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Noshki District – There seem to be conflicting sources on the name of the district; some sources will use Noshki, renamed from Noshkay, while others will use Nushki. Noshki, from what I can find, seems to be both the more common among reliable sources, and also the correct name.
Oppose, no evidence of
WP:COMMONNAME presented. At minimum, Ngrams disagrees for both
the district and
the city. Please provide your evidence, as it appears it isn't the common name using light searching. More in-depth analysis preferred. Ideally any plan to move
Nushki should've been bundled in this RM too, as it appears to be the more significant article (whereas the shooting is a descriptive name so should be
consistent with this article following this RM), and names of districts and their namesake cities do not automatically align (e.g. city of
Pretoria in
City of Tshwane). Plus the Pakistani statistics agency uses "Nushki District" for both the
2017 and
2023 censuses, so possibly not the "
correct name", which itself is not a strong argument over common name. DankJae15:48, 19 July 2024 (UTC)reply
Additionally, Google Knowledge Graph shows the name as Noshki when searching either name as the name on the map, giving the translation نوشکی (Noshki) instead of what is listed on the page currently. Also, on the
Nushki page, it says Nushki, but the Urdu given (نوشکی) translates to Noshki. It even gives a second one in the infobox (نوشکے), translating to Noshke.
And these use Nushki,
[4][5][6][7] whereas this Pakistani source confusingly uses both
[8] although Nushki when relating to the prime minister's statement, but the same source also used Nushki
here and
here. This
Radio Pakistan source also uses both. The
remaining English source on the shooting article uses Nushki, as does
Survey of Pakistan.
Nonetheless, mixed use of either, so there has to be an in-depth comparison of which is the
WP:COMMONNAME, not what you argue is the
correct name. Ngrams, while very basic, at least paints some sort of picture of the more common of the two.
Google doesn't necessarily use the common name, it may follow governments or simply be incorrect, and by the end of the day Google is just one source and isn't treated as the "sole authority" on names, plus they link to Wikipedia a lot. I am not denying "Noshki" is another form used, open to adding "also spelled as Noshki" etc to the lead if needed, but just stating it does not appear to be as common as "Nushki" for it to be the title, as well as dispute it being the "correct name".
Relisting comment: Relist to give time for project notifications - this looks like no consensus barring any further discussion
ASUKITE14:28, 26 July 2024 (UTC)reply
Support: English is not the primary language in Pakistan, leading to translation and transliteration issues from Urdu or other native languages. This results in variations in spelling based on individuals' education and skills, and even reliable sources occasionally make mistakes. Typically, a well-educated local would be more accurate with spelling. On Google Maps, it is spelled as Noshki. Most Urdu and native sources spell it as نوشکی, which transliterates correctly to Noshki. The spellings نشکی or نُشکی, which transliterate to Nushki, are rarely seen.