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Which is it? The article uses both Frederick and Frederik. Enosson 17:27, 16 April 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It's Frederik. Everyone in Denmark knows that. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.238.28.62 (talk) 12:32, 2 May 2007 (UTC).Reply[reply]
Same here - take a look at the home page of The Danish Royal Court. I am surprised that we (Wikipedia) can't get something so basic right. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.215.212.8 (talk) 10:02, 14 January 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]
...by the way - Wikipedia is inconsistent in the naming, since King Frederik IX' grandchild, Frederik X is named without the c here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.215.212.8 (talk) 10:08, 14 January 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Please see the discussion just below this one. It would appear that English-language sources tend to refer to the old king as Frederick, whereas the crown prince is more commonly referred to as Frederik. I believe there is a trend in contemporary news coverage to favor the "native" spelling of names (at least if the language in question uses some variant of the Latin alphabet). This may also explain why the article about the current queen is named Margrethe II, whereas her medieval namesake is called Margaret I. Oh, and your proclamation of Frederik X is a tad premature. Favonian (talk) 12:13, 14 January 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]
In the 20th century names stopped being translated and people began to have legal names with legal spellings. This man's legal name was Frederik not Frederick, so I strongly oppose the article's name as it is now. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 10:50, 15 February 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I oppose. Frederick is the English form of the name and this is English Wikipedia. Charles 01:14, 20 August 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I oppose. He is commonly known in English works as Frederick. Noel S McFerran 03:43, 20 August 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Charles recently made some rather disruptive edits to the article. One thing is changing Frederik to Frederick (in effect reverting a change that is under discussion), another is changing Frederik to Fredrick. Please remember to discuss before reverting, and can we please at least settle on just one spelling variant to use in the article? I changed the article from using three different types to using one, but now we are back at three. Sakkura 11:13, 20 August 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Excuse me? Disruptive how? Are you trying to discredit me? You cannot tell me to discuss before reverting when YOU did not discuss at all! I changed all of the forms to Frederick, the form used in the title and the form, as Mr McFerran states, most commonly used in English works. I misspelled Frederick wrong once. Do you think I meant to? Charles 11:26, 20 August 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You don't find it at least a little disruptive to change the article from using one spelling form to using three (or two) different ones? Well excuse me, but I do, especially when it is a revert (if you had arrived here tidying up the article from multiple spellings to one, it would be another matter). The article is currently still using Frederik multiple times. When I first looked at the discussion page, all that was here was a remark that his name was Frederik; so I found changing from multiple spellings to one (Frederik) quite uncontroversial. Sakkura 11:33, 20 August 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
There's a difference between disruptive and a mistake. I am awfully sorry that I didn't live up to your rigid expectations. The article uses one form of his name. Charles 11:36, 20 August 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Well, my opinion is that the quality of an article is lowered if it keeps switching between different spellings. That's why I labelled your initial edits as disruptive. I am happy that you have since made the article more consistent. I checked elsewhere (Encyclopædia Britannica etc.), and it appears Frederick is indeed the preferred form in English. Sakkura 12:12, 20 August 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
No, Mr McFerran is right... He is commonly known in English works as Frederick'. Charles 15:07, 20 August 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Each individual is a person in his own right. One person called Frederik in Danish, may be called Frederick in English; another person may be called Frederik in both languages. Wikipedia summarizes published scholarship; it does not try to create consensus where there is none. Noel S McFerran 16:37, 20 August 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The reason he is at times known as "Frederick" in english is because of a spelling error made by reporters, that worked under the assumption the German spelling is the only spelling, and so it proliferated through time, due to widespread ignorance. Spelling his name Frederick is just as wrong as spelling the name "Peter" as "Beder". People are given one or more names, and it is that persons sole perogative to choose the spelling of said name(s), if they have not made any alteration to the name they were given, all other spellings of it are misspellings, the only possible allowances are transliterations, i.e. from cyrillic to latin. These spelling errors should be corrected and the article(s) moved to their proper names. -- Vrenak (talk) 14:28, 4 November 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support move request which should be formatted correctly - in any case his legal name, which also is very commonly used in English, should be in bold type at the top. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 08:37, 5 March 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 14:15, 10 November 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Shows Crown Prince Frederick and party touring Hoover Dam in 1939 and is PD-US: [1]. I imagine that's him, over on the right. Also see [2] same licence. Good luck!--Wehwalt (talk) 16:23, 30 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Please respect the outcome of the RFC and stop edit warring. See Template:marriage where end dates for marriages was the consensus. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 15:44, 4 December 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply]
For one thing that template isn't used here. Secondly, you have misread consensus at the template.
