Talk:Pen name

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Isn't it nom de guerre that is the original French expression and nom de plume just an English invention. gK 18:27, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Hmmm. But this is an encyclopedia written in English, and nom de plume has become quite accepted, no?—iFaqeer (Talk to me!) 22:07, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)

I was specifically refering to "Nom de plume is a French-language expression". Somewhere I know I've read a detailed account with dates and references of how the original French expression was nom de guerre, then the English started using nom de plume, and eventually the French even started using nom de plume. I'm still trying to find that reference, but I know it was either in one of the debunking-style books like Tom Burnam's "The Dictionary of Misinformation" or in a book about words. If that account is true, the it should say something like: Nom de plume is a seemingly French phrase originally used by the English, and now adopted by the French. [[User:GK|gK ¿?]] 06:20, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Repeated Wikilinks

Shouldn't we leave in the repeated links? This is a list and I am assuming that a lot of people will read only part of a list--for example, they'll come looking for the real//pen name of a person for whom they know the pen/real name and will read only that one entry.—iFaqeer (Talk to me!) 22:07, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)

General Wikipedia policy is that there usually should only be one link to another Wiki article per article. It the case of this article, many of the multiple internal Wiki links were for things like author which probably aren't that necessary and won't be used much. [[User:GK|gK ¿?]] 06:20, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I dunno. I was thinking that, say, for an entry for an Australian author, if the link to Australian literature is several screenfulls above, it won't help the person that comes looking one specific pen name. That's all.—iFaqeer (Talk to me!) 06:54, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] order of "list of people with pen names"

it should be in alphabetical order. - Stancel 12:03, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

I agree --Manny 21:58, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree too! -- Anonymous 14 December 2006

[edit] Internet names

To what extent is an Internet alias actually a pen name? It's one thing for Cecil Adams, who wrote the old-fashioned way previously, but for Wonkette? I'm not saying she's not notable or anything, but it seems out of place on such a list. I think we need to make a decision here and set a precedent.

• A: Keep Wonkette on and add other notable Internet writers
• B: Remove Wonkette from the list and consider Internet aliases separate identities from pen names

Again, I've nothing against Wonkette (never read her, actually), but she seems to be the only one on the list that fits this description. --BDD 03:09, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

I would add "Silence Dogood" the pen name Benjamin Franklin used at age 15.

[edit] Split?

Hi, I would like to suggest that the “Famous pen names” section be split into a new page of its own. It is already very large and is steadily growing so it makes since to me for it to have it’s own article. I will be happy to do the work on this, but I would like to know what your opinion is on this idea before I change anything. S.dedalus 01:44, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree completely. Sensfan07, 26 November 2006

Sounds like a good idea. Be bold. Rockpocket 05:01, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

• Absolutely. A logical split. The bold comment was taken from my mouth before I had a chance to form my lips! Royalbroil ^T : C 00:55, 6 December 2006 (UTC)