Talk:Boletin

Requested move 10 October 2021

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: Moved (non-admin closure) (t · c) buidhe 21:37, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

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Boljetin, Zvečan → Boletin – Boletin is a village in Kosovo, which is inhabited by a large majority of Albanians. I propose that 'Boljetin, Zvecan' be moved to 'Boletin' for the following reasons: 1. Boletin is referred to as 'Boletin' by a variety of government/organisational sources, including but not limited to the following:

• Kosovo Government - https://mzhr.rks-gov.net/desk/inc/media/ADD50EBC-3EAF-4ECF-A703-4789CE47F3C6.pdf
• Kosovo Government - https://mf.rks-gov.net/desk/inc/media/4FC9C8D0-8ADF-4DD1-97B8-BB2DD36150C3.pdf
• Kosovo Government - https://www.ammk-rks.net/repository/docs/Municipal_Waste_Managment_in_Kosovo_Status_Report_2018.pdf
• USA Organisation - https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00TKFX.pdf
• Serbian-based Organisation - http://www.lokalnirazvoj.org/upload/Publication/Documents/2017_08/Public_institutions_of_the_Republic_of_Serbia_in_North_Kosovo.pdf
• International Organisation - https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/31172/eur_rep_182_kosovo.pdf

2. Boletin is referred to as 'Boletin' by tourist sites, organisations and companies on the web as well as on social media, including but not limited to:

• https://mitrovicaguide.com/place/museum-of-isa-boletini/
• https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/7740958/catalog-of-tourism-offers-kosovo-guide
• https://www.top-rated.online/cities/Zve%C4%8Dan/place/p/5608786/Sokolica+Monastery
• https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=330317614306768
• https://prishtinainsight.com/tour-boletin-kulla-360/

3. When referencing the village in the context of history, 'Boletin' is used, including but not limited to the following sources:

• https://books.google.com.au/books?id=GCRjKdrmqqEC&pg=PA264&lpg=PA264&dq=boletin+kosovo&source=bl&ots=_33JmxZCXX&sig=ACfU3U04UmPaNm-6d7-BzSIvk-4VyMJKNw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjroeLpmL_zAhVT8XMBHWTgDWAQ6AF6BAgTEAM#v=onepage&q=boletin%20kosovo&f=false
• http://www.albanianhistory.net/1912_Herbert/index.html
• https://books.google.com.au/books?id=pgf6GWJxuZgC&pg=PA46&redir_esc=y
• https://books.google.com.au/books?id=wPOtzk-unJgC&q=Isa+Boletin&redir_esc=y

4. News reports name the village as 'Boletin', including but not limited to the following sources:

• https://balkaninsight.com/2015/06/10/kosovo-paying-homage-to-country-s-hero-isa-boletini/
• https://bqk-kos.org/edu/en/an-educational-activity-was-held-with-the-students-of-plss-isa-boletini-in-boletin/

In conclusion, I propose that 'Boljetin, Zveĉan' is moved to 'Boletin' for the following reasons;

1. 'Boletin' is the official name for the village, as it is utilised by the Kosovo government.
2. 'Boletin' reflects the demographic reality of the village and the nation as a whole, as it is the official name of an Albanian-inhabited village within a country that is dominated by Albanian people and the Albanian language.
3. 'Boletin' is clearly used in a variety of sources and contexts as the more prevalent term; on Google Scholar, 'Boletin, Kosovo' will return about 688 results in the English Language, whilst 'Boljetin, Kosovo' and 'Boljetin, Zveĉan' return 35 and 2 results respectively.
4. 'Boletin', being the more common and official term, will create less confusion for readers and visitors on Wikipedia who have heard or read about the village elsewhere.
5. 'Boletin' will help to promote the standard and official name for the village, both in general and when people reference this article or it's contents.
6. 'Boletin' is also clearer, more concise and friendlier to the English language than 'Boljetin, Zveĉan'.

BleronZ (talk) 07:14, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

• Support per nomination. Albanian-speaking Kosovo is recognized as a sovereign state by 97 members of the United Nations, including all countries in which English is the primary language. Taking those circumstances into account, place names in Kosovo (that do not have an English exonym) should be rendered in the English-speaking world using the Albanian form.-- Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 09:17, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
• Support per nom and above—blindlynx (talk) 14:50, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
• Support as per the evidence. It will help stop traffic incorrectly going to Boljetin. ElderZamzam (talk) 23:49, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.