There is no local consensus to override the RFC, just you not accepting the outcome of an RFC that you opposed, and edit warring over the outcome. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 16:03, 4 December 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply]
This page is for discussing this article. An RFC at some other page unrelated to this one has little to no bearing here. DrKay (talk) 16:05, 4 December 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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The result of the move request was: Moved. The evidence from Amakuru and Gust Justice's positions indicate "Frederik" is the WP:COMMONNAME (non-admin closure) Dantus21 (talk) 22:58, 11 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Frederick IX of Denmark → Frederik IX of Denmark - I know it was discussed above a couple of years ago, but I really find arguments for using the spelling with c (German spelling), as opposed to his actual name without c (Danish spelling) basically absent.
A little web search indicates that Britannica and some other sources do use the German spelling, but the German Wikipedia uses the Danish spelling, and many sources in English do the same - including news outlets writing about the abdication of his daughter, Margrethe II, announced on New Year's eve 2023. In the absence of a concensus in English language sources for the German spelling, I see no reason to propagate any other spelling than the correct "native" one.
Going back to his predecessor, Gorm the Old (reigned approx. 936-958), English wikipedia uses the English name, rather than the Danish Gorm den Gamle. Obviously, that makes sense. The same may be true for e.g, Frederik I (r. 1523-33), spelled with c in English wikipedia, and there may be no clear line for when to switch away from the German spelling, which seems to have some traditional basis in English sources, to the Danish one. Going far back, spellings were variable. I would think we might spell Frederik VIII (r. 1906-12) in Danish, but spell Frederik VII (r. 1848-63) according to English tradition - but clearly, it is also (or primarily) a question of which spellings are generally found in modern sources in English. One source (but clearly not authoritative in this respect) is the English language webpage of the Danish Royal Court, www.kongehuset.dk/en. They use Danish names for all regents since Christian I (r. 1448-81), including Frederik I (where spellings may be said to differ), but English ones prior to that - where most kings had bynames that are naturally translated into English (except for Valdemar Atterdag (r. 1340-75), where it seems his byname is traditionally not translated). Nø (talk) 18:32, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Weak support - Ngrams demonstrate that "Frederik IX of Denmark" was far more common than "Frederick IX of Denmark" in the mid-20th century up until around 1980. The two have been relatively close since then, though Frederik IX appears to be slightly more common as of the most recent data. If this article is moved to use that spelling, the title should simply be Frederik IX per WP:MISPLACED. estar8806 (talk) ★ 20:34, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support - In general, the spelling of names had become a legal matter in Europe by around the year 1900. For people who were living after that, it's only a good idea to list them by their legal names (spellings), not to use exonyms. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 22:37, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong oppose. That's just simply not his WP:COMMONNAME. It is customary for historians, and therefore Wikipedia, to use the English version of their name once they have died. I have seen documentaries where Margrethe II is speaking English and pronounces her father's name as 'Frederick', not 'Frederik'. If this move passes, then it is setting an unneeded precedent. Do all pages need to be moved to their native name even if that makes them unrecognisable? No. - Therealscorp1an (talk) 23:29, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – "Frederick" and "Frederik" are pronounced the exact same in English. QMII, when referring to her father in English, says "Frederik". And as there is no difference between her pronunciation of Frederik (IX) and (Crown Prince) Frederik, if this move does not pass, do you suggest the page on the coming Frederik X should be moved to "Frederick X"? Cotillards (talk) 22:51, 4 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Question - can you cite sources from the present millenium to document his COMMONNAME is with c? Nø (talk) 09:06, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose - During his lifetime, his name was spelled "Frederick", in English. Just like the previous seven Danish monarchs, also named "Frederick". GoodDay (talk) 23:32, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support In English we've