Talk:Joseph Tetley

"Fraudster"?
This article refers to the person as a "fraudster", but the content of the article does not in any way support that appellation. 72.66.107.22 (talk) 08:49, 21 June 2024 (UTC)


 * I've added further details to the article. tl;dr He conned a few people into investing a lot of money into his business ventures and used that money to borrow even more money (via unsecured loans) - and then pulled an exit scam, leaving New Zealand with all the cash, and leaving his investors and creditors a few thousand pounds out of pocket (a few million nowadays, accounting for inflation), and with no means for them to track him down to get their money back. 🔥HOTm̵̟͆e̷̜̓s̵̼̊s̸̜̃🔥 (talk・edits) 16:12, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure this is the best disambiguation method. Sure, BLP doesn't apply, but it's odd that he's done about half a dozen encyclopedic things, and we picked the worst one to be the disambiguator.  There are only 2 people listed in Joseph Tetley, and one goes by Joe.  Shouldn't this article be named Joseph Tetley, and in lieu of a DAB page, just use hatnotes on each page? Floquenbeam (talk) 18:02, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Pinging who, in an edit summary during the move to this name, said they'd be open to discussing other disambiguations. Floquenbeam (talk) 18:05, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * At the risk of over-pinging, also pinging the article creator,, and , who moved the page away from this name a while ago, but was reverted. I'll stop pinging now! Floquenbeam (talk) 18:07, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Floquenbeam I think just Joseph Tetley (or distinguishing by middle initial) would be okay. Generalissima (talk) (it/she)  18:22, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * We do not disambiguate by middle name or initial, . I’m not sure why I even introduced a disambiguator; Joe is different to Joseph. I suggest we move the disambiguation page to Joseph Tetley (disambiguation) and then nuke the disambiguator from this page.  Schwede 66  19:24, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * We disambiguate when the commonly used name contains an initial or middle name. See Joseph Smith vs Joseph C. Smith vs Joseph B. Smith. I however agree that a disambiguation isn't necessary here. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:29, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * No, we absolutely do not do that unless that’s the common name. It’s very typical for that to be used for North Americans, and I note that both of your examples are US citizens. You can find the relevant guidance at WP:COMMONNAME.  Schwede 66  20:53, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

I've moved the dab page and this one.  Schwede 66  23:29, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Found a potential lead to help fill in some of the currently unknown info about Tetley
So, I was looking for some more info about when exactly he was born, and I found this with some info about him and his family: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~janej/genealogy/Tetley/Tetley-o/p20.htm#i847. It has some info about when he was born, when he married, and a few other notes about him - only problem is that this source is a self-published genealogy website. However, it might be worth looking closer into those claims, try to find reliable sources for the birth/marriage date claims, and then (if there's reliable evidence) add reliable citations to the article. 🔥HOTm̵̟͆e̷̜̓s̵̼̊s̸̜̃🔥 (talk・edits) 14:19, 25 June 2024 (UTC)


 * I've been to the library and Hustlers, rogues &​ bubble boys: white-collar mischief in New Zealand will be there for me in a few days' time. Let's see how much background that book has.  Schwede 66  03:39, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Bingo! That book is gold and has all the bio details that you've found on Rootsweb, .  Schwede 66  04:23, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Just recording here that his wife was eventually buried at Holbeck Cemetery. The source for this is findagrave.com, which is not reliable.  Schwede 66  09:57, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
 * woop 🎉🎉🎉 🔥HOTm̵̟͆e̷̜̓s̵̼̊s̸̜̃🔥 (talk・edits) 14:45, 7 July 2024 (UTC)