User talk:Elisabeth Cottier Fábián
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[edit] Cottier, Cotter
- The thing that brought you to my attention was that you created "Cottier, Cotter" which was a very bad title, a) because you put quotes round it and b) because it was really two separate titles
- On a stylistic point we prefer " rather than “” and we do not leave a space between the quotes and the word enclosed. And in general italics would probably be better than "'s. Also you using bold too much.
- I do not understand you: you say "we CANNOT put article entitled Cottier UNDER article entitled Cotter" but then you write an article about both surnames.
- Let me explain slowly how we do things here: having one article about Cottier and Cotter is a good thing because it helps to compare and contrast them. Then, because multiple title are applicable we create the other titles as #REDIRECT articles. I think the best is Cottier as the main article with a redirect from Cotter (surname), but I shall not object if you move Cottier to Cottier and Cotter with both Cotter and Cottier (surname) as redirects to it.
Truth is I have no interest in this topic - I just want to keep Wikipedia tidy. Avoid doing the following and you will probably never cross my path again: quotes in titles, copy-and-paste instead of move and double redirects.
All the above may seem confusing but I assure you it is all standard Wikipedia stuff. I was in Paris last week [1]. Think of this as my revenge for a street map which is arranged in a spiral !
Please don't let me put you off and please keep contributing. -- RHaworth 20:08, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] French common surnames
Why did you remove Garcia from the most common surnames in France List_of_most_common_surnames#France ? This article does not talk about french surnames but about most common surnames and Garcia has to appear in this list. I restored it. Luc31
[edit] Sergius
Dear Elisabeth,
I didn't put 'Sergius' as a Hungarian name there, but just changed it from 'Sergiusz,' which was definitely a Polish variation. Frankly, I don't know if any form of that name is common among Hungarians, but I really don't see why not. Many Hungarians are Catholics, aren't they? So why shouldn't be there any Sergiuses in Hungary? Granted, the name is probably much more popular in other countries, but why are you so sure it is not used by Hungarians at all? Do you have any reliable sources to support you opinion? ... Not to mention, it was not so much about how popular among certain ethnic group the name in question is, as about local variations of it.
Best wishes, Barbatus 14:29, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, Elisabeth, I've got distracted here. I've never heard of that artist (and my namesake, by the way). Why don't you write an article on that Sergei, as you definitely know more (which is kinda easy in my case) about him? --Barbatus 06:00, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Username signature in Wikipedia articles
Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. Please, however, refrain from using your username signature in Wikipedia articles. Username signatures are used for talk (discussion) pages only. --Kurt 06:20, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