moved away from translating foreign monarchs' names even if descriptors such as "the Great" remain in English and this is also true of historical monarchs. We refer to Ivan the Terrible, not John the Terrible and Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, not Emperor William and it's Louis XIV, not Lewis. The only exception that's maintained is papal names which are generally translated into local languages rather than using the Latin. Wellington Bay (talk) 02:23, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support - The Danish form seems to be slightly more common in English sources. Some quick Googling finds NYT obit in 1972. Per estar8806, Ngrams shows it's had sustained usage. Most coverage of Margrethe's abdication is using Frederik IX. While we of course can't predict future usage, with its history and current use it's probably likely to outpace the anglicization. Seltaeb Eht (talk) 03:50, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment - Why wasn't this RM expanded, to include all the Danish monarchs named "Frederick"? GoodDay (talk) 16:36, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Because back then there were no legal spellings of names so the use of an English exonym was is justified. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 09:28, 4 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
All it's going to do is create more inconsistency. You should've opened an RM for all the previous monarchs named Frederick. GoodDay (talk) 04:10, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It looks to me like you don't even read what others write or at least don't bother taking any of it in (such as the consistency I've clearly decribed), so I think I will stop commenting on your entries. Such a waste of time! --SergeWoodzing (talk) 12:08, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
As should be clear from my original posting of this change, I intend to suggest the same for Frederik VIII if the change for Frederik XI goes through, but I will oppose (weakly) going further back. As others have commented, name spellings were generally quite variable in the past. Nø (talk) 15:30, 5 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I will support that, for the reason I've given in this case. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 15:57, 6 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose Nowhere near comparable to Louis XIV or Ivan the Terrible, which are overwhelmingly referred to as in English-language sources. This is nowhere in that league. While I normally give 20th C. names a little more leeway, the difference is nowhere not enough to drop English spelling (particularly if that "slight lead" is being driven by specialized or academic sources, which, as rule, tend to default to nativist spellings). Our readers are not specialists, but general readers. And Frederick still clearly dominates in works of general reference (e.g. Britannica), which is the Wikipedia standard. Walrasiad (talk) 19:30, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment -Are Frederick and Frederik so different that English-speakers looking for Frederick X of Denmark will think Frederik X of Denmark is the wrong person? If not, why not defer to the preferred "native" spelling? We aren't talking about changing John XXIII to Johannes XXIII here. 20:49, 3 January 2024 (UTC) 19:57, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
Yes. And here's another prediction. The moment you change Frederick to Frederik, there will be a RM two minutes later to move it to eliminate "of Denmark" because Frederik is now a different spelling from other monarchs called Frederick. At which point, English-speaking readers will no longer know or recognize what this article is about. Walrasiad (talk) 20:30, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Slippery slope is a logical fallacy. You are actually making an argument for keeping "of Demark", not for using Frederick instead of Frederik. Wellington Bay (talk) 20:46, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
But a practical prediction. I've seen the consequences of native re-spellings here, so it is worthwhile keeping in mind. I see zero gain in this change, just loss, and even greater potential loss afterwards. Walrasiad (talk) 20:57, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support sounds persuasive, it's a minor change in spelling and many of the recent sources are from Danish media as well. Killuminator (talk) 20:16, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support English language sources covering his daughter's abdication and grandson's accession seem to use the Danish spelling. Richiepip (talk) 14:10, 4 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support - English has by and large moved away from translating foreign names, and as the majority of sources apparently spell it in the native manner, then it should be spelled as such here as well.
