Talk:William H. McNeill

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I don't think "until his death" makes any sense and cannot find proof of McNeill's death. He was alive as of December 21, 2006. See http://www.nybooks.com/authors/42. --Lionni 14:27, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

William H. McNeill move
What is the reason for moving the page from "William H. McNeill" to "William Hardy McNeill"? He is known as "H." not "Hardy" and most searchers will surely search the former name. Please explain. Thank you. Zaslav (talk) 19:42, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

The following two contributions have been moved from User talk:Anthony Appleyard.
 * I'm puzzled by your move of William H. McNeill to William Hardy McNeill. This historian is generally known as William H. McNeill, the name under which he publishes his books (and presumably his other work).  That's the name under which most users will search for him.  If there's no solid reason for the move, I would move it back. Zaslav (talk) 19:51, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I made that move at 23:14 on 12 November 2008, likeliest obeying a request in Requested moves. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 23:24, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

In view of WP naming conventions (see Article titles and Article titles), I do not understand the reason for the request or for following it. As I explained above, the conventions seem to unite in recommending "William H. McNeill". Zaslav (talk) 02:53, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree. the article name should be William H. McNeill, and the lede can give his full name, and also give his professional name there.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 23:27, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Positions on Native Americans and colonialism
Should really discuss some of his viewpoints more, like his defense of colonialism, and unwillingness to recognize the genocide of Native Americans from colonialism. see video http://zinnedproject.org/materials/columbus-controversy/ 96.31.177.52 (talk) 23:48, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Only if you can do so through the citation of reliable sources. Personal viewpoints of Wikipedia editors are WP:Original research or WP:POV and are not allowed. BMK (talk) 01:33, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Which is what I'm suggesting. I just put up a the link as a general example not a valid source. 96.31.177.52 (talk) 00:26, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Rubbish. I took history from the man. He was genuinely interested in and open to non-western cultures. His major achievement in writing the Rise of the West was to remove the focus from northwestern Europe and to shine a light on all the world's civilizations. Of course, if you mean that he did not spout the popular leftist cant of the 21st century, you are correct. But, that is only of interest to coterie of followers of fashion. No one outside of that coterie has any interest in their judgments.

Beyond that there is a lacunae in the bibliography. In the 1950s, McNeill wrote a book on the early years of the Cold war for a series published either by the US Department of State or Defense. I do not remember enough about it to be able to search for it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A000:1120:4068:34D4:9352:8610:F59E (talk) 21:39, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
 * He does have a book titled America, Britain, & Russia, Their Co-operation and Conflict 1941-46, published in 1953, but by Oxford, not by State or Defense. BMK (talk) 22:13, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Reclassified as a start
This article has been reclassified as a start according to WikiProject Biography/Assessment guidelines. Capitalistroadster (talk) 00:39, 13 July 2016 (UTC)