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I posted on the teahouse soliciting opinions on the title of this article:

"Hello, I have been infrequently working on improving documentation of the 1989 mass expulsion event that occurred in Bulgaria and is little-known.

The issue is that the name itself of this event is controversial. The most commonly accepted name is "Big Excursion", which is a euphemistic name which originally employed officially by the perpetrators (the Bulgarian Communist Party). You will often find the event referred to by this name and this name only. This is a bit like if "Final Solution" was the most commonly use name to describe the Holocaust. Unsurprisingly, the name "Big Excursion" is frequently rejected by academics and victims/their descendants, though I have not seen concrete alternatives proposed in what I have read, just rejection of that name.

In light of that, I have titled the article Big Excursion so that it actually pops up when someone searches for it, but the primary name used in the article and info box is the purely descriptive name of "1989 forced migration". Within the article, I have used "Big Excursion" in quotes and explained that decision in a terminology section. Would anyone please provide feedback on this choice and link to any relevant Wikipedia policies? Additionally can anyone link to other articles with controversial names for comparison? In some articles, it seems some of the names are outright rejected whereas in others, a descriptive name is use in line with "1989 forced migration" (e.g. January 6 United States Capitol attack). I intend to make another push at revising the article soon enough, so would greatly appreciate feedback that I could integrate into that."

I was sent the following article: http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_titles

In light of this, I believe that the name Big Excursion is likely the most appropriate name for this event on wikipedia, rather than a more neutral name. Does anyone have any alternatives to suggest? Pietrus1 (talk) 03:55, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. I have published the changes. Please voice your thoughts. Pietrus1 (talk) 19:31, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect Големата екскурзија has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 July 27 § Големата екскурзија until a consensus is reached. StephenMacky1 (talk) 13:04, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]