Talk:Bill Gates Sr./Archives/2018

Requested move 25 June 2018

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Andrewa (talk) 23:19, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

William H. Gates Sr. → Bill Gates Sr. – "Bill" is the more common name for Bill Gates' father, because he wrote a book in that name, Showing Up for Life (2009). A TED Talk video from 2010 uses "Bill Gates Sr." , as does this 2009 TV interview with Seattle PBS station KCTS. Furthermore, "Bill Gates Sr." has twice as many google results as "William H. Gates Sr."

"William H. Gates Sr." is a misnomer, because most reliable sources list his full name as "William Henry Gates II", such as CNN, Bloomberg News , and NPR. There's no evidence he legally changed his suffix to "Sr." beyond just using it as self-identity. Arbor to SJ (talk) 06:38, 25 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Support - even Bill himself refers to his dad as Bill, as well. Red Slash 10:35, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Support Rreagan007 (talk) 15:44, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Support per WP:COMMONNAME. Also a more recognizable title. Nohomersryan (talk) 17:28, 25 June 2018 (UTC)


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