User talk:DBD/Archive 35

June – November 2019

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Hawker of Morwenstow

I'm not convinced that Robert Hawker (poet) is the proper title for the article, so I've started a discussion on the talk page. DuncanHill (talk) 15:51, 21 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, great. Thanks DBD 15:53, 21 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Common name moves

Seeing a lot of page moves pop up on my monitoring system. Here are some:

  1. Thomas Frederick Tout --> Thomas Tout
  2. Francis Wrigley Hirst --> Francis Hirst
  3. Cecil Frances Alexander --> Cecil Alexander (hymnist)
  4. Arthur Lionel Smith --> Arthur Smith (historian)
  5. Fenton John Anthony Hort --> Fenton Hort
  6. Robert William Seton-Watson --> Robert Seton-Watson
  7. John William Fortescue --> John Fortescue (historian)
  8. Robert Stephen Hawker --> Robert Hawker (poet)
  9. Thomas Little Heath --> Thomas Heath (classicist)
  10. Adolphus William Ward --> Adolphus Ward
  11. Robert Smythe Hichens --> Robert Hichens (writer)

It seems the strategy is to remove everything but the first and last word. However is this accurate, is this really the common name they were known by? For example we know C. S. Lewis by three names not C. Lewis. Or JRR Tolkien. etc.. one has to be cautious. Let's take a look at some.

  1. . In these books [1] he is known as "T. F. Tout". Never published/known as "T. Tout" or "Thomas Tout".
  2. . In these books [2] he is known as "Francis W. Hirst". Never published/known as "Francis Hirst".
  3. . In these books [3] she is known as "Cecil Frances Alexander" never published/known as "Cecil Alexander".
  4. . In these books [4] it is "Arthur Lionel Smith".
  5. . In these books [5] it is "Fenton John Anthony Hort".
  6. . etc..

Generally speaking, one has to do research of sources to determine a common name. If there is dispute take it to RM and make a case, by showing sources which confirm the common name. But in all these cases, the sources do not support a simple shortening to first-last name. -- GreenC 13:03, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I do the research. If there are a few where that research has not been good enough, mea culpa, and (being a very established editor) I would hardly begrudge reverts and/or discussions by those who know and/or research better :) Mostly what is happening is I'm going through User:Bashereyre's page creations. He always creates with full names because that's what his sources use; then I come along later and try to determine common name. Yeah, sure ideally biographies would start at their common name (dabbed or un), but it is what it is (and has been for some years.) DBD 08:50, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
There is also that there is a certain time-period (say 18th–19th) when all British public figures really take to using full names on official things (e.g. published works). It makes determining a common name more tricksy. (There's also a thing where they're born with one surname but later coopt a family-surname-last-middle-name into a pretended double-barrel, whereas some others use the last-middle-name-that-looks-like-a-surname as a given name with their only surname. Both of these are found described as "A. G. Davies Jones" (for instance).) Basically, I do the best I can with public sources on Google and -Books. Occasionally, I don't get these right; but then other editors pick these up and we sort it out. Collaborative editing, innit. DBD 08:55, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Well it came up because these 11 are the only ones I saw and all 11 didn't seem right so it looked like there was an automated process (thought or otherwise) to reduce to two names. It's OK if old names are longer by default, that is how they were and are known. I understand these things are imprecise and sometimes matter of opinion. I always err on the side of providing the full name which is useful when searching to have more information than less. GreenC 16:00, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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New Page Review newsletter July-August 2019

Hello DBD,

WMF at work on NPP Improvements

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Bampton->Brampton redirect

This edit redirects from one name to another, which is the right name? If there are sources for both, they should appear in the article. Uziel302 (talk) 15:36, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

With medieval names, it's often impossible to tell and/or they didn't really have a concept of "correct spelling". I can't remember where (or whether!) I got the source for Bampton. It'll be googleable. Yes, note it in-text if you find the source. Thanks. DBD 15:50, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Added with reference to the article. Uziel302 (talk) 16:10, 1 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Thanks for the good work you are doing in those Anglican dioceses. Kerry (talk) 23:29, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
And there's me thinking no one would notice :) Thanks DBD 08:07, 31 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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New Page Review newsletter September-October 2019

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Bishops of Stepney

Hi DBD. I have a question about the above subject, and I'm writing to you because you have edited the article of that name, and I'm hoping you might have an answer or know where to find out. I have just uploaded this rather beautiful portrait File:Bishop of Stepney.jpg, but cannot identify the sitter. Any ideas? Storye book (talk) 21:21, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Update. I believe I've cracked it - Cosmo Gordon Lang. I have corrected the image description for that ID, but please let me know if you disagree. Thanks. Storye book (talk) 09:47, 23 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, good work, that's ol' Cosmo! — [6][7] DBD 16:16, 23 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the confirmation, and the really useful link to images. Cheers. Storye book (talk) 20:36, 23 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Google Image Search ;) DBD 08:29, 24 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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New Page Review newsletter November 2019

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