User talk:Ajecon

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Greek royalty

Hello there, Ajecon! I noticed your recent edits (which have since been reverted) to Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece and Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark. I wanted to touch base with you and let you know why they had been reverted. Your argument is that since Greece is now a Republic and had abolished the monarchy, the titles are no longer valid and should not be used in the articles. This is only partially true. While Greece did abolish the monarchy and adopt a Republican form of government that does not grant these titles any legal standing, it does not mean they are invalid. Pavlos did not, for example, declare or claim himself to be 'Crown Prince'. He was born a crown prince before the monarchy was abolished, and it is customary for former monarchs and their families to retain their titles even after an abolition of their government. So, he is still technically "His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Greece", and therefore his wife Marie-Chantal, is the Crown Princess of Greece. Male-line grandchildren of the Greek monarch were guaranteed the style of Royal Highness with princely status (such as Maria-Olympia). The Greek Royal family is part of the House of Glücksburg, a German royal house which is currently headed by Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (himself a prince in a country [Germany] where the monarchy and legal privileges of the nobility were abolished). Wikipedia still uses these titles for members of deposed royal and noble families, as well as pretenders to abolished thrones, especially if the title is the person's common name.

The House of Glücksburg, as a functioning royal house, still recognizes the Greek Royal Family's titles, as does the Kingdom of Denmark, where the members of the Greek family are also granted princely status as male-line descendants of King Christian IX. The British Royal Family also recognizes these titles, as the Greek royals are distant relations and in the line of succession for the British throne.

In summary, Wikipedia uses titles of abolished monarchs and their families out of courtesy and especially if it is the most common name for the person's involved. Both Marie-Chantal Miller and Maria-Olympia are referred to in the press by their Greek titles. Other examples of this include Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis; Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen of Ethiopia; Heinrich, Prince of Fürstenberg; Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia; Princess Olga Andreevna Romanoff of Russia; Prince Jean, Duke of Vendôme; Prince David Bagration Mukhrani of Georgia; etc. -- Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 23:04, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

Greek Royalty

In reading the policies of Wikipedia, I think one of the underlying concepts is that the entries should contain fact and not fiction. The simple fact is that Greece has no royalty. Therefore, even having a category called Greek Royalty is fictive. The category could accurately be called former Greek Royalty and any entries there would then be factual as to the historical figures who occupied positions of royalty during the time that Greece had royalty.

I was, therefore, surprised to find entries giving titles to people such as “crown prince” or “crown princess” of Greece. This implies, by the definition of crown prince, that this person would be next to ascend to the throne. However, there is no throne to ascend to in Greece. While Pavlos was crown prince when he was born, he is no longer the crown prince because there is no longer a kingdom where he will ascend to the throne. I see the term “crown prince“ as a job description so I would be OK with his Wikipedia entry being titled former crown prince of Greece. Just as his wife is certainly not the crown princess of Greece. She was not even born into this title. She is simply married to the former crown prince of Greece. And their children could be accurately described as the sons or daughters of the former crown prince of Greece or, alternately, grandsons and granddaughters of the former king of Greece.

I would not expect Wikipedia entries to give people inaccurate titles. If someone was the CEO of IBM 30 years ago, his Wikipedia entry would certainly indicate he was a former CEO. This is no different.

To call people prince or princess also implies some sort of accreditation by the country their title is associated to. There is certainly no such accreditation forthcoming from the country of Greece. If the former crown prince wishes to use his Danish Royal lineage, where royalty still exist, that would be accurate. But the Greek titles are not. People can call themselves whatever they want but their entries in Wikipedia should reflect who they actually are. Willthacheerleader18 changed my edits to the entries stating that they did not conform to the policies of Wikipedia. I disagree. He said the titles are included as a courtesy. Encyclopedias are not designed to be courteous. They should be accurate. They should not propagate myths. And, just because “the press” uses the royal titles, as Willthacheerleader18 pointed out, is no good reason for Wikipedia to do so. Any press that covers these people is, frankly speaking, probably not representative of the highest level of journalism. He also gave examples of other people who use titles that are meaningless. I think his example is a good one but for the opposite reason of what he intended. All those fictive titles should be changed. If the people’s passports don’t say “Crown Prince of Greece” or “Christoph Prince of Schleswig Holstein” their Wikipedia entries should not either. To be a member of a defunct royal house is to be a member of nothing. The historical fact that these people’s relatives were royalty is important to note but for Wikipedia to continue to propagate titles generations after they lost their legal standing and meaning is inconsistent with the stated pillars of the organization. Since Wikipedia is the first place people tend to go these days for facts, they should get them. The use of “former” and “descendant of” are fine and accurate descriptions. This egalitarian organization should not be used as a PR tool for descendants of ousted royals to perpetuate mythical titles.

I have an educated opinion and Willthacheerleader18 does too. But I don’t agree that his is actually more valid than mine. I find it insulting to have my edits changed without a discussion. His opinion was interesting but in no way definitive.

 Ajecon (talk) 16:03, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

As you will see from edit history, it was not I who reverted your edits. I simply notified you that another user had and thought I would explain why. The issue of members of the Greek Royal Family and their titles has already been a large debate on Wikipedia and the ending agreement was to use their titles in the articles. -- Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 17:28, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

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