Talk:National Geographic Society
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The article says "In 1995, National Geographic began publishing in Japanese, it's first local language edition." I seem to remember a Spanish language version already around in the 1970s... or does that not count as Spanish is not a "local" language (whatever that phrase means)? Also, I recall that the magazine had a children's publication long before 1984, but don't reall what it was called. -- Infrogmation 12:54, 14 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- Okay, I found the older children's publication I recalled; it was "National Geographic School Bulletin"; I've added that info the article. I'm still looking for info on the older Spanish language publication. -- Infrogmation 19:32, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Iranian Anger with National Geographic
I have reverted some recent additons regarding the government of Iran's anger with National Geographic naming conventions. Understand this is not to quash any mention of them, but rather because the additions included accusitory and speculative material. Please write in accordance with Wikipeida NPOV. If you have proof the National Geographic was is being bribed with "Arab petrodollars" post it, otherwise don't speculate on motive. Note that the article as it stands now includes a link to the site discussing the question in detail. -- Infrogmation 20:03, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- I've cursorily looked into the matter, and it seems to be a pretty hot dispute, leading to the banning of National Geographic in Iran [1] (http://legofish.com/google/000942.html). The Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf dispute seems to stem from the two names for the Gulf in the Persian and Arabic languages, respectively (see Persian Gulf#Naming Issues). The name "Persian Gulf" is more widely used in the West and may be the older term, but "Arabian Gulf" is in wide use throughout the Arab world and is the only legal name in some places like the United Arab Emirates, so the claim that it is a "fake name" is unsubstantiated. It seems National Geographic didn't want to take sides in the dispute, and listed "Arabian Gulf" as an alternative. However, for the islands, it seems National Geographic has already conceded these points and intends to correct them in future versions [2] (http://www.niacouncil.org/pressreleases/press230.asp). [[User:Livajo|Ливай | ☺]] 23:02, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
When was NGC launched?
I am having doubts about the year. Is it January 2001 or before that? --Oblivious 02:53, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Iran or Persia?
The country hasn't been called Persia since 1935, so why should this article refer to it as "Persia" rather than "Iran"? --Carnildo 20:40, 6 May 2005 (UTC)
