Talk:Shaquille McDonald

Shaquille is the true first name of "Shaq" McDonald; Shaq is merely a shortened form (nickname) of Shaquille.
Shaq isn't a proper first name; see Shaquille O'Neal for information. Wikipedia can't just change a person's name for the sake of it. You've got to show a little initiative when adding to this encyclopedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kő Cloch (talk • contribs) 21:54, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Has he changed his name legally from Shaquille to just plain "Shaq"? Because if the answer is yes, then shouldn't we be looking for reference to support this claim? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kő Cloch (talk • contribs) 22:03, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
 * So, going by your logic, Matt Lockwood (as a random example) should be moved because a nickname is used? Mattythewhite (talk) 22:05, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Going by my logic? You're missing the point of this discussion, he (the player) is known by his club as " Shaquille" his birth name / full name, now wouldn't this mean that Sir Charles Darwin should be addressed as Charlie for the main article name as that is a nickname and a given name at the same time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kő Cloch (talk • contribs) 22:10, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Understand this, would the Michael Schumacher article have the nickname / short form "Mike" if there wasn't a guy named named Mike Schumacher on Wikipedia?
 * No one is arguing for that, as "Charlie Darwin" is obviously not the name he was known by. Back to Mr McDonald, what a club refers to their player as is not the sole determiner of what the biography should be titled as.  Indeed, we are encouraged to use the "name that is most frequently used to refer to the subject in English-language reliable sources", per WP:COMMONNAME. Mattythewhite (talk) 22:19, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Derby County also refer to him as Shaq.--Egghead06 (talk) 05:44, 1 August 2015 (UTC)