Talk:David W. Guion

Issues concerning the title of the article
It was originally just David Guion, until it was changed without discussion on 8 November 2006 to David Wendel Guion.

The new name struck me, as I’d always understood he had 2 middle names – Wendell and Fentress – see,. Seems the New Grove Dictionary of American Music accords him Fentress. However, Fentress does not appear in all refs, and there's no mention of it on his gravestone.

He published as David W. Guion. ,

Then there’s the issue of how Wendell is spelt: the standard spelling is 2 l’s, and 2 l’s appear on his gravestone , but the one-l version appears in various places.

So, what should Wikipedia call him? It may just have been his publisher’s preference to call him David W. Guion on his published works. He’s generally referred to as simply David Guion, and I can see no compelling reason to use any of his middle names (whatever they were and however they were spelt) in the title. We don't have any need for disambiguation, and if we did, we could have David Guion (composer). We don't use middle names in titles unless they are part of how the person was and is generally referred to (eg. John Charles Thomas, never just John Thomas). Restoring the original title would avoid the problems of how Wendell is spelt, and whether or not Fentress should be included.

However, we can and should discuss the issues around his name in the body of the article. --  Jack of Oz    ... speak! ...   23:53, 11 September 2010 (UTC)


 * OK. I've now moved the title to David W. Guion.  That's what he published his works as.  The article proper can now canvass his full name, whatever it was.  --   Jack of Oz    ... speak! ...   21:07, 19 December 2010 (UTC)