Doctor Shevek (talk) 14:51, 4 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Neutral - smells a bit of WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS, as historians in the past often anglicised names; we shouldn't rename historical articles based on modern sensibilities. However, I do see some convincing evidence above, and in the nom's statement. I might come back to this vote in the future. Mulling on it for now. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 18:52, 4 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong support – Given that there is no difference in pronunciation between Frederick and Frederik in English, the stubborn insistence on anglicising his name is completely superfluous and outdated. Even The New York Times spelled his name correct in article on his death in 1972, so the argument that it is somehow customary to use "Frederick" is simply incorrect. In addition to that, the Danish royal family does not anglicise his name on the English site of their webpage. Cotillards (talk) 22:45, 4 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support per nom. The Danish spelling is indeed more common. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:47, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong Oppose For all the reasons given above. GandalfXLD (talk) 14:52, 10 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Question: Would you mind stating what those reasons are? Do you have evidence his COMMONNAME is with c (preferably from this millennium)? What other reasons or arguments do you refer to?
Comment - I'm a realist & I know that (per NCROY), this page will eventually be moved to Frederik IX. The suffix "of country" is slowly being purged from as many monarch bio page titles, as possible. GoodDay (talk) 21:42, 10 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support - the proposed form seems to be the WP:COMMONNAME in sources, so that's what we should go with. See ngram: [3] — Amakuru (talk) 23:44, 10 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Frederik seems to be the more common spelling used during his reign, and it is the official spelling. Векочел (talk) 04:03, 11 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Strong Oppose Most Kings of Denmark on Wikipedia use the English spelling, Frederick IX. Robertus Pius (Talk • Contribs) 04:27, 11 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I repeat: there is a difference between royalty who lived before 1900 and after that year. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 18:04, 11 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Other than Frederik being what is officially used by the Royal Family, it also seems to be what it predominant among English sources. See for instance NYT, BBC, CNN, The Guardian. Gust Justice (talk) 07:18, 11 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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Subsequent comments on the requested move
I wonder how long it will be, before the next RM is opened - to have "of Denmark" dropped from the title. GoodDay (talk) 16:40, 12 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
A new RM has opened @Nø:, to drop "of Denmark". GoodDay (talk) 06:18, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
As a general comment, I do think it is a bit inconsistent across Wikipedia when you drop the "of Denmark" (or of whichever country the person is the monarch of). It seems to be the standard for any contemporary monarchs (e.g. Carl XVI Gustaf, Charles III, Felipe VI, etc.), but not historical ones. It might be helpful, if it's possible, to formulate a standard of when the title itself is enough. Gust Justice (talk) 15:56, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
See below - I was quite accurate. GoodDay (talk) 06:10, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It is possible that one article rename makes some people think of another, but there really is no connection between the two. Nø (talk) 09:51, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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Frederik IX of Denmark → Frederik IX – He's the only monarch with this exact name, so we should move per WP:PRECISE, and the move will make the article title consistent with his daughter and now his grandson, whose name is spelled without the C. Векочел (talk) 01:56, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply] Note: A mistake on my part in saying Frederik IX was the only monarch with this name. He is the only king with this exact name.Векочел (talk) 09:21, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose. What did I predict would happen instantly? LOL. Anyway, no. There are other Frederick IXs. Walrasiad (talk) 02:50, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
EDIT: The title would not specify he is a king, which makes him indistinguishable from any other Frederick IX, and thus ambiguous. Does not meet the criteria of NCROY or and is against WP:PRECISE. Walrasiad (talk) 10:55, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
