Wikipedia:WikiProject Ireland Collaboration/statementbyRockpocket (Problem 2.1)

Statement by Rockpocket

On the event that a consensus decides "Ireland" will contain:

• A disambiguation page (option C or D), or
• The article on "The island of Ireland" (A)

Then, and only then, I propose:

• Ireland (state) contain the article on "The state of Ireland"

Why? Because the name of the state is "Ireland". Since this proposal only applies on the event it has been decided "Ireland" will be used for another purpose, we need to find an alternative. Of those, "Ireland (country)" could be interpreted in a wider sense to refer to the entire island, and thus is ambiguous. "Ireland (republic)" is a possible alternative, but could lead so some confusion with the historical Irish Republic. "Republic of Ireland" is clearly been used as a description of the state, at least by some. But it is also clear that there is a significant demographic within Ireland that object to this term for historical and geopolitical reasons. Therefore in the interest of compromise and recognizing the principle of self identification, I suggest this title not be used if a less controversial alternative is available. This leaves "Ireland (state)". The major argument against this is that "state" could be misinterpreted (as in State (administrative division)). I acknowledge this caveat, but propose that it is not as big a concern as the other issues described above.

On the event that it is decided the page called "Ireland" should contain the article about "The state of Ireland", then this proposal is entirely void.

Users that endorse this summary

1. --HighKing (talk) 10:55, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
2. --PurpleA (talk) 14:43, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
3. MusicInTheHouse (talk) 21:36, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
4. Redking7 (talk) 23:32, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Users that oppose this summary

1. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 10:08, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
2. Kittybrewster ☎ 11:49, 2 April 2009 (UTC)