Talk:Mary Corona Wirfs

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I can find very little information when entering "Mother Mary Corona" in a search engine, but plenty when entering "Corona Wirfs". Since this seems to be the WP:COMMONNAME, I suggest that the article be moved to this title, and the lead modified accordingly. "Mother" should also be avoided in the title as per MOS:HONORIFIC. —  RAVEN PVFF  · talk · 10:02, 18 September 2023 (UTC)


 * @Ravenpuff, thanks for the input. I also did a google search and found three sources that use a different name for Mother Corona. I'm wondering, then, if it would be a good idea to rename her bio "Mary Corona Wirfs"? Another option would be to rename it "Catherine Wilhelmina Wirfs", which is her birth name. What would you recommend? Then I can go and move the article and rewrite the lead as per your suggestion. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:17, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I'd suggest just "Corona Wirfs" in the title, since "Mary" doesn't seem to be used as often as "Corona". (Both should still be mentioned at the start of the lead, though.) "Catherine Wilhelmina Wirfs" doesn't bring up anything via a Google search, so that doesn't qualify as the most common name. In a similar vein, once the page is renamed we should refer to her by surname, according to standard encyclopedic practice, rather than by given (religious) name. —  RAVEN PVFF   · talk  · 17:45, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Ravenpuff, I've been thinking about this a bit more since my response, and have done some searching around in WP policies. I direct you to this one: WP:UCRN, which states, "Wikipedia does not necessarily use the subject's "official" name as an article title; it generally prefers the name that is most commonly used (as determined by its prevalence in a significant majority of independent, reliable English-language sources) as such names will usually best fit the five criteria listed above." M. Corona isn't as well-known as Mother Teresa, whose article uses her most commonly used name, but most of the sources about Corona uses "M. Corona" or "Mother Corona." That's why we went with the current title. As a result, I'd like to take back my original suggestions and continue using the current title for this bio. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:42, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Figureskatingfan Interestingly, UCRN (alias COMMONNAME) is the same reason why I would prefer adding the surname, as evidenced by the fact that Google doesn't produce good results when searching for "Mother Corona", but does for "Corona Wirfs". The case looks a little like Mother Teresa, but I'd argue that the comparison isn't quite as apt: virtually no sources use the name "Teresa Bojaxhiu", while "Corona Wirfs" is in use. I'd say that there just isn't enough sources to justify "Mother [Mary] Corona" being the overwhelmingly most common name – also bearing in mind that some uses of this name might just be how she's referred to after first being mentioned with her surname. An example of this would be the blurb of Stiefermann's biography: this would be a source in favor of using "Corona Wirfs", even if this is abbreviated to title and given name elsewhere in the publication (which practice, by the way, we aren't obliged to follow). Furthermore, using a surname would allow us to be WP:CONSISTENT with articles about other nuns (cf. e.g. Category:20th-century American Roman Catholic nuns). —  RAVEN PVFF   · talk  · 01:00, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Ravenpuff, M. Corona is an obscure but notable person, so she doesn't have many results in a google search. When you do a search of "Corona Wirfs," there are two results. (Unfortunately, there are more results about the Corona virus.) I argue that this isn't a strong enough reason to change her bio's title. You use the Stiefermann bio as a model, so my question is: What does she use? I don't have it handy, but @Winifredwhelan, the creator of this bio, does. Win, what say you? How does Stiefermann refer to M. Corona? I recommend that we go with the main source's convention. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:58, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I would just briefly note here that you get more relevant results on Google by enclosing the search term in quotation marks – this brings up a few more sources, including some not specifically about M. Corona but which mention "Corona Wirfs" in passing. —  RAVEN PVFF   · talk  · 07:13, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Ravenpuff, "Mother M. Corona Wirfs" is the most often result when you do a more specific google search. Using your logic, then, a more relevant title would be that one. I still think, though, that it's better just to keep it simple and use the original title, since it seems to be the name she was known by, even if the sources refer to her as "Wirfs" the first time they talk about her. We still need to hear from Win if Stiefermann does this. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:30, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Corona was always known as "Mother Corona." The Book title is "Mother M. Corona." I would still prefer "Mother Mary Corona Wirfs," making it more encyclopedia-like. Winifredwhelan (talk) 19:58, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Ravenpuff and @Winifredwhelan, I agree with Win. If we go with her title, then I'll be happy to edit the bio accordingly. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:24, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 's suggestion is fine with me, except that I would remove "Mother" since WP:TITLESINTITLES is quite clear on that – the word isn't necessary for disambiguation and keeps the article title more concise. —  RAVEN PVFF   · talk  · 03:50, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Ravenpuff, so I've gone ahead and moved this article as per our discussion. I still need to revise the content to reflect the change, so please give me time to work on it in the next day or so. Thanks for the civil discussion. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:19, 27 September 2023 (UTC)