Talk:E. T. Davies

Canon Davies’ “universality”
I think the concern here is that the use of the word “universally” would suggest that everyone, everywhere knew him as E. T. Davies. I don’t think that could be said to be accurate - most people in the world didn’t know him as anything, because they didn’t know him. I would suggest either leaving it out, as is the current status quo, or replacing it with something like, “generally/commonly known as E. T.”. For me, he was always “Canon Davies” but then we had quaint notions of deference. KJP1 (talk) 18:30, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I do hope we can avoid using "universal Canon". Martinevans123 (talk) 18:36, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Surely, to very many people, he would have been known, and properly addressed, as Reverend Davies? Doesn't that apply equally to deacons, priests, rural deans and canons? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:50, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Not according to Crockford’s KJP1 (talk) 18:55, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Ok, ok.... so at least twice in his clerical life he could have been called Rev? But I suspect many people didn't always have copy of Crockford's to hand, even in Davies' day. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:11, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * You didn’t know the feudal nature of Llangybi at the time! If Mrs Addams-Williams caught you out without your Crockford’s, and your Debrett’s, you’d be in the stocks sharpish. KJP1 (talk) 19:42, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Referencing style
While we're on, this seems rather odd to me. I've not seen, "See Williams (1993) previously" or "See Mein", as references. Any objections to my sfn'ing it? KJP1 (talk) 19:00, 25 March 2024 (UTC)