Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Richard Morris


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: rejected by BlueMoonset (talk) 07:14, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

Article has been redirected; not eligible for DYK.

Thomas Richard Morris

 * ... that Mayor of St Pancras Thomas Richard Morris was the grandfather of Conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg? Source: here (OUP subscription required) or Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. 3 (107 ed.)., pp. 3283, 3310

Created by Curlymanjaro (talk). Self-nominated at 13:51, 29 July 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg the article is long enough, is neutral, contains no close paraphrasing or copyvio (0%), the hook is neutral, short enough, interesting, is properly sourced with an inline source citation, the article itself is adequately sourced and written in adequate English. QPQ is needed: 5 credits (1 double they are actually 6) --Elisa.rolle (talk) 02:26, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Familial relationships don't confer notability. And as little as I know about the subject, I know even less about his grandfather. Could you suggest a hookier hook? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 16:33, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Still needs a QPQ. Propose ALT1:
 * ALT1: ... that Thomas Richard Morris was formally addressed as His Worship? --Usernameunique (talk) 09:02, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg That's a great hook, — thanks! ALT1 hook ref verified and cited inline. Rest of review per Elisa.rolle. I'll contribute one of my QPQs to seal the deal:  Template:Did you know nominations/Dan Botwe. Yoninah (talk) 23:37, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol possible vote.svg Returned from prep per discussion at WT:DYK. Here is the discussion:

Isn't it the case that many thousands of individuals are formally addressed as His Worship? In what way is this interesting? The original hook was much more interesting. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:44, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

"His or Her Worship is an honorific prefix for mayors, Justices of the Peace and magistrates in present or former Commonwealth realms. " (Worship (style)). Considering that he was a JP, it is weird that the article only states that he was adressed as His Worship when he was mayor... Then again, it seems that his main claim to notability is being related to some other politicians, there seems to be a singular lack of reliable, independent sources about the man, just passing mentions and listings in local election databases. Fram (talk) 09:10, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The article Worship (style) is incorrect. Mayors may be called "your worship" for all I know, but judges and magistrates (the same thing as JPs) in the Uk are addressed as "your honour". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:22, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * "in present or former Commonwealth realms." Also Mayors are technically JP's in some countries historically. Only in death does duty end (talk) 09:40, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Then the article Magistrate (England and Wales) is wrong as well. Then again, I presume Judiciary.gov.uk is wrong as well