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This is a really dubious claim. The "S." is a compromise between his two grandfathers, and so one could claim that it is an abbreviation for both names, and that he doesn't have a middle "name", only a middle initial. Therefore, referring to it as a full name (by not including the period) is improper.
You'll note that the Truman Library refers to him as "Harry S. Truman". -- RobLa 19:48 Nov 30, 2002 (UTC)
So... shouldn't Harry S Truman be the redirect page, and Harry S. Truman the article? Needs a sysop to do it. -- Someone else 07:57 Mar 9, 2003 (UTC)
I think writing Harry S Truman without a period is ludicrous. S may not be an appreviation but it was intended to be used as such. No-one ever intended S to be treated as a name in itself. STÓD/ÉÍRE 00:18 Mar 21, 2003 (UTC)
The article omits almost all discussion of the end of World War II, the Berlin airlift, and the Marshall Plan. This seems like a large omission. -- Dominus 06:11 Mar 17, 2003 (UTC)
I just checked at whitehouse.gov, and they use Harry S. Truman, so we should probably do the same. -- Zoe
Since the debate appears to be over, I am changing all references in articles from Harry S Truman to Harry S. Truman. I assume that a sysops could do this automatically, but I am going to at it manually as my first "grunt" project for Wikipedia. 209.149.235.241 20:32, 1 Feb 2004 (UTC)
It is clear to me based on all the controversy regarding President Truman's middle initial having or not having a period makes him by far the most controversial U.S. President in Wikipedia and perhaps the internet. This makes the 2000 election recount seem tame by comparison. Starrymessenger ( talk) 23:17, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
Please note, this topic has since been discussed on Talk:Harry S. Truman, and a consensus was so far reached; see here: Talk:Harry S. Truman/FAQ — djr13 ( talk) 17:27, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
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redirect that targets the page: • Harry S. Truman Because this page is not frequently watched, present and future discussions, edit requests and requested moves should take place at: • Talk:Harry S. Truman |
This is a really dubious claim. The "S." is a compromise between his two grandfathers, and so one could claim that it is an abbreviation for both names, and that he doesn't have a middle "name", only a middle initial. Therefore, referring to it as a full name (by not including the period) is improper.
You'll note that the Truman Library refers to him as "Harry S. Truman". -- RobLa 19:48 Nov 30, 2002 (UTC)
So... shouldn't Harry S Truman be the redirect page, and Harry S. Truman the article? Needs a sysop to do it. -- Someone else 07:57 Mar 9, 2003 (UTC)
I think writing Harry S Truman without a period is ludicrous. S may not be an appreviation but it was intended to be used as such. No-one ever intended S to be treated as a name in itself. STÓD/ÉÍRE 00:18 Mar 21, 2003 (UTC)
The article omits almost all discussion of the end of World War II, the Berlin airlift, and the Marshall Plan. This seems like a large omission. -- Dominus 06:11 Mar 17, 2003 (UTC)
I just checked at whitehouse.gov, and they use Harry S. Truman, so we should probably do the same. -- Zoe
Since the debate appears to be over, I am changing all references in articles from Harry S Truman to Harry S. Truman. I assume that a sysops could do this automatically, but I am going to at it manually as my first "grunt" project for Wikipedia. 209.149.235.241 20:32, 1 Feb 2004 (UTC)
It is clear to me based on all the controversy regarding President Truman's middle initial having or not having a period makes him by far the most controversial U.S. President in Wikipedia and perhaps the internet. This makes the 2000 election recount seem tame by comparison. Starrymessenger ( talk) 23:17, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
Please note, this topic has since been discussed on Talk:Harry S. Truman, and a consensus was so far reached; see here: Talk:Harry S. Truman/FAQ — djr13 ( talk) 17:27, 20 December 2012 (UTC)