Talk:2008 Sichuan earthquake

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This template must be substituted. Replace {{Requested move ...}} with {{subst:Requested move ...}}. Here is a Chinese-language page with some photos. I can't read the text. http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2008-05/12/content_8151518.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.127.52.178 (talk) 08:38, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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2008 Sichuan earthquake → 2008 Wenchuan earthquake — 1976 Tangshan Earthquake is not called "Hebei Earthquake", so why this is Sichuan Earthquake, not Wenchuan Earthquake? —Python eggs (talk) 09:33, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Support, this is a naming conversion, and most mainstream Chinese language media call it "Wenchuan earthquake". Python eggs (talk) 09:16, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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1976 Tangshan Earthquake is not called "Hebei Earthquake", so why this is Sichuan Earthquake, not Wenchuan Earthquake? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yuanyelele (talk • contribs) 08:56, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Limbo What matters is what the independent sources call this quake. CNN, MSN, and the major publishing companies have not called it anything yet, but did mention Sichuan.EgraS (talk) 09:29, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The BBC, world's largest news agency, are calling it "earthquake in Sichuan province" on the 24 hour rolling news service. ^┌_Joshii^┐_└^chat_┘ 10:11, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment It should only be moved if news agencies start calling it the "Wenchuan earthquake"--Joowwww (talk) 11:49, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Their lack of knowledge on chinese geography is not an excuse for this mistake. In China it's called Wenchuan earthquake.