Talk:John Galt (novelist)
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[edit] Atlas Shrugged
Could someone please redirect this page to the Ayn Rand character by default? The vast majority of Wikipedia searches on this name obviously pertain to that John Galt, not the Scottish novelist. Rearden Metal 21:25, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
- Why 'obviously'? Googling "John Galt" yields many high-ranking hits for the novelist (#3, #11, #12, #13, #16, #17, #20, etc). Atlas Shrugged may well be one of the greatest works of twentieth century fiction, but it's still only a work of fiction. By comparison, this Galt was a highly prolific author in his own right. He may not have been able to create a character as powerful as John Galt, but who else could? Who is John Galt?
- I have fundamental issues with the WikiGestapo that has decided to restrict the number of Atlas Shrugged-related articles to just three (Atlas Shrugged, Characters in Atlas Shrugged, Things in Atlas Shrugged), especially given that every TV series going is afforded articles on any character that has more than a single line. Hell, even some half-baked teenage 'novels' receive the same treatment. I do think that John Galt deserves his own article (along with Dagny Taggart, Hank Rearden, Francisco D'Anconia, and James Taggart), but I think that it must be kept in perspective.
- Furthermore, your 'move' of the article was done incorrectly on several counts. First, moves should be agreed upon - this was your sole decision to move it unilaterally. Second, moving by copying and pasting destroys the edit history; the protocol at WP:MOVE should be followed. Third, the title should have been 'John Galt (novelist)', with lower-case 'n'. Bastin 22:39, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Time to disambiguate?
NOW might be the right time to address the problem of there being two prominent John Galts, since I have just created a separate article on John Galt (Atlas Shrugged). I feel that the idea of redirecting to either, in which I include keeping the current arrangement, is counter-productive and not in-keeping with policy (that is, Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Deciding to disambiguate). Hence, disambiguation is the way forward. I'll go ahead in seven days unless there are objections. Bastin 16:12, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
- Since there were no opponents to the move, it's now done. Bastin 17:28, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
