User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-24894325-20160620203004/@comment-24894325-20160626203843

First of all, thanks for a detailed explanation. I might benefit from it even in the real universe.

In principle, many countries have similar problems. Germany only exists in the current form very recently. Poland may or may not be part of Russia depending on the time period. In my experience, writers usually omit these details unless directly relevant for the plot. Perhaps, the Netherlands is just unlucky that "Low Countries" makes a writer sound cool and knowledgable.

My main concern is whether it is okay with respect to the in-universe point of view. Are we allowed to connect Dutch to the Netherlands without a direct quote from DWU? Certainly, if an admin okays this, I would have no problem with defaulting to the current name of the country (unless stated otherwise in the story, of course).

And if you were as eager to listen to Dutch-themed stories as I was for Austrian-themed ones, and happened on a direct quote stating the connection within DWU, it would be great to record it on the relevant pages. I'll go comb through The Roundheads once again to do just that.