Talk:1952 Revolution

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[edit] "1952 Revolution" vs. "Egyptian Revolution"

The title of the page, "1952 Revolution", is most curious given that the most commonly used term is the "Egyptian Revolution".

While not discounting the immense importance of the 1919 Revolution, even a cursory view of historical literature, and various media will reveal that "Egyptian Revolution" is the standard historical term for the revolution of 1952. This is an incontrovertible fact and not in any way Nasserist as one contributor falsely claimed. Both supporters and opponents of Gamal Abd-El-Nasser routinely refer to the "Egyptian Revolution", and the use of this term does not preclude discussion of any of the negative policies and consequences flowing from the Revolution.

Indeed, certainty of terms is a desirable prerequisite for an open and frank exposition of the negative aspects of the Revolution and the republican era, in addition to its effects in other parts of the Arab World and Africa. Supplanting the standard and accepted term for "1952 Revolution" fundamentally compromises the neutrality of the article and could have the effect of misinforming the reader.

The preference for "1952 Revolution" over "Egyptian Revolution" either stems from ignorance or from a biased personal political attitude. Such an approach compromises the neutrality of the article and the purpose for Wikipedia's existence.

Furthermore, it defies common sense to use the less used term as the title for the page as the average Wikipedia user would generally type in "Egyptian Revolution" in the search bar, and would then be left with no page (I myself, and many of my colleagues have experience of this).

Louse 08:29, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

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