Talk:George Grenville

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George Greenville is a requested article...I think it's probably someone who wanted an article on this fellow. Should Greenville redirect here, or is that too distinct a spelling to make a redirect? Jwrosenzweig 04:17, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

I've never seen Grenville's name spelled that way. English spelling was fairly standardized in the 18th century. I see no especial reason for a redirect. john k 07:05, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

As additional information, I did two google searches, one that paired "george grenville" with "prime minister", and one that did the same for "george greenville". Grenville scored 18,000+ hits, Greenville 435. I'm personally a little on the fence...if Greenville appears that often, while it's clearly wrong, it's also potentially likely that someone would come here looking for him under that spelling. I have to believe that's why George Greenville is a requested article for the 18th Century. I appreciate your opinion, John, and if no one agrees with me, I'll leave it be, but I'm curious if there are any others with opinions. Also, is there a George Greenville I'm unfamiliar with who deserves his own article (and, perhaps, is the person actually being requested?)? Jwrosenzweig 23:05, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

What are the general guidelines for redirects for misspellings? I had thought that we don't have redirects for misspellings, but we obviously have some (Tony Bliar, for instance)...it seems like this is something we ought to have a general policy for, and not decide based on individual cases. john k 23:32, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

The guidelines, such as they are, are here: Wikipedia:Redirect. It's not good at distinguishing when we make such decisions. Do you think this is such a case? Jwrosenzweig 23:40, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

I've no idea. If you want to make the redirect, feel free. The alternate spelling seems common, even if wrong. john k 02:58, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

This article is really lacking information regarding his influence on the American colonists. (-history student who must now go elsewhere) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.197.235.12 (talk) 04:25, 10 April 2008 (UTC)