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Doesn't this former GG of Canada had the title the Right Honourable due to the fact that he was a member of the Privy Council?
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I tried to add the above, and the picture vanished. — Tamfang ( talk) 18:39, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Given that two editors have not yet been able to give edit summaries that are comprehensive and without contemptuousness, it's difficult to know what the actual issue is. Yesterday, I raised this problem at User talk:Masalai. It appears one supposed problem is mention of London's wider location; oddly, neither United Kingdom nor England seem to suffice. Yet, WP:OBVIOUS says that we should be... well, obvious, as it may not be to others. The other issue seems to be mention of the shared nature of the Royal Family to which Athlone belonged; something was said about "parochial hicks" in an edit summary, but that hardly makes clear what exactly is offensive to cosmopolitan Canadians. -- Ħ MIESIANIACAL 19:58, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
For anyone who thinks he needs to be referred to as "Cambridge" throughout the article, I refer you to WP:SURNAME, which says the following:
The person may be referred to by given name in the case of royalty, or as "Prince John", "Princess Jane", "The Duke," "The Earl," "The Duchess," "The Countess," etc. For other subjects, it is preferable to refer to the person by surname, not given name, even if the subject is not controversial. The use of the given name gives the impression that the writer knows the subject personally, which, even if true, is not relevant. A member of the nobility may be referred to by title if that form of address would have been the customary way to refer to him or her; for example Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester may become "the Earl of Leicester" or just "Leicester" in subsequent mentions. Be careful not to give someone a title too soon; for example, one should use "Robert Dudley" or "Dudley" when describing events prior to his elevation to the peerage in 1563.
Calling the subject of this article "Alexander" or "Prince Alexander" before 1917 and "Athlone" or "Lord Athlone" or "the Earl of Athlone" afterwards fits this guideline precisely. My changes were not in contravention of MoS. john k ( talk) 18:15, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
To my surprise, I find that Alexander Cambridge was a relative of the shared British and Canadian royal family. What rubbish is this? Is there a Canadian royal family, perhaps? -- Pete ( talk)
He did all that in 1904? — Tamfang ( talk) 20:31, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
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He was President of the Football Association between 1939 and 1955 and this is shown in the box at the bottom of the page. However, there is no mention in the actual article, which there should be. I realise it's probably a minor point given the rest of the man's life though. Would this count as an Appointment? Nzd (talk) 15:23, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
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I tried to add the above, and the picture vanished. — Tamfang ( talk) 18:39, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Given that two editors have not yet been able to give edit summaries that are comprehensive and without contemptuousness, it's difficult to know what the actual issue is. Yesterday, I raised this problem at User talk:Masalai. It appears one supposed problem is mention of London's wider location; oddly, neither United Kingdom nor England seem to suffice. Yet, WP:OBVIOUS says that we should be... well, obvious, as it may not be to others. The other issue seems to be mention of the shared nature of the Royal Family to which Athlone belonged; something was said about "parochial hicks" in an edit summary, but that hardly makes clear what exactly is offensive to cosmopolitan Canadians. -- Ħ MIESIANIACAL 19:58, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
For anyone who thinks he needs to be referred to as "Cambridge" throughout the article, I refer you to WP:SURNAME, which says the following:
The person may be referred to by given name in the case of royalty, or as "Prince John", "Princess Jane", "The Duke," "The Earl," "The Duchess," "The Countess," etc. For other subjects, it is preferable to refer to the person by surname, not given name, even if the subject is not controversial. The use of the given name gives the impression that the writer knows the subject personally, which, even if true, is not relevant. A member of the nobility may be referred to by title if that form of address would have been the customary way to refer to him or her; for example Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester may become "the Earl of Leicester" or just "Leicester" in subsequent mentions. Be careful not to give someone a title too soon; for example, one should use "Robert Dudley" or "Dudley" when describing events prior to his elevation to the peerage in 1563.
Calling the subject of this article "Alexander" or "Prince Alexander" before 1917 and "Athlone" or "Lord Athlone" or "the Earl of Athlone" afterwards fits this guideline precisely. My changes were not in contravention of MoS. john k ( talk) 18:15, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
To my surprise, I find that Alexander Cambridge was a relative of the shared British and Canadian royal family. What rubbish is this? Is there a Canadian royal family, perhaps? -- Pete ( talk)
He did all that in 1904? — Tamfang ( talk) 20:31, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
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He was President of the Football Association between 1939 and 1955 and this is shown in the box at the bottom of the page. However, there is no mention in the actual article, which there should be. I realise it's probably a minor point given the rest of the man's life though. Would this count as an Appointment? Nzd (talk) 15:23, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
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