Talk:Punanai

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Awesome Aasim in topic Requested move 22 March 2023

Requested move 22 March 2023

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not moved right now. There appears to be a lot of reliable sources below using both spellings. That said, there appears to be a lot of contentions about moving to Punani (Sri Lanka). If further, deeper investigation finds that Punani is the more commonly used name, then I see little reason for the mover to go about and WP:BOLDly move to Punani, Sri Lanka without further discussion. (non-admin closure) Aasim - Herrscher of Wikis ❄️ 23:51, 6 April 2023 (UTC)Reply


PunanaiPunani (Sri Lanka) – restore to correct spelling per GBooks (mainly re "tiger of Punani") and railway station platform sign. In ictu oculi (talk) 15:37, 22 March 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. BilledMammal (talk) 00:38, 30 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

That's incorrect. WP:PLACEDAB asks us to use the country name, not the subdivision name. There are exceptions, but Sri Lanka is not one of them. 162 etc. (talk) 15:57, 24 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
What it says is "In some cases, the article title should include additional text, such as a country name or province name," and "Places are often disambiguated by the country in which they lie, if this is sufficient." It then lists some, not exhaustive, examples. This does not mandate the use of country. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 19:55, 24 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
The key part there is "if this is sufficient." Since there isn't more than one place in Sri Lanka named Punani, the country name is sufficient. 162 etc. (talk) 20:33, 24 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
The train station board sign is a red herring - Sri Lankan signs are notorious for wrong spellings. The law requires all signs to be in three languages (Sinhala, Tamil and English) but they are often translated by people who aren't proficient in all three languages and end up mangling the translations.
Unfortunately, thanks to Ali G, overgrown schoolboys have tried many times to rename the article Punani for cheap laughs. And, as it often happens now, this misinformation has crept into the mainstream thanks to the world wide web.--Obi2canibe (talk) 13:24, 25 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
--- This is not the Tamil-transliterated Wikipedia. You may well be correct that Sri Lankan signs are often wrong but this is the name of the village in WP:RS English sources. A better solution to the stupidity that the village article will inevitably attract would be to page protect the village from novice "editors". In ictu oculi (talk) 07:54, 31 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
Relisting comment: Relist, for further discussion on whether the location is called Punanai or Punani; consensus is that if it is moved to Punani, it will be Punani, Sri Lanka BilledMammal (talk) 00:38, 30 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
  • Comment: With so many conflicting sources given here that otherwise seem reliable, I recommend that an expert be contacted regarding the spelling of the village name. A Sri Lanka government office, or a university with Sri Lanka village research would be where I would start. For those here who may be unfamiliar, there is a process for having an email be authenticated and recognized by Wikipedia. I don't have the link handy, but there is a process when a Wikipedian conducts research via email. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 17:30, 31 March 2023 (UTC) (expanded 17:48, 31 March 2023 (UTC))Reply
    I think the process I referred to above that I remembered, was actually for media licensing (Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission), but I imagine the process for Wikipedia to hold a letter / email as a reference would be similar. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 03:23, 1 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ "Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment | History of the VIR Regiment 3". alt.army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 22 March 2023. 16th (Volunteer) Battalion Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment was raised at Punani on 7 July 2008.
  2. ^ Yatawara, Dhakeshi (15 August 2010). "True sons of Mother Lanka". Sunday Observer. Colombo. Retrieved 22 March 2023. In the meantime, the 2 SF troops were withdrawn from their operation in Thoppigala and were taken to Punani and then were transferred immediately to Trincomalee air field and were airlifted to the Mullaitivu beach where the 1SF troops were in great strain.
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Railway station platform sign photo

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Photo in article on the tiger:

Second photo:
platform again
confirmed by online timetable:
http://www.lktrains.com/schedule/station/Punani

— Preceding unsigned comment added by In ictu oculi (talkcontribs) 11:52, 25 March 2023 (UTC)Reply