Talk:Samuel Guthrie (physician)

Removal of introductory quote
I have removed the following quote from the beginning of the article (example): ""Many who knew him, can bear testimony to the kindness of his disposition, and the generosity of his nature.""

- Sacket’s Harbor Observer

Its position at the very start of the article, before any actual biographical content about Guthrie, is unencyclopedic and unnecessary, and contrary to Manual of Style/Lead section. Anyone seeking to re-add it should first establish consensus on this talk page before doing so. DanCherek (talk) 13:56, 10 May 2022 (UTC)


 * The format has been followed based on the following page: Charles West. The introductory quote allows a brief insight into the physician’s characteristics. 45.90.124.10 (talk) 14:25, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I removed the quote from West’s article earlier, but this article isn’t dictated by what that one looks like anyway (and West’s article is not a particularly well-written one). I strongly disagree that an introductory quote is needed here, per my original comment and the Manual of Style. DanCherek (talk) 17:30, 10 May 2022 (UTC)