Talk:Rachel Brown-Finnis

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the proposal was moved by TheBigJagielka. --BDD (talk) 00:39, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Rachel Finnis → Rachel Brown – She is keeping her maiden name for football, like Julie Fleeting did. Page apparently moved without discussion. 176.253.6.41 (talk) 19:46, 7 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Is Twitter a reliable source and if not is there one?--Egghead06 (talk) 06:55, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Brown-Finiss
Hey name has been Brown-Finnis since her marriage in 2013. That is her own choice and the name used everywhere else, including in her work for the BBC (search their site!), media reports, her own Linked-In page, etc.

A real encyclopaedia would have corrected this years ago, even with the delays involved in printed media. 81.158.65.120 (talk) 07:22, 5 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Supporting evidence for Brown-Finnis being the correct name:
 * https://www.theguardian.com/profile/rachel-brown-finnis (The Guardian)
 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66171225 (BBC)
 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66381618 (BBC)
 * https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66289167 (BBC)
 * https://news.yahoo.com/womens-world-cup-2023-score-160608136.html
 * https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23198071.burnley-born-rachel-brown-finnis-host-2023-active-burnley-awards/
 * https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/our-team/rachel-brown-finnis
 * https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/rachel-brown-finnis
 * https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/28/england-legend-hits-out-at-disgrace-of-mary-earps-kit-debacle-19201771/
 * https://www.thefa.com/news/2015/Jan/06/england-keeper-rachel-brown-finnis-announces-retirement (the Football Association)
 * https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/you-still-get-sexist-comments-about-working-in-football-says-rachel-brown-finnis-gkvwljl2f (The Times)
 * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/09/04/wsl-202021-predictionsrachel-brown-finnis-picks-winner-top-scorer/ (The Telegraph)
 * https://www.skysports.com/football/news/28508/11960271/move-womens-euros-to-2022-says-rachel-brown-finnis (Sky Sports) 81.158.65.120 (talk) 08:52, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Article name should be change to Rachel Brown-Finnis
This has been her chosen, correct name since her marriage in 2013. I have provided 13 reliable references above. There are at least hundreds more easily found from a search on her name on the web.

I have updated the names in the body of the article and am recommending that the 10-years-overdue chenge should be made to the article title. 81.158.65.120 (talk) 09:03, 5 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Please use the template found at RSPM and follow the instructions there. That way other people can support/oppose the move during the discussion. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 13:53, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Perhaps someone who has the knowledge and authorisation could do this, in the interests of improving the article. 81.158.65.120 (talk) 21:19, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I have reverted the change to the name in the article, as most of the refs listed there use "Brown" rather than "Finnis-Brown". However, I'm adding the requested move tag here: Tacyarg (talk) 11:51, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Requested move 13 August 2023

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Moved to Rachel Brown-Finnis (closed by non-admin page mover) — DaxServer (t · m · e · c) 08:31, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Rachel Brown → Rachel Finnis-Brown – Requested by another editor, who has given a list of sources on the Talk page using that name. Tacyarg (talk) 11:51, 13 August 2023 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
 * Oppose moving to intended target, though I'm more likely to support moving to Rachel Brown-Finnis through external links which features herself from what I've seen recently. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 16:17, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Advising to use Iggy's suggestion. Nick Clayton64 (talk) 10:01, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Support Brown-Finnis as that's what sources refer to as, as well as e.g. the current BBC coverage of thw WC where she's commentating. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:05, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Move to Rachel Brown-Finnis as that is the name she is most commonly known by. – PeeJay 14:31, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * This is clearly a mistake by User:Tacyarg. I suggest that they relist the move request, or acknowledge their mistake here so that the move can be performed more swiftly. – PeeJay 14:33, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page moves. GiantSnowman 18:16, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Support Brown-Finnis as above. GiantSnowman 18:21, 17 August 2023 (UTC)