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The purpose of a title is to tell the reader the common name of a subject. The common name plus a French or German accent mark is still pretty close to the common name. But Vietnamese diacritics are more intense than those of any other language.

The purpose of a title is to tell the reader the common name of a subject. The common name plus a French or German accent mark is still pretty close to the common name. But Vietnamese diacritics are more intense than those of any other language.

No major reference work uses Vietnamese diacritics, as you can see from [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Kauffner&oldid=558512069 this chart]. ''The Chicago Manual of Style'' recommends following the spellings given in the various Merriam-Webster dictionaries, so note the column on the far right. “Follow the general usage in reliable sources that are written in the English language (including other encyclopedias and reference works),” according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:DIACRITICS#Modified_letters WP:DIACRITICS].  

No major reference work uses Vietnamese diacritics, as you can see from [[User:PeterKa/Diacritics_proposal | this chart]]. ''The Chicago Manual of Style'' recommends following the spellings given in the various Merriam-Webster dictionaries, so note the column on the far right. “Follow the general usage in reliable sources that are written in the English language (including other encyclopedias and reference works),” according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:DIACRITICS#Modified_letters WP:DIACRITICS].  

In ictu oculi and I once worked as a team, translating Hebrew and Latin titles. But [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GoodDay Arbcom’s decision to sanction GoodDay] over diacritics in June 2012 changed all that. The Vietnam project had been my pond up to this point. But IIO and other editors soon arrived and turned it into a hotly contested area. IIO, who has an extraordinary amount of time and energy to devote to this issue, researched my edit history and wrote lengthy complaints day after day, often presenting old moves as fresh outrages. To me, these complaints were transparently vindictive, provocation done in the hope of getting a scalp, and because this strategy had worked with GoodDay. I was blocked by MSGJ in July 2012 in response to one such complaint. On this occasion, Jenks24 intervened on my behalf. Unfortunately, Jenks24 stopped editing in April 2013.

In ictu oculi and I once worked as a team, translating Hebrew and Latin titles. But [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GoodDay Arbcom’s decision to sanction GoodDay] over diacritics in June 2012 changed all that. The Vietnam project had been my pond up to this point. But IIO and other editors soon arrived and turned it into a hotly contested area. IIO, who has an extraordinary amount of time and energy to devote to this issue, researched my edit history and wrote lengthy complaints day after day, often presenting old moves as fresh outrages. To me, these complaints were transparently vindictive, provocation done in the hope of getting a scalp, and because this strategy had worked with GoodDay. I was blocked by MSGJ in July 2012 in response to one such complaint. On this occasion, Jenks24 intervened on my behalf. Unfortunately, Jenks24 stopped editing in April 2013.