. I think maybe just including a link to a List of Dutch musicians at the start of the section and maybe just the top 2 or 3 most well-known or popular bands after each genre would make it cleaner. Lindsey40186 ( talk) 14:37, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
From the intro: "Nevertheless, it is the world's second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products by value, owing to its fertile soil, mild climate, intensive agriculture, and inventiveness". "inventiveness" is neither scientific, nor objective, nor neutral. I understand the intent looking at the source, but something like "innovative agricultural practice" or something would probably be a bit more serious than that word which really sounds like a value judgement. I'm also wondering if we shouldn't add the consequence (stikstof - nitrogen crisis) of the intensive agriculture but I'd let the experienced users be the judge. 89.207.171.120 ( talk) 06:49, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
Geert Wilders is incorrectly named prime minister of the Netherlands. Current outgoing prime minister is Mark Rutte. Even though Geert Wilder’s party won last election, he will not be prime minister as agreed with the other three forming parties. Succeeding prime minister after last election is not decided yet. 87.212.254.148 ( talk) 20:14, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
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The two BBC News profile links at Netherlands § External links go to the same page. I suggest removing one - the second, since that old URL now redirects. -- Talky Muser ( talk) 19:29, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
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The country's name is not "Netherlands", but "The Netherlands". The name of the entry should be "The Netherlands" and every time it is mentioned it should say "The Netherlands". Thank you. Sidolanters86 ( talk) 19:07, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
Why not merge this with Kingdom of the Netherlands?
There isn’t a separate article for mainland USA or Australia. 91.195.200.22 ( talk) 13:31, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
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Netherland is now the 33d country with the most density, not the 16th. [1] Negar Ebrahimi ( talk) 10:31, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
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I would like to change the following
In January 2020, the Dutch government officially dropped its support of the word Holland for the whole country. [1] [2] [3]
to
Starting in 2019, the Dutch government officially prefers the Netherlands instead of Holland when talking about the country. [4] [5] [6] [7]
One reason for this rewrite is that the old claim that the government "dropped support" is false. https://holland.com still exists and mostly mentions "the Netherlands", but also has some articles referring to "Holland". Overall, I think it's therefore more reasonable to say that the government now "officially prefers". Rkhu ( talk) 11:06, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
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the Dutch government officially prefers..? M.Bitton ( talk) 23:42, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
I can appreciate examples of Dutch musicians of various styles, but it's reading a bit like a list of musicians without adding anything to the article. I think maybe just including a link to a List of Dutch musicians at the start of the section and maybe just the top 2 or 3 most well-known or popular bands after each genre would make it cleaner. Lindsey40186 ( talk) 14:37, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
From the intro: "Nevertheless, it is the world's second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products by value, owing to its fertile soil, mild climate, intensive agriculture, and inventiveness". "inventiveness" is neither scientific, nor objective, nor neutral. I understand the intent looking at the source, but something like "innovative agricultural practice" or something would probably be a bit more serious than that word which really sounds like a value judgement. I'm also wondering if we shouldn't add the consequence (stikstof - nitrogen crisis) of the intensive agriculture but I'd let the experienced users be the judge. 89.207.171.120 ( talk) 06:49, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
Geert Wilders is incorrectly named prime minister of the Netherlands. Current outgoing prime minister is Mark Rutte. Even though Geert Wilder’s party won last election, he will not be prime minister as agreed with the other three forming parties. Succeeding prime minister after last election is not decided yet. 87.212.254.148 ( talk) 20:14, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
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The two BBC News profile links at Netherlands § External links go to the same page. I suggest removing one - the second, since that old URL now redirects. -- Talky Muser ( talk) 19:29, 1 June 2024 (UTC)