And there are other Elizabeth II's besides the British queen, yet her article has been titled "Elizabeth II" for over a decade without any major problems. Векочел (talk) 16:26, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Not comparable. Frederick IX of Denmark is not a household name in popular culture like Elizabeth II. She was in "Naked Gun". Was he in "Naked Gun"? Walrasiad (talk) 13:25, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose - I would actually prefer the incumbent's article to be Frederik X of Denmark. Despite the current flurry of interest, in general, the average reader will not instantly recongnize Frederik IX as Danish so it is helpful to have the country name in the title. Wellington Bay (talk) 03:11, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Perhaps not everyone recognizes that Charles X is a French king, but that's why “Charles X of France" redirects to his page. Also the short description specifies the country. Векочел (talk) 16:29, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Frederick IX and Frederik IX are functionally identical enough that disambiguation would normally be needed. So so really, this hinges on not precision or concision, but on WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. The two other subjects of Frederick IX are minor Hohenzollerns. So, despite the clear ambiguity, I'm leaning Weak Support as the Danish king is likely the primary topic of Frederick IX. If there were another king here, it would definitely cut the other way and the disambugator would be needed.Seltaeb Eht (talk) 03:13, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support - Even though I personally disagree, Wikipedia policies and guidelines have clearly moved away from including unnecessary territorial disambiguators. Frederik IX (spelled without the "c") is unambiguous. estar8806 (talk) ★ 03:43, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment - See my 'accurate' prediction, after the previous RM. GoodDay (talk) 06:07, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
In English, all Fredericks are with a 'c', and in Danish, all "Fredericks" are without a 'c'. Are English-speaking Wikipedia readers expected to know the subtle spelling differences between English and Danish spellings? It is introducing ambiguity and creating an unnecessary hurdle for Wikipedia readers. Not helpful. Walrasiad (talk) 11:54, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
An English-speaking reader looking for a Danish Frederik will find him with either spelling – thanks to redirects and/or dab pages. As things stand, a reader who goes to the unambiguous Frederik IX will find the king via a redirect today, or directly if this RM is successful, whereas one who goes to Frederick IX will find him via a dab page. Likewise for the current king. No problem there. Rosbif73 (talk) 12:39, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Or he can find him instantly without jumping through unnecessary hurdles. Introducing an obstacle course is not an improvement, but a detriment to readers. Walrasiad (talk) 12:59, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
See WP:SMALLDETAILS for the policy regarding natural disambiguation. Dab pages, redirects from alternative spellings, and the like, are not an "obstacle course" but a means of guiding users from the search box to the topic they might reasonably be expected to be looking for. Rosbif73 (talk) 16:45, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Small details is not talking about different languages. English-speaking Wikipedia users do not know Danish, and should not be expected to recognize Danish spellings. It just looks like a typo. Walrasiad (talk) 18:06, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You're missing the point. Titles should be recognisable, natural, precise, concise, and consistent to the extent possible (per WP:AT). Frederik IX is all of those. Even if it "looks like a typo" to a reader who might not be aware that "foreign" names are not always spelt the same way as English names, that doesn't matter in the slightest because there are redirects and/or disambiguation pages in place to help such readers who search for the article subject using other possible variations of the name. Rosbif73 (talk) 20:07, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
No, you're missing the point. "of Denmark" is natural and recognizable to an English-speaking global audience. What you're proposing is unnatural and obscure, causes confusion and creates obstacles to readers. The proposal is a detriment to Wikipedia, not an improvement. Walrasiad (talk) 03:32, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Just one observation: Frederik/Frederick (or any other of the 70 variants found in Frederick (given name)) is not - from a modern perspective - a word that is spelled differently in different languages; it is a name that is spelled differently for different individuals (though of course correlated with the language used where they are named). Nø (talk) 08:52, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Mild oppose - I don't like the tendency to drop these "of [country]" in general, except in exceptionally well known cases. Anyway, I think all relevant spellings, without "of [country]", either should lead to a disambiguation page, or should make it very easy to find the right Fred via hatnotes and/or redirects. Other than that (and other than using native spellings in article titles for most names after year 1900), I think we should follow policy and the patterns found in other similar pages, whatever that may be. However, I'm inclined to think the rather subtle spelling differences between the different Freds are not enough to justify titles without "of [country]". Also, this was discussed very recently here Talk:Christian I of Denmark#Requested move 26 November 2023, and the conclusion was not to move. Nø (talk) 14:32, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
