Talk:Sun Zhiwei

Latest comment: 15 years ago by CRGreathouse in topic Untitled

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Shouldn't this page be moved to "Sun Zhiwei" in accordance to Wikipedia naming convention, even though the subject himself might have preferred to be referred to as Zhi-Wei Sun? --Plastictv 12:20, 14 September 2005 (UTC)Reply

I don't know – which particular convention are you referring to? --MarkSweep 12:38, 14 September 2005 (UTC)Reply
Perhaps Wikipedia:naming conventions (Chinese)#Names. It actually depends on how the person writes her/his name, and the official way or usual practice of the place she/he comes from. — Instantnood 19:01, 14 September 2005 (UTC)Reply
I think the article should be moved back to Zhi-Wei Sun. The guiding principle from the WP naming conventions above: "The encyclopedia should reference the name more familiar to most English readers." All of the many English language papers by Dr. Sun use the name "Zhi-Wei Sun", he uses that name on his website and in his correspondence, and he even links to the Wikipedia article Zhi-Wei Sun (not Sun Zhiwei).
CRGreathouse (t | c) 16:07, 31 December 2008 (UTC)Reply