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Government type

The type of government that ruled East Germany should be labeled as “Marxist-Leninist one party socialist republic” rather than simply “socialist republic” due to “socialist republic” being too broad a term and not descriptive enough to describe the government. WildRaptor777 (talk) 01:12, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Per MOS:IBP, information is meant to be presented in a short format; if you compare the examples in the template documentation for former countries, that's consistent there. The article text exists to provide a more fulsome explanation. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:20, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. This is too short of a format and doesn't actually showcase the government type properly WildRaptor777 (talk) 02:20, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lengthening it would not be consistent with the guideline - the more detailed information should be discussed in the body. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:53, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wholeheartedly disagree with your assessment here. This much of a shortening of type of government would serve nothing but to limit information presented. On every other Marxist-Leninist state, the government type is stated as such and I see no good reason as to shorten this one specifically. WildRaptor777 (talk) 00:38, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The existence of other articles with problems is not a reason to introduce problems here. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:59, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The point is that your description is too broad and devoid of necessary details. WildRaptor777 (talk) 15:52, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Details are the function of the body text. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:23, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, but you leave out too many than is justified to leave in only the body text WildRaptor777 (talk) 14:43, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What is the basis for that claim? As noted, this is consistent with the guidelines and with the template documentation. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:57, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The basis to my claim is based on the fact that there are many different types of “socialist republics” and that simply putting “socialist republic” is too broad. You wouldn’t just put “monarchy” for the modern-day United Kingdom and for feudal Holy Roman Empire. WildRaptor777 (talk) 02:33, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Economy section

"the allied bombing campaigns that decimated cities"

"allied" should be "Allied" (capitalised). It's referring to the WW2 Allies, which is nearly always capitalized, including as an adjective as it is in this case

Thank you 2A02:C7E:2F68:AC00:B043:273:5060:1AC0 (talk) 14:41, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done RudolfRed (talk) 19:43, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! 2A02:C7E:2F68:AC00:B043:273:5060:1AC0 (talk) 21:01, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The case of the Ernst Thalmann Islands and the continuing sovereignty of the German Democratic Republic

As part of bilateral relations between the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the Republic of Cuba during the Cold War The Cuban government granted the GDR symbolic sovereignty over the islands of the Canareos in 1972. The island was named Ernst Thalmann Island in his honor. Of the German communist leader, the territory of the GDR was officially... It is accepted even though... Non-residential status and lack of critical infrastructure

The 1990 German Reunification Treaty, which facilitated Germany's integration into the GDR, did not mention Ernst Thalmann and was therefore not included in the transfer of sovereignty to Germany. be one Technically leaving the GDR as the formal sovereignty of Germany. Caribbean area…

This legal oversight has created a special situation in international law. The German Democratic Republic is said to exist as a sovereign entity in the Ernst Thalmann Islands, although it does not exist as a state... Rrahmani123 (talk) 10:30, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Is this text to be added? If so, where? No sources are cited, so they would need to be included before consideration. LizardJr8 (talk) 20:51, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

East Germany

Didn't Cuba give east Germany a island? 173.184.80.197 (talk) 02:51, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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