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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: Moved to Mya (singer) per nom. The suggestion that she may be the primary topic for "Mya" seems too far-fetched at the moment and should be tested at a separate RM. No such user (talk) 13:27, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Mýa → Mya (singer) – "Mýa" with an added acute accent is a stylized presentation of her stage name, along the lines of KoЯn, SAni†Y, Spın̈al Tap or BORДT, whose Wikipedia articles are titled Korn, Sanity, Spinal Tap and Borat respectively.
I'm strongly supportive of Wikipedia getting the diacritics right where they are part of a word or name, but in this case, the ý (used in a few languages, but not any connected to Mya) is not a part of the spelling, any more than the Cyrillic letter Я is part of the spelling of Korn, the letter Д part of the spelling of Borat, or the † symbol part of the spelling of Sanity.
Furthermore, her own website gives her name as "Mya Marie Harrison" without the ý, mostly reserving use of that letter to logos and graphic design, again forms of stylised text where other conventions are adopted such as all caps, which do not determine the spelling of article titles. The news page on her website calls her "Mya" without the ý when using her stage mononym in text copy.
We should note the version with the acute accent in the opening sentence, as we do for the other examples I've given, and then correct the spelling of her name throughout to "Mya". Beorhtwulf (talk) 12:26, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. "Mýa" is not a late-adopted stylization, it is the subject's birth name, and is no less legitimate for this purpose than the "ó" in Ramón Hernández. It is a natural disambiguator, and people with accented names can choose to sometimes present them in a more keyboard-accessible without effecting a name change. BD2412T 04:24, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That doesn't appear to be the case. Her official website lists her birth name as Mya Marie Harrison [1], no accent. However, it's clear that she uses the accented Mýa as a stage name, even if it's not her birth name. I'm really on the fence about this one, especially since there is potentially a lot of work to do in renaming Category:Mýa and everything contained within. I'll also note that articles like Motörhead and Mötley Crüe use diacritics that are grammatically incorrect, yet commonly used. 162 etc. (talk) 19:54, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If the article is incorrect, then the lede should be changed to reflect this. BD2412T 20:16, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Striking my !vote, absent clear evidence one way or the other of the subject's birth name. BD2412T 04:26, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. This also seems to reflect how independent RS spell her name. I checked a few recent articles from Billboard, Rolling Stone, Vogue, and Entertainment Weekly. Only Vogue used the diacritic - the other three spelled it "Mya". For comparison, RS seem to be more likely to use diacritics when referring to Mötley Crüe, so the fact that we follow the band's stylization in that case is not necessarily inconsistent. Colin M (talk) 14:43, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Should we also consider the undisambiguated and unaccented Mya as an option? See also other mononymous performers like Anne-Marie, Trina, and Anastacia. 162 etc. (talk) 16:41, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
P.S. The page was move-protected and I listed it on WP:RMTR for an admin assistance. No such user (talk) 13:35, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As I noted in the discussion, Category:Mýa and its contents should be moved, for consistency with the new unaccented article title. 162 etc. (talk) 20:12, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Skin care regimen, products and tips are not an appropriate topic for "Personal Life" section.[edit]
I don't believe it is an appropriate topic to add "skin care regimen" or what beauty products a person uses in the "Personal Life" section. It is irrelevant information to the person, and could be spammy brand promotion. Arguably, it is not appropriate for ANY section of a celebrity's profile unless the paragraph is specifically referring to a professional line of products they have created, or a career partnership with a brand, but it still does not belong in "Personal Life". 172.116.19.108 (talk) 19:05, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
