Talk:Friedrich Halm

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Page move required[edit]

I think the title of the article should be changed to 'Friedrich Halm', as he was (and still is) almost universally known under that name as a (once) famous writer. After all, we don't entitle the entry on George Orwell 'Eric Blair' - although that was just as much his real name as Muench-Bellinghausen was Halm's. Does anyone know how to change the title in this way? Thanks. Regards Anoot7 (talk) 13:38, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree entirely. Friedrich Halm is currently a redirect, but it should be the other way around. I tried to move the page, but it requires administrator intervention. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 08:14, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Jack of Oz. Thanks very much for your support. It is good to know that I am not the only person who finds the jaw-droppingly lengthy titling of this article ridiculous. None of the academic articles on Halm in recent years (e.g. those by Professor Peter Skrine, by Dr. Dietrich Arendt, and by Dr. Tony Page) refers to Halm as Münch-Bellinghausen. In fact, even at the height of his fame, he was virtually always referred to (in the literary context) as Friedrich Halm. I wonder how we can get an Administrator to change this page's title? Best wishes to you. From Anoot7 (talk) 10:36, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I've initiated a Requested Move (below). Please add your support to it. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 11:50, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Jack of Oz, for setting the ball rolling. I appreciate your efforts. Best wishes to you. Anoot7 (talk) 12:45, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

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The result of the move request was: terminate the sesquipedelian ... or in plain English, moved. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 21:52, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Baron Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen → Friedrich Halm – WP:Common name sums it up. All the literature on him uses this name rather than the sesquipedelian monstrosity we currently have. There is unanimous agreement to the move. Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 11:50, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I support the move indicated above. The article should be entitled, 'Friedrich Halm', as this is the name by which he was and is overwhelmingly known. I can think of no major scholarly article on this man which does not refer to him precisely as 'Friedrich Halm'. Analogously, would we want an article called 'Eric Blair'? No - of course not. We would want it called 'George Orwell' - even though 'Eric Blair' was Orwell's real name! Regards from Anoot7 (talk) 12:43, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Seems reasonable and consistent with other authors. Given that the bulk of this page is about his career in writing, why wouldn't it have the name under which those works are published? 1bandsaw (talk) 16:25, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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