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Requested move
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Rationale: The
modern city is the primary meaning.
Survey
Proposal #1
Support. I'm tending to agree with this option, since Ayutthaya may as commonly refer to either, depending on context. --
Paul_012(
talk)07:13, 18 July 2009 (UTC), 05:36, 23 July 2009 (UTC)reply
Support. The present system works. The kingdom is at
Ayutthaya Kingdom which is self explanatory. Generally, the policy on Wikipedia is to avoid using (city) as a disambiguator for place names, though there are exceptions.
Skinsmoke (
talk)
03:16, 21 July 2009 (UTC)reply
Comment: I think this should be viewed differently from other cities, since Ayutthaya differs from other western former-city-states which still hold relevance today in that the ancient city of Ayutthaya was largely destroyed, and the modern city reflects little of what was there of old. An article focusing solely on the modern city would therefore have less significance, but would still be a target for readers looking for information such as historical sites and tourism. If information on the history of the city is consolidated in the
Ayutthaya Kingdom article, the kingdom would likely appear to be the primary topic, although I'd still support having the disambiguation page at the title, the reason being that readers may still be looking for either. --
Paul_012(
talk)05:36, 23 July 2009 (UTC)reply
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a
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Having the city article at
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya would be the logical solution in line with our current treatment of other localities, although arguments against it include Wikipedia's policy of using the most "widely accepted" name, which would suggest
Ayutthaya (city) instead. (This would also apply to the province, which should be at
Ayutthaya Province if
Ayutthaya (city) is used, but not the district (amphoe), since the shortened term doesn't appear to be widely used with the latter.)