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Proposed deletion of David Atkinson (businessman)

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Succession box dates

Hi, and thanks for working in the succession boxes in all those noble families. A fine addition, and a lot of work! I just want to draw your attention to one thing, the Manual of Style format for year ranges: MOS:DATERANGE. That specifies an unspaced n-dash for year ranges (not a spaced hyphen). It does look more professional. I realize that typing the n-dash itself, clicking the menu, or typing out – are all a little bothersome, but eventually it can become easier, and copy/paste can help. I updated Duke of Rutland because I came across it when reviewing my recent edits.

The Manual of Style has other guidance for date formats. It also suggests "d." rather that "died" when horizontal space is limited; you've done that. David Brooks (talk) 01:58, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi David, thank you so much for letting me know this, I confess I simply hadn't read that part of the Manual of Style. I will change my other contributions, and will use n-dashes in future. Obobson 16:23, 18 April 2019 (GMT)

Oh, you're welcome. The MOS is pretty comprehensive and hard to absorb early on. Meanwhile, it's probably better to focus on new content than go back and do cleanup. You can add that as number 237 on your todo list :-) There are plenty of style geeks who do random cleanup like this; I guess I must be one. David Brooks (talk) 15:44, 18 April 2019 (UTC) (ETA:) But I see you've already started. Thanks for taking this on. David Brooks (talk) 15:47, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Ulster coat of arms?

Hello.

Thanks for your additions to the Baron de Mauley article. I have removed the path to (15) John Ashley Charles Ponsonby though, as this article indicates he passed away in 2017.

I'm also wondering why you added the Ulster coat of arms to the baronet entries. In the article on the Ponsonby baronets, nothing is said about Ulster. Shouldn't be Oxford's coat of arms?

Best regards

HandsomeFella (talk) 14:21, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Please forgive me for taking so long to reply: I have been very busy with work recently. Please also forgive me for incorrectly adding the line to John Ashley Charles Ponsonby, well done for finding that article! I have seen the Ulster coat of arms added to baronets elsewhere, as a sort of equivalent to adding coronets before peers. I believe the reason the Ulster coat of arms is used is (for all Baronets bar those of the Peerage of Nova Scotia), Baronets are entitled to add that coat of arms as a badge to their arms (as in The Rothschild Baronets' coat of arms, for example). Please do feel free to remove them if you don't feel they are appropriate!

Best wishes, OBobson 16:34, 9th May 2019 (GMT)

Ways to improve List of Related Life Peers

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courtesy title

Hello.

Are you sure the younger brother of the Viscount Colville of Culross has a courtesy title? He's the heir presumptive, not the heir apparent.

HandsomeFella (talk) 12:35, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Hello!

I will have to double-check this, but I believe the 2019 Debrett's gives him a courtesy title.

14:53, 24 October 2019 (GMT)

Have you found out anything about this? HandsomeFella (talk) 09:04, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

As the peer and his brother are both sons of the previous peer,the courtesy title automatic for sons of viscounts applies.71.105.190.91 (talk) 18:25, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hallo, Thank you for creating Andrew Sharpe (Politician). When you create an article like this with a "disambiguated" title, please make sure that the reader can find it from the basic name (ie Andrew Sharpe), by adding or expanding a hatnote, or adding the article to a disambiguation page. This helps the reader to find your article, and also reduces the chance of a future careless editor creating a duplicate article with a slightly different disambiguator. I've fixed this one. Please remember also that disambiguators like "(politician)" don't need a capital letter. Thanks, and Happy Editing. PamD 22:17, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

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Edward Howard, 8th Earl of Effingham moved to draftspace

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As a member of the House of Lords, he is undoubtedly notable, but at present, there is no references presented, violating WP:BLP. This is eligible for PROD but I think adding sources should be trivial, and after some references are added this could quickly be brought back into the mainspace. Thank you. ✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 15:49, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

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More related life peers

I added some material to the List of related life peers that you might want to review or relocate,as I had failed to notice the principle of ordering by family's earliest peerage. My noting the kinship of Lord Cameron of Lochiel to Lord Cameron of Dillington may need to stay a "footnote" as it would complicate the shown table to an excessive width. The father and son Lords Sieff/Sieff of Brimpton may belong under the "blood and marriage" section because of their relationship to Baron Marks of Broughton (the 1st Baron having preceded both as chairman of Marks and Spencer as well as being their brother-in-law and uncle). I trust the father and son Lords McAlpine of Moffat/West Green do belong in the "blood" section and they are both younger brothers of McAlpine baronets (the father succeeding his brother in the baronetcy,the son not).71.105.190.91 (talk) 18:32, 7 September 2024 (UTC)