Talk:Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Mellohi! in topic Requested move 23 September 2022

Requested move 23 September 2022 edit

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The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure)Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 00:51, 1 October 2022 (UTC)Reply


Universiti Sains Islam MalaysiaIslamic Science University of Malaysia – Official English name. Hongqilim (talk) 06:25, 23 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

  • Oppose Current title is the WP:COMMONNAME in English. WP:UE tells us to follow the usage of reliable English-language sources, not to use a translated WP:OFFICIALNAME merely because that name exists. The current title gets hundreds of Google News hits in English-language publications [1], against just 17 for the proposed title [2]. 61.239.39.90 (talk) 08:38, 23 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
  • Oppose per the IP—the non-English title appears to be most prevalent in reliable independent English-language sources. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:07, 30 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
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