Talk:Vince Macaulay

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[edit] Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was move the page to Vince Macaulay, per the discussion below. Actually, the article was originally at this title, and was moved by cut-and-paste. I have merged the edit histories. Dekimasuよ! 01:08, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Vince Macaulay-Razaq → Vince Macaulay — More common name, Google says "Vince Macaulay" -razaq=661, "Vince Macaulay-Razaq"=99, and in <first name> <last name> format. —SeveroTC 23:10, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Survey

Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.
  • Oppose. We should use the name that he says is his. I accept that the local papers always just say "Vince Macaulay", but we can make that redirect. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 17:43, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Weak support We should use what he is usually called, like Cat Stevens. It would be more useful, however, to have an account of the name change in the text. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 18:40, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. The team website calls him Vince Macaulay. If there is compelling reason otherwise, please present it. Examples from Google alone are not enough — Bushitler gets many hits but is not an appropriate title. — AjaxSmack 04:22, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. Outside references use only Macauley. We should follow them (see WP:PROVEIT). Cross porpoises (talk) 19:47, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

Any additional comments:

In all such cases, continue to apply the general rule that Wikipedia uses the form of the name that is most common for referring to the person in question

In my reading, what the subject wants to be called is less important than what he is commonly called. SeveroTC 00:50, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Additionally, I made a typo in the reasoning, which made my argument of commonest name not make sense. I've corrected it to be "Google says "Vince Macaulay" -razaq=661, "Vince Macaulay-Razaq"=99". Sorry for any confusion on that. SeveroTC 00:56, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.