WP:RECOGNISABILITY says that titles should be such that people who are familiar with the subject can recognize that the article is about that subject. Are you familiar with Frederik IX but do not recognize him under the name Frederik IX? Surtsicna (talk) 20:40, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
And so the dogpile begins. I could have put money on it. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 22:09, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I think it is important to underline what WP:RECOGNISABILITY says since you brought it up. It is not about being very well known. Surtsicna (talk) 00:43, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
zzzzZZZZzzzzZZZZzzzz ... not what I said (at all, actually). Suppose that doesn't matter though. Are you trying to argue that "of Denmark" makes him less recognisable? If so, how so? (4 marks) Tim O'Doherty (talk) 18:00, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
e.g. I am familiar with Frederick IX of Denmark. I am not familiar with every other dynasty in Europe. Why should I assume "Frederick IX" refers to the Danish monarch and not, say, a King of Poland or Duke of Upper Bavaria? They might also have "Frederick IX"s. Just because I am familiar with the Danish royal line DOESN'T mean I am ALSO familiar with the royal lines of Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Prussia, Poland, etc. Even if I was an expert on Danish history, I would have NO IDEA who this article refers to, without knowing absolutely EVERY dynasty in EVERY country and duchy and county in ALL of Europe AND memorizing the numbers of who was where. "Of Denmark" makes him WP:RECOGNIZABLE. Walrasiad (talk) 22:06, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
In that hypothetical situation (and on the further assumption that this requested move has succeeded), to find the Danish Fred that you're familiar with you would start typing "Frederick IX" into the search box. Lo and behold, the first article in the list is entitled "Frederik IX" (without the C, but it shows up anyway because of the redirect) and is displayed (on both desktop and mobile interfaces) with the short description "King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972". Yep, you recognise that this is the article you are looking for, click on it, read the lead which further confirms that this is indeed the right Danish monarch, and read the hatnote that informs you of the existence of other, less well known Frederick IXs. And even if you had typed the full title you might have been expecting ("Frederick IX of Denmark") into the search box without noticing that the intended article had been displayed as soon as you typed "IX", you would still have found the right article thanks to the redirect.
All this is by design, using the combination of concise policy-compliant article titles, redirects from alternative titles, and short descriptions, to ensure that articles are findable and recognisable. Where's the problem? Rosbif73 (talk) 07:34, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Article titles are supposed to stand alone, and be recognizable on their own. That you yourself admit that you need to rely on computer assistance additionally informing you that he is "of Denmark" only proves the point that the shortened title fails WP:RECOGNIZABLE. Walrasiad (talk) 11:13, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Nowhere did I say that the assistance was needed – just that the mechanism is there to accompany the process of finding an article. If we added descriptors on unambiguous article titles just to "improve recognisability", we'd end up with article titles such as Humza Yousaf, First Minister of Scotland or Barack Obama, former president of the United States. Rosbif73 (talk) 13:01, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That's not really comparing apples to apples, is it? Tim O'Doherty (talk) 17:11, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support, per WP:AT policy ("titles should unambiguously define the topical scope of the article, but should be no more precise than that") and WP:NCROY guideline ("only use a territorial designation (e.g. country) when disambiguation is needed") as well as consistency with other unambiguously named kings (e.g. Felipe VI, Carl XVI Gustaf, Harald V, etc). Surtsicna (talk) 20:40, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes, but they are not called Frederik. This spelling appears to be unique to the Danish king. Векочел (talk) 23:56, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment - Wasn't there already an RM 'including' this page (mere weeks ago), concerning whether or not to drop "of Denmark"? GoodDay (talk) 15:53, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Indeed there was; I linked to it in my "Mild oppose" above. Perhaps that is sufficient grounds for speedy closure? Nø (talk) 16:23, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That RM covered multiple pages, and was opposed in part because of its broad scope. In my book it is perfectly normal to follow such an RM by further RMs with reduced scope. Rosbif73 (talk) 16:39, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Agreed, but I have pinged all involved as a courtesy. Srnec (talk) 03:23, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose - We already had an RM (which included this Fred) & the decision was to not drop "of Denmark". GoodDay (talk) 03:27, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]