Talk:John Hightower (museum director)

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Requested move 23 July 2018[edit]

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The result of the move request was: moved as requested per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 18:40, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

John B. Hightower → John Hightower – WP:COMMONNAME as most sources cited do not use the middle initial. Arbor to SJ (talk) 23:25, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This is a contested technical request (permalink). Anthony Appleyard (talk) 04:21, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Arbor to SJ, Roman Spinner, and FlightTime: queried move request Anthony Appleyard (talk) 04:22, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. The middle initial "B" was part of his official name and signature. Various sources ([1], [2], [3]) do indicate the "B.". Perhaps a full RM discussion may produce a consensus. Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 23:45, 22 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Per WP:COMMONNAME. - FlightTime (open channel) 00:04, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Support also per WP:CONCISE (and the nom needs to read WP:OFFICIALNAME; WP doesn't care what's "official"). It's obvious from the sources that both "John Hightower" and "John B. Hightower" have been used both during and after his lifetime, so inserting the middle initial is just over-disambiguation. John Hightower already redirects here as the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, so it should just be the article title. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 05:03, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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