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I have a concern about the current page name, David Bull (doctor).
Is it appropriate for "doctor" to be used as the disambiguation term for someone who does not even appear to be a fully qualified
physician? While it's true that the subject is known as a 'television doctor' / author, I think use of that dab term here frames this politically relevant figure inappropriately, putting undue emphasis on his medical credentials by effectively claiming notability as a physician.
86.190.132.158 (
talk)
07:45, 27 May 2019 (UTC)reply
I'm not sure if it's what's you've been looking for, but we have
MOS:HONORIFICS that is very general about avoiding using titles in prose. On the other hand, it may sometimes be useful to tell the reader who someone is when citing their opinion, so the context matters. Of course, in a BLP of a full professor, even if not using Dr. everywhere in the text, the first sentence will generally specify this. I hope this helps, —
PaleoNeonate –
09:46, 27 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Yes I was also wondering about something like (television personality) too... I probably should have answered at the talk page to keep the discussion centralized, do you mind if I move the thread except your invitation? Also, if it's not contentious, we could boldly move and if reverted, we could start a formal move discussion... —
PaleoNeonate –
10:23, 27 May 2019 (UTC)reply
...aha, I think
WP:NCPDAB is the relevant general guideline. I also think I support boldly moving to "(television personality)", a dab term quite widely used on wikipedia
[1], or "(television presenter)" (@
PaleoNeonate: though I don't think I could do that as an ip editor :).
86.190.132.158 (
talk)
10:40, 27 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Nice, let's wait for a third editor opinion until tomorrow perhaps, if noone objects or already moved the page then, I'll gladly do it. Thanks, —
PaleoNeonate –
10:54, 27 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Sorry, I probably should have checked this talk page before doing it! I think being an elected MEP trumps any previous notability, so "politician" would be the most suitable qualifier.
Opera hat (
talk)
19:51, 27 May 2019 (UTC)reply
The following is a closed discussion of a
requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a
move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.