[mb-users] Sortingorder Dutch tussenvoegsel

[Fred Marchee]

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 12:04:25AM +0200, Fred Marchee wrote:
>> I found a website of the Meertens Instituut, guys that are specialized 
>> in the Dutch language, Dutch names and stuf like that. Take a look at 
>> the people working there and how they are sorted. They should know how 
>> to do it ;-)
>>
>> http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=41&Itemid=76 
>> They write their names as Last, First tussenvoegsel.
>>     
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> This site doesn't really show you how the nobiliary particle is used in sorting.
> There are no two people with the same last name, but one has a nobiliary particle.
>   
> -- Sander
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>   
What I wanted to show is that the nobiliary particle was placed last and 
not, as used in Musicbrainz, placed middle. I can't find a website or 
example (in Dutch!) where a nobiliary particle is placed in the middle 
in a list of names. I'm not looking for it of course because I'm 
advocating the placed last version ;-)

Well just one, makes it even more funny www.cbg.nl do a search on let's 
say:  "Soest, van" all the results are sorted as First, Last, van except 
the "politieblad" version.

B.T.W. I know that Displayname has nothing to do with it, you are still 
Sander van Soest

Best,

Fred