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:::::::There was quite an eruption of talk and attention when this topic came up, including several people with move privileges. Everyone had a different idea, and I didn't want to unilaterally make the choice. However, nothing has been happening recently, so perhaps it is time to move. If I don't hear anything by tomorrow, I'll plan on moving this to "South (U.S. region)" with redirects a-plenty. Andy Schlafly probably has a point, but I don't want to assume that since I've only heard the term in my country, it is only used in my country. It seems that someone, somewhere in the world must call the southern region of their country "the south" so "South (U.S. region)" makes the most sense to me. In any case, this shouldn't stay as "south." --[[User:DavidB4|<font color="ForestGreen">David B</font>]] <sup><small>([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])</small></sup> 19:50, 18 November 2016 (EST)
:::::::There was quite an eruption of talk and attention when this topic came up, including several people with move privileges. Everyone had a different idea, and I didn't want to unilaterally make the choice. However, nothing has been happening recently, so perhaps it is time to move. If I don't hear anything by tomorrow, I'll plan on moving this to "South (U.S. region)" with redirects a-plenty. Andy Schlafly probably has a point, but I don't want to assume that since I've only heard the term in my country, it is only used in my country. It seems that someone, somewhere in the world must call the southern region of their country "the south" so "South (U.S. region)" makes the most sense to me. In any case, this shouldn't stay as "south." --[[User:DavidB4|<font color="ForestGreen">David B</font>]] <sup><small>([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])</small></sup> 19:50, 18 November 2016 (EST)
If it has to be "South (U.S. region)" so be it.
:(Yes, other countries have a south. My state has a north and a south - but they are referred to as '''the''' north and '''the''' south. When I lived in Darwin, the rest of Australia was '''down south'''. The only reference I can think of where "North'' and "South'' are regions without the quantification of a "the" or an adjective is in the title of a Victorian novel; Catherine Gaskin's '''North and South'''.)
::So... I would prefer "The South" because America knows it and much of the rest of the world has been bludgeoned into knowing it through the ubiquity of American TV and popular culture generally. But, as I said, I will accept '''South (U.S.region)''' unwieldy as it is.)
:Anything to free up "south" as a direction.
:[[User:AlanE|AlanE]] ([[User talk:AlanE|talk]]) 23:19, 18 November 2016 (EST)