Talk:Ryukyu

Alternative Forms Meaning
Hey, I am enjoying the work you are doing and I wanted to comment on what's going on with this page. I wanted to let you know that (most importantly) I will not ever be reverting what has happened with the L-words here as a proactive matter of avoiding edit warring and having a friendly environment, regardless of what happens. The theoretical question of what constitutes an alternative form versus a synonym seems straight-forward at first, but these L-words are definitely in the theoretical gray zone for me. After my work on here over the years, I have come to a "tighter" view of what constitutes an alternative form than what you are proposing here, hence although these L-words are in the gray zone, I would go with the 'synonyms' view. Look at the division between alternative forms and synonyms on this page: 1950s. Somewhat tight! However, your view may be more correct or intuitive. I don't know. I don't think there are any rules or guidelines for Wiktionary that clarify this issue. In case you haven't seen it, here are two draft policy proposals related to this issue Forms and spellings and Obsolete and archaic terms. If you have any insights that may help me understand the dividing line between alt forms and synonyms, let me know. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 16:18, 24 February 2022 (UTC) (modified)