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In a "soccer"-related article, shouldn't we use the universal name for this sport, which is "football"?
I know that Wikipedia is American-born, but the audience is worldwide and "soccer" is only used in North America (although sometimes in AusNZ).
There are many form of "football" games, not only American and FIFA football, but also Gaelic, Australian, Rugby (League and Union), plus a plethora of other forms of the sport, but, in most people's mind, "football" is used to designate the FIFA-censored type of football.
In a "FIFA football" context, shouldn't we use "football" instead of "soccer"?
-- WhiteEcho 18:35, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Soccer is an English word and comes from Association football. Soccer and Rugger were used to distinguish between Rugby Football and Association football in England, the word was then imported to America. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.152.204.16 ( talk) 17:36, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Why is this article at Éric Cantona, not Eric Cantona? The common name in English, which is what we go by, according to all the references (United website, FIFA, FA website, BBC news), is Eric, not Éric. Unless I see a good reason, I will move it back in a few days.
See also WP:UE - only use the native spelling as an article title if it is more commonly used in English than the anglicized form. Proto:: ► 11:51, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia guidelines and the source agree that it's best to use "Eric" and not "Éric", regardless of whether that's the proper way to spell it. Wikidudeman (talk) 21:34, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
I can't believe such a mess for a so obvious matter, and still after all this time NOT A SINGLE CHANGE AT ALL??...this is just ridiculous (but so evidently disrepectful) ! - unless you already saw a doctor, I suggest you to take a better look on the german, italian, etc., versions if you really need to be convinced (which i doubt a lot : you can't ignore the truth)
TO CLOSE THE THING PROPERLY ONCE AND FOR ALL, PLEASE READ WHAT FOLLOWS :
I don't know what you really stand for, & i don't care but you might also take a look at the
Eric Satie page, and adopt this example : keep the "title" as you like it (or make it look more english with a "K" if you really like to make your struggle more effective & clear), but as the article reads his whole names the line after, i think it would be wise to put the diacritic at least there !!--
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20:48, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
In the biography "Cantona: The rebel who would be king" Phillipe Auclair writes "Éric" throughout the entire thing. Surely, if it's good enough for his passport and his birth certificate, it's good enough for wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.67.180.64 ( talk) 22:57, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
Further to above i.e. there is now a valid ENGLISH LANGUAGE reference to Éric Cantona's proper name : Éric Cantona. "Not a single valid reference for "Éric" " —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.67.180.64 ( talk) 23:05, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
In proper French (i.e. according to l'Académie française) one writes accents on proper names. "en français, l'accent a pleine valeur orthographique" http://french.about.com/library/writing/bl-capitalization3.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.1.36.160 ( talk) 10:23, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
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Try to be more neutral, this is not a fan-page. 188.113.95.213 ( talk) 16:36, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
All contents on Wikipedia IS supposed to be neutral, it's not supposed to be fan-pages. 188.113.95.213 ( talk) 16:44, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
AntiDionysius ( talk) 16:49, 8 October 2023 (UTC)It is appropriate to note how an artist or a work has been received by prominent experts, critics, and the general public. For instance, the article on Shakespeare should note that he is widely considered one of the greatest authors in the English language by both scholars and the general public...More generally, it is sometimes permissible to note a subject's reputation when that reputation is widespread and potentially informative or of interest to readers. Articles on creative works should provide an overview of their common interpretations, preferably with citations to experts holding those interpretations.
Best regards, Messirulez ( talk) 15:47, 19 March 2024 (UTC)