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:[[User:NeilN|NeilN]] so your point is that we can rename the article when sources start using Bengaluru? Well I will get back with the sources from/after Nov 1 (It is 2 AM so not many updates in the news sources can be expected) -[[User:Sarvajna|sarvajna]] ([[User talk:Sarvajna|talk]]) 20:39, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
:[[User:NeilN|NeilN]] so your point is that we can rename the article when sources start using Bengaluru? Well I will get back with the sources from/after Nov 1 (It is 2 AM so not many updates in the news sources can be expected) -[[User:Sarvajna|sarvajna]] ([[User talk:Sarvajna|talk]]) 20:39, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
::No, not when they ''start''. It's when sources use it ''enough'' that the average English speaker will recognize it as the preferred name. --[[User:NeilN|<b style="color:navy">Neil<span style="color:red">N</span></b>]] <sup>[[User talk:NeilN|<i style="color:blue">talk to me</i>]]</sup> 20:46, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
::No, not when they ''start''. It's when sources use it ''enough'' that the average English speaker will recognize it as the preferred name. --[[User:NeilN|<b style="color:navy">Neil<span style="color:red">N</span></b>]] <sup>[[User talk:NeilN|<i style="color:blue">talk to me</i>]]</sup> 20:46, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
*'''Oppose''' per [[WP:COMMONNAME]]. [[User:Thomas.W|'''Thomas.W''']] [[User talk:Thomas.W|'''''<sup><small> talk</small></sup>''''']] 20:49, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

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Demographics

Changing from opinion to actual statement based on the reference. Aligning to the demographics data as presented by the reference no 85.

So where is Bangalore in India?

I'm not familiar with Indian geography and I came to this article to learn more about the city and where it is. I see a map that shows Bangalore in the state of Karnataka. But where is Karnataka?

Would someone be willing to make a map pinpointing Bangalore for this article? In the meantime, I'll find a map of India somewhere else. DBlomgren (talk) 04:53, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hope the community would take this well, (as it sounds we are just lazy editors); but i agree with the above, where on the "map", probably map of india, does banglore sit ? If I were to attempt a policy, i would say maps should be parts that are recognizable on the world map ... give and take, or since we are talking about a country (a geopolitical body that is understood by the most of wikipedia visitors), lets use its map --197.135.254.164 (talk) 12:02, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Officially" renamed?

Why is this article still named "Bangalore", even though it states that the city has officially been renamed as the rather absurd "Bengaluru"? Kailash29792 (talk) 09:25, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Read the above discussions on the topic. Wikipedia follows actual real-world usage in actual real-world sources, not necessarily official names. So when a city changes its official name, we hold off until the media sources about that city have actually followed suit. Bearcat (talk) 19:53, 3 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bangalore Torpedo

The text in the article says the Bangalore Torpedo was devised in 1912, while the caption under the photo says it was in 1922. Can someone who knows which one it was please change the incorrect date. Thank you. Cottonshirtτ 18:48, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Prior content in this article duplicated one or more previously published sources. The material was copied from: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/free-wifi-on-mg-road-and-brigade-road-from-friday/article5606757.ece. Copied or closely paraphrased material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, and according to fair use may copy sentences and phrases, provided they are included in quotation marks and referenced properly. The material may also be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Therefore such paraphrased portions must provide their source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you. Diannaa (talk) 00:00, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 18 October 2014

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: consensus not to move the page at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 18:58, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bangalore → Bengaluru – Government of India on 17-Oct-2014 cleared renaming 12 cities and towns of the Karnataka state, eight years after receiving a proposal from Karnataka government, Bangalore as Bengaluru. varma (talk) 11:50, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Survey

Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's policy on article titles.

Discussion

Any additional comments:

[1][2] - varma (talk) 11:50, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • Last formal Requested Move discussion at [1].

References

  1. ^ Deccan Herald: Centre clears change in names of Karna cities, Belgaum now Belagavi
  2. ^ Times of India: Karnataka cities get new names

Still hesitating!

I wonder why are we still hesitating to change the name of the article from Bangalore to Bengaluru. The city is Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore. Kanchanamala (talk) 21:33, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • A name change here is not going to happen for some time. For a further comment, see [2]. Instead of spending time proposing a name change here there are more useful exercises that could be carried out. For instance to ensure that the state and local governments always use Kannada for its communication its citizens rather than English (see most Karnataka district websites, town corporation websites). Or to help make the weak Kannada wikipedia more authoritative and useful. If Kannada usage is confident and well established, it will not matter that other languages use a different pronunciation mediated through their own speech patterns. Imc (talk) 08:59, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Name changes become part of common lingo over time. Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune are now common names. Let time lapse. In all the "new" names, Bengaluru is already catching up in English sources like Lonely Planet, Frommers, Google maps noting it. However, still majority of Indian newspapers and other sources use Bangalore. Till we see a change of policy in these sources, we need to retain Bangalore and other 11 names, even though they are officially changed.--Redtigerxyz Talk 10:00, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Requested Move

Bangalore → Bengaluru – As the GOI accepted to change the official name of the city, I am proposing this move. I very much know that this request might go down the drain just like the previous request that was raised a few days ago. One of the editor who opposed the move said "Name changes become part of common lingo over time". I don't agree. May be the editor should have cared to check the date when Archbishop Bergoglio or the other variants were moved to Pope Francis, that move did not take a lot of time. So the article of a head of religious sect is moved very quickly but article about Indian city cannot be moved after the official change in name, lets talk about Hippocracy here (Please don't use OSE, it is the case of moving the article to a new name and that is what is being requested here). Also I don't think it is of any business of other editors to advice the fellow editors what social cause one should pursue (asking others to ensure that the governments use Kannada Language, ppl are here to edit Wikipedia. Those advices can be used on some other forums) Thanks sarvajna (talk) 19:55, 31 October 2014 (UTC) .[reply]

  • Oppose per all the reasons listed in the move discussion closed just a week ago. sarvajna, what made you think this was a good idea? Bergoglio was moved quickly because basically every source in the world started to refer to this previously fairly obscure person as Pope Francis --NeilN talk to me 20:12, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
NeilN so your point is that we can rename the article when sources start using Bengaluru? Well I will get back with the sources from/after Nov 1 (It is 2 AM so not many updates in the news sources can be expected) -sarvajna (talk) 20:39, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No, not when they start. It's when sources use it enough that the average English speaker will recognize it as the preferred name. --NeilN talk to me 20:46, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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