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![]() | On 18 May 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved to David A. French. The result of the discussion was Moved to David French. |
See article's entry in the Articles for Deletion page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Statesman 88 ( talk • contribs) 06:21, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
One of the references for this page refers to the subject as a "random dude off the street". I don't think that Mr. French's life story needs to be preserved in Wikipedia at this time. Dethslayer666 ( talk) 05:40, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
The possibility of an independent run for president is pretty noteworthy, if he runs. 99.108.45.119 ( talk) 05:46, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
He's a random dude on the street compared to more "establishment" figures in politics, perhaps. It is easy to argue he is not notable enough to be a Presidential nominee, but it is hard to argue that he is not notable enough to be on Wikipedia. Statesman 88 ( talk) 06:02, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
Anyone can potentially run for President. At this point he is a hypothetical candidate for a hypothetical campaign. By this criteria he is no more noteworthy than any other natural born American citizen over the age of 35. Dethslayer666 ( talk) 06:13, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: no consensus. ( closed by non-admin page mover) Calidum ¤ 04:19, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
David A. French → David French (writer) – Not very commonly referred to with the middle initial. He is best known as a writer. WP:INITS says not to add uncommon names for disambiguation only. JFH ( talk) 17:48, 1 June 2016 (UTC) -- Relisting. Anarchyte ( work | talk) 08:32, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
optimal" per policy. George Ho ( talk) 11:24, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
He should be listed as David French, not David A. French. He's not Michael J. Fox. He's never referred to by his middle initial.
Why was my updated edit removed? It was balanced and the two critics' views shortened, as requested. Can someone please explain this? THis constroversy is important, substantive and worth discussing.
User: o5o7 —Preceding undated comment added 18:59, 31 May 2019 (UTC)
No response? I think it's fair to give this a week to see if anyone will argue the case and then I'm restoring what seems to me a balanced edit on an important controversy. Thanks.
User: o5o7 —Preceding undated comment added 22:50, 31 May 2019 (UTC)
The controversy has obviously become important and widely discussed. I tried to write a fairly balanced account. It was blocked. I'm not bothered to try again. But I'm registering here my belief that the blocking of this controversy from the page was wrong-headed and possibly partisan.
User: o5o7 —Preceding undated comment added 12.26, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
I recently ran across an interesting fact in an article from Reason: in the 2020 election, French received one write-in vote for the presidency in Vermont (one of the only states to break down the number of votes received by each write-in online). I was wondering whether this is worth mentioning in the article. I’m admittedly not well-versed in judgment calls like this, but my gut tells me “no” — one person deciding to write in his name doesn’t seem particularly notable (Reagan and a misspelled Eisenhower received more Vermont votes than he did in the 2020 election!), and the author of that article regards it as more humorous than important — but on the very, very off chance that someone begs to differ, and thinks this is worth noting, I just wanted to put it out there.
(Note: moments ago, I attempted to post this, but it did not register on the Talk Page, so allow me to try again.)
Thanks, — Historical-idealist ( talk) 03:34, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved to David French. ( closed by non-admin page mover) SilverLocust 💬 22:58, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
– WP:PTOPIC for the name David French. David A. French is good WP:NATURAL disambiguation. David French should redirect to David A. French. Page views, WikiNav. Schierbecker ( talk) 19:57, 18 May 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. JuniperChill ( talk) 21:58, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
Full story here. French was attacked by the alt-right, Christian Nationalists, Trump supporters, and finally, his own church, who he now realizes (after all this time?) is full of racists, homophobes, and authoritarians. This should be included in the article. Much of the attacks on French began after he and his wife adopted a black child from Ethiopia. From there, it all went downhill. Viriditas ( talk) 20:56, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
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![]() | On 18 May 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved to David A. French. The result of the discussion was Moved to David French. |
See article's entry in the Articles for Deletion page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Statesman 88 ( talk • contribs) 06:21, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
One of the references for this page refers to the subject as a "random dude off the street". I don't think that Mr. French's life story needs to be preserved in Wikipedia at this time. Dethslayer666 ( talk) 05:40, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
The possibility of an independent run for president is pretty noteworthy, if he runs. 99.108.45.119 ( talk) 05:46, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
He's a random dude on the street compared to more "establishment" figures in politics, perhaps. It is easy to argue he is not notable enough to be a Presidential nominee, but it is hard to argue that he is not notable enough to be on Wikipedia. Statesman 88 ( talk) 06:02, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
Anyone can potentially run for President. At this point he is a hypothetical candidate for a hypothetical campaign. By this criteria he is no more noteworthy than any other natural born American citizen over the age of 35. Dethslayer666 ( talk) 06:13, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: no consensus. ( closed by non-admin page mover) Calidum ¤ 04:19, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
David A. French → David French (writer) – Not very commonly referred to with the middle initial. He is best known as a writer. WP:INITS says not to add uncommon names for disambiguation only. JFH ( talk) 17:48, 1 June 2016 (UTC) -- Relisting. Anarchyte ( work | talk) 08:32, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
optimal" per policy. George Ho ( talk) 11:24, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
He should be listed as David French, not David A. French. He's not Michael J. Fox. He's never referred to by his middle initial.
Why was my updated edit removed? It was balanced and the two critics' views shortened, as requested. Can someone please explain this? THis constroversy is important, substantive and worth discussing.
User: o5o7 —Preceding undated comment added 18:59, 31 May 2019 (UTC)
No response? I think it's fair to give this a week to see if anyone will argue the case and then I'm restoring what seems to me a balanced edit on an important controversy. Thanks.
User: o5o7 —Preceding undated comment added 22:50, 31 May 2019 (UTC)
The controversy has obviously become important and widely discussed. I tried to write a fairly balanced account. It was blocked. I'm not bothered to try again. But I'm registering here my belief that the blocking of this controversy from the page was wrong-headed and possibly partisan.
User: o5o7 —Preceding undated comment added 12.26, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
I recently ran across an interesting fact in an article from Reason: in the 2020 election, French received one write-in vote for the presidency in Vermont (one of the only states to break down the number of votes received by each write-in online). I was wondering whether this is worth mentioning in the article. I’m admittedly not well-versed in judgment calls like this, but my gut tells me “no” — one person deciding to write in his name doesn’t seem particularly notable (Reagan and a misspelled Eisenhower received more Vermont votes than he did in the 2020 election!), and the author of that article regards it as more humorous than important — but on the very, very off chance that someone begs to differ, and thinks this is worth noting, I just wanted to put it out there.
(Note: moments ago, I attempted to post this, but it did not register on the Talk Page, so allow me to try again.)
Thanks, — Historical-idealist ( talk) 03:34, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved to David French. ( closed by non-admin page mover) SilverLocust 💬 22:58, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
– WP:PTOPIC for the name David French. David A. French is good WP:NATURAL disambiguation. David French should redirect to David A. French. Page views, WikiNav. Schierbecker ( talk) 19:57, 18 May 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. JuniperChill ( talk) 21:58, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
Full story here. French was attacked by the alt-right, Christian Nationalists, Trump supporters, and finally, his own church, who he now realizes (after all this time?) is full of racists, homophobes, and authoritarians. This should be included in the article. Much of the attacks on French began after he and his wife adopted a black child from Ethiopia. From there, it all went downhill. Viriditas ( talk) 20:56, 9 June 2024 (UTC)