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It took longer than I thought, but I believe I have removed all self-published sources from this article. I'll go ahead and remove the self-published warning. Thanks,
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An IP user, 92.238.193.204, has twice deleted the sources for this article’s section on Awards and Decorations. I believe these reliable sources should remain per
WP:BLP and
WP:V. Would the IP user please provide a rationale for removing the sources? Thank you,
Skeet Shooter (
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01:11, 3 June 2018 (UTC)reply
Use of Aviator Call Sign in Article Lead
The issue came up on whether Feightner’s
aviator call sign, "Whitey", should appear in the article lead.
GiantSnowman stated that
WP:MOSNICKNAME recommends against it, but
Skeet Shooter thought this guidance applied only to the name of the article rather than the content.
MOS:NICKNAME, that deals with names in the lead/body states, "If a person is known by a nickname ... it is usually presented between double quotation marks following the last given name" For example, Roland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan. There are articles of Feightner's contemporaries that also use this approach (e.g.
James H. Flatley,
John Thach,
Edward O'Hare,
Floyd B. Parks). Although WP guidance is not completely clear, consensus was reached to restore Feightner’s aviator call sign in the lead. My thanks to
GiantSnowman for working to reach consensus.
Skeet Shooter (
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19:27, 6 April 2020 (UTC)reply
You've also conveniently (deliberately, if I was a cynic) ignored the bit of MOS:NICKNAME that says "If a nickname is used in place of the subject's entire name, it is usually given separately", which then cites the example of Al Capone/Scarface. His name is not (rightly) not given in the lede as "Al 'Scarface' Capone" is it?
GiantSnowman20:27, 6 April 2020 (UTC)reply
There was no malice intended. I just didn't think that section of
MOS:NICKNAME applied in this case as the literature refers to Feightner by many names including "Edward Feightner", "Whitey Fighter", "Whitey", etc. I'm just trying to understand how to apply
MOS:NICKNAME but to me the guidance and examples are not very clear. In cases like this, I usually look at similar articles to see how an issue was interpreted by other editors. Here are the leads of articles of a few of Feightner's contemporaries:
I'm not sure if the other articles are "right", but there are at least a few other editors who interpreted
MOS:NICKNAME the same way. I am not insisting on reverting your change. I just wanted to explain my rationale. Since you feel so strongly about your interpretation, I'll leave the text as is. Thank you for your suggestions and improvements to this article.
Skeet Shooter (
talk)
22:43, 6 April 2020 (UTC)reply
I believe the "Bunny Berigen" section of
MOS:NICKNAME applies to Feightner. There is nothing in the explanatory text that requires the name of the article to start with the nickname. The text states, "If a person is known by a nickname used in lieu of in addition to (italics mine) a given name ..." I thought the "Bunny Berigan" and "Tina Fey" examples illustrated the first case (in lieu of) while no examples of the second case (or in addition to) were provided. Feightner is an example of the second case since his nickname is in addition to his name.
I also looked at some of the recent military biography featured articles, since they get considerable scrutiny. It was a mixed bag with regard to the use of nicknames in the lead. But there are some that support this interpretation of
MOS:NICKNAME:
Tom Derrick - Thomas Currie "Diver" Derrick was a ...
I checked the FA review logs but could find no discussion of nicknames. Is there an archived discussion on the use of nicknames that might shed some light? To me, it seems that the "Bunny Berigen" section of
MOS:NICKNAME can be reasonably interpreted to support the "double quotation marks" format.
Skeet Shooter (
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22:52, 7 April 2020 (UTC)reply