Talk:Ubon Ratchathani University

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Naming

No evidence has been provided for the existence of any 'spelling controversy' - the only evidence we have is that the university calls itself 'Ubon Rajathanee'. If some other spelling is 'correct', we need evidence of what body is authorised to determine the spelling, and what that preferred spelling is. Henry ^Flower 14:29, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Evidence has been given in the reference to the official government transcriptions for placenames, and the roadsigns near the university. The officially accepted royal General System of transcription of Thai renders the place name as Ubon Ratchathani, as shown by the reference to the official transcriptions of placenames. Thus the name of the university is also rendered this way, as shown by the Ministry of Transport roadsigns outside the university.

The current president prefers his own spelling of Ubon Rajathanee and this has been forced on all university publications, websites etc, despite it contravening the official government spelling. As noted, and as expected, this use of an alternative unofficial spelling has caused problems for staff, students and visitors. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.28.51.71 (talk) 03:51, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What's your evidence for the claim that any body other than the university has the right to determine one correct transcription for the university's name? Henry ^Flower 07:24, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]