Consumer Rights Wiki:Contentiously named entities
Unless there is a valid and generally agreed upon reason to do differently for a specific instance, we will adopt the rules and norms used on English Wikipedia for the naming of contentiously named entities. We are a wiki about consumer rights, and as such we are not particularly interested in entertaining geopolitical debates, and so adopting the norms used by the single largest English wiki seems like a sensible thing to do.
This is based on the following principles:
- if we maintain a free-for-all on these issues, it will likely encourage edit warring, which is unproductive and can create tension within the community,
- if we decide to debate and create an independent policy for each individual dispute, that will be a lot of debating and back-and-forth over something that has no relevance to consumer rights, which is not productive or conducive to the wiki's goals.
More entries will be added to this policy as they become relevant. Please feel free to suggest additions to this page, ensuring that you show examples of Wikipedia's stance on the matter when doing so.
China, Taiwan, and the PRC and ROC
When discussing the de facto government of the island of Taiwan, or in other geopolitical contexts (e.g. trade conflicts, etc.), "ROC", or "the Republic of China" will be used as in wikipedia:Two_Chinas.
When discussing the territories de facto governed by the ROC, "Taiwan" will be used unless there is a specific contextual reason to do otherwise, as in wikipedia:Taiwan.
When discussing the de facto government of the Chinese mainland, the "People's Republic of China" or the "PRC" should be used, as in wikipedia:Two_Chinas
When discussing the territories de facto governed by the PRC, "China" should be used, as in wikipedia:China. "mainland China" can also be used to avoid ambiguity in relevant contexts.
People or companies born/headquartered in Taiwan should be referred to as "Taiwanese", as in wikipedia:Acer, wikipedia:TSMC, or wikipedia:Jensen_Huang, unless there is a specific contextual reason to do otherwise.
Specific non-governmental organisations relating to the ROC or China should be referred to by their official names, as in wikipedia:Chinese_Taipei_at_the_Olympics.
In general, text should not directly state or imply that Taiwan either is, or is not, part of China.
Russia, Ukraine, and disputed Ukrainian territory
People or companies born/based in Ukraine, including in Russian-occupied regions, should be referred to as Ukrainian unless there is a specific contextual reason to do otherwise.
Ukranian place names should use the Ukrainian-derived transliteration rather than the Russian-derived one: "Kyiv" not "Kiev", "Kharkiv" not "Kharkov", "Lviv" not "Lvov", "Odesa" not "Odessa", as in wikipedia:Kyiv.
When discussing Crimea, text should note when relevant that it is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but has been under Russian occupation/control since 2014, as in wikipedia:Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation. "Annexation" and "occupied" are the preferred terms. Where the two administrative structures need distinguishing, use "Republic of Crimea" for the Russian federal subject and "Autonomous Republic of Crimea" for the Ukrainian one, as in wikipedia:Republic_of_Crimea_(Russia) and wikipedia:Autonomous_Republic_of_Crimea.
The Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic should be described as 'self-proclaimed' or 'Russian-occupied' on first mention, as in wikipedia:Donetsk_People's_Republic.
If relevant, the Russian military action beginning in February 2022 should be referred to as an invasion or war, not a "special military operation" or a "conflict", as in wikipedia:Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine.