Talk:Elena Tatarkova

Latest comment: 9 years ago by Fyunck(click) in topic Why a change to non-English or non-sourced spelling?

Why a change to non-English or non-sourced spelling? edit

Almost all sources have her name spelled as Elena not Olena... even UKR Weekly. ITF and WTA and FedCup also. I believe all the tournaments do too. Why would we change it? Fyunck(click) (talk) 07:12, 14 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

Her name in Ukrainian reads Олена Татаркова. According to the Romanization of Ukrainian rules, there is no way Ukrainian О can be transliterated as E. Besides, Google search gives about 2,600 results in English when requested Olena Tatarkova. That is why it should be Olena, not Elena. Please change it back -- Homme (talk) 11:31, 14 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
Nice try but still know, ITF and all of the slam tournaments have it as E. 80.42.93.128 (talk) 13:02, 14 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
Know what? -- Homme (talk) 13:23, 14 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
If you add "tennis" to the search to make sure it's a tennis player Olena drops to 1,800 and Elena Tatarkova Tatarkovo is 82,000! I'm going to bring administration into this if you don't change it back instantly. I'm not going to play the game of tit for tat. Fyunck(click) (talk) 18:21, 14 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
Why would you search for Elena Tatarkovo" and put a quotation mark in the end? Her last name is Tatarkova, not Tatarkovo, again, no quotation mark. I would also highly appreciate if you were not threatening me. Homme (talk) 21:53, 14 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
Nobody is threatening you. Grow a pair. 80.43.246.126 (talk) 09:18, 15 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
You're new around here so I'll go with you having good intentions but not knowing how things work. It's great to be bold and change things at wikipedia, but when things are sourced differently you may have a challenge to that change. If so, and it's reverted, you don't revert it back, you bring it to the talk page to try and change people's minds. Maybe they'll agree with you and maybe not, but that's how it's supposed to work. Please change it back since it looks better if you do it yourself. Thanks. Fyunck(click) (talk) 09:40, 15 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
  • Thanks for the explanation! As far as you can see, I kept both names in the article. Hope it is fine now. Homme (talk) 12:44, 15 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
No... both names is fine but the title must be moved back and discussed and it's Kiev in English. Fyunck(click) (talk) 17:25, 15 May 2014 (UTC)Reply