Talk:William Wharton (author)

Use real name or more well known name?
I came across this by random article search. I did a bit of tidying up, including changing all references to the man to his real name, Du Aime (not sure why this was put so tentatively before, as it seems to be correct - Britannica has as much).

Now, I don't mind whether someone is referred to by their pen name (usually the more well known one) or their real name (more accurate, perhaps?). I just think it should be consistent. Probably also it should be the name of the actual page. So if we decide this article belongs at William Wharton (author) and not Albert Du Aime, then the latter should be a redirect, mentioned in the lead paragraph, but all subsequent references should be to the same name as the article name (ie Wharton).

Anyway, I couldn't find anything about this issue in WP:MOS. I had a look at Lewis Carroll which is one of the most famous people I could think of who use a pseudonym, but even that is not consistent.

Argh! Can anyone find a relevant section in the MOS?

Also, can anyone explain why this author is apparently so popular in Poland??? Could be worth mentioning.

And I assume from what I was able to find out, that he is still alive?

-- pfctdayelise 14:53, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

I just fixed one more name reference that must have sneaked past you.

The whole question of real name vs well-known name is a tricky one, and I think the best answer probably depends on what the person himself prefers. In this case, maybe someone who cares enough could find out by asking his publisher.

--LesleyW 02:05, 9 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Hmm... I don't think that's a great standard. Imagine how many page name changes Sean Combs would've had by now. :P And this doesn't help us in the case of dead people. I'm just surprised there's no MOS info on it. Maybe I should open a dead-wood encyclopedia and see what they do for Carroll and the like. pfctdayelise 04:33, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Birdy
Why does Birdy (book) redirect here? Not notable enough to have its own article? Medico80 13:45, 11 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Now changed - see Birdy (novel) -- Beardo 08:40, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Little is known about the author...
...but one can safely assume that he has served ... or is it tempting to assume this ? Solbris (talk) 12:53, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


 * If any author ever warranted this kind of skepticism, it's Wharton, but skepticism can be taken too far. Here's a reference on the accident: . I'm not sure just how to include it in the article, so I'll just leave it here in case anyone else can find a use for it.  &middot; rodii &middot;  02:57, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

"Based on the novels, one can surmise...."
It seems to me that this entire portion should be overhauled or deleted. Non-cited guesses about an individual hardly seem to fit Wikipedia's standards for biographies of modern people. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.174.59.34 (talk) 21:55, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Birdy (novel) Birdy (film) related move discussion
Please seee Talk:Birdy (singer) In ictu oculi (talk) 17:42, 23 March 2016 (UTC)