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view ·  Frequently asked questions Q: Why does the article include the name in Spanish at the top? A: Because as this article talks about a sovereignty dispute, and the name is part of that dispute, both ones are referenced in the lead. The rule is to name the islands as Falklands, with a reference to the Malvinas name on first use in the article, and from then on call them simply Falklands. This rule is detailed at Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)#Falkland Islands. This rule only apply to articles that deal with geography or the dispute itself. Q: The newspapers are talking about the dispute! Shouldn't the article include that info? A: In most cases, the likely answer is no. This article tries to keep a summary of the dispute from a historical point of view, and avoid recentism. Most of the times that the press talks about this, it is either the anniversary of some old event, or something that can be shortened as "A British politician said that the Falklands must remain British" or "An Argentine politician said that the Falklands must be Argentine". Those things rarely have an actual significance for the dispute, as they are just a confirmation that both sides are simply staying at their regular positions. Sometimes, a modern event may have the required historical significance (such as the Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum, 2013), but those are rare, and do not take place on a regular basis.

Using this as a cite [1] this edit was added [2]. It was removed with the comment that this isn't a rolling commentary, due to the long standing convention that we don't report on every pronouncement made on demands for negotiations. I do note that the Foradori-Duncan agreement wasn't mentioned.

The article is incorrect, the agree to disagree pact was made in 1989 and is part of the Madrid accords. The main elements of the Foradori-Duncan were:

1. 2nd flight from Brazil with a stop over in Argentina
2. Provision for DNA identification on Argentine soldiers buried as unknowns.
3. Co-operation on topics of mutual interest eg fishing, since Argentina withdrew from sharing quota and catch data in 1999.
4. A bunch of other "stuff" setting up a bilateral exchange.

It was hated from the moment it was signed by the Peronists, who jumped on the excuse that the Foreign Minister was allegedly drunk - based on a UK conspiracy website. It was only a matter of time before a Kirchner government would kill it.

Personally I think not mentioning the agreement was a mistake, it should be mentioned in the article and other agreements all broken by Argentina, if for nothing else to show that Argentina has broken every agreement made with the UK. However, I'd suggest that the edit based on an erroneous newspaper article is perhaps not the best. Knowing the passions raised by any mention of the dispute bringing it to talk to get a consensus before editing.

Couple of sources to set the ball rolling [3], [4], [5], [6] W C M _email 14:42, 5 June 2023 (UTC) reply

A recent editor was quite right to restore this article to its original title - Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute. This article is about the sovereignty dispute: a well understood juristic concept. Other aspects of the Falkland Islands dispute e.g. warfare have their own articles.

The rule that page moves require consensus was overlooked, probably because the editor concerned was not aware of it. Ttocserp 03:20, 10 November 2023 (UTC) reply