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No we don't. And not comparable. "Central Intelligence Agency" is common. And "CIA" is an acronym for "Central Intelligence Agency". "KGB" is an acronym for "Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti", not "Committee for State Security". Walrasiad (talk) 15:04, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Per MOS:ACROTITLE, consensus could decide if an acronym could be used in the page title "if the subject is known primarily by its abbreviation and that abbreviation is primarily associated with the subject". In this particular case, the alternative that the OP proposes, "Committee for State Security", is not a very common name used in most English language reliable sources, so it is better to leave the page title as it is, unless there is another comparative WP:COMMONAME. The other articles that the OP mentions has not gained MOS:ACROTITLE consensus yet (Central Intelligence Agency is currently cited as one example in that guideline). Zzyzx11 (talk) 08:07, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per above. No brainer here; even if you think we're being "inconsistent" somehow, WP:IAR applies. It is all the more understandable what is being referred to when this article is called "KGB" than when it is called (the unheard-of) "Committee for State Security".—indopug (talk) 11:13, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Not analogous to American agencies because KGB is overwhelmingly more common than "Committee for State Security" or "Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti" in English, something that cannot be said for CIA and such. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠04:59, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per WP:ACROTITLE: Acronyms should be used in a page name if the subject is known primarily by its abbreviation and that abbreviation is primarily associated with the subject (e.g. NASA; in contrast, consensus has rejected moving Central Intelligence Agency to its acronym, in view of arguments that the full name is used in professional and academic publications). In general, if readers somewhat familiar with the subject are likely to only recognise the name by its acronym, then the acronym should be used as a title. I would guarantee that the vast majority of English-speaking readers would have no idea what the "Committee for State Security" is, but are familiar with the KGB. --Ahecht (TALK PAGE)21:27, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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