Talk:John Robertson (Paralympic sailor)

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On 2 March 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved to John Curtis-Robertson (Paralympic sailor). The result of the discussion was not moved.

Requested move 2 March 2023[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. Consensus not to move, per COMMONNAME. No consensus on alternative proposals; those can be discussed individually. (closed by non-admin page mover) BilledMammal (talk) 02:46, 18 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

John Robertson (Paralympic sailor) → John Curtis-Robertson (Paralympic sailor) – marriage and name change Helles-belles81 (talk) 15:44, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. If the article is to be moved, we can drop the "(Paralympic sailor)" since his name will no longer be ambiguous. Station1 (talk) 21:24, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Per WP:NAMECHANGES, we should give extra weight to sources written after the subject's name change; however, I was unable to find any relevant reliable sources from that time period. Thus, I think it's best to fall back upon the subject's prior WP:COMMONNAME, which is the current article title. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 14:34, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as nominated per ModernDayTrilobite, but move to John Robertson (British sailor) and John Robertson (Olympic sailor) to John Robertson (Canadian sailor). Nationality is standard disambiguation and should be used as a first option. -- Necrothesp (talk) 16:02, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
There won't be any current articles written in his married name - however I have seen a marriage cert so can confirm the change - any suggestions? Helles-belles81 (talk) 16:06, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That's the point. It isn't his WP:COMMONNAME! -- Necrothesp (talk) 16:29, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In terms of suggestions: unfortunately, you pretty much have to wait for a reliable source to report on his married name. Wikipedia's policy is to avoid using primary sources (such as marriage certificates) to cite information about living people; see WP:BLPPRIMARY for more details. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 14:17, 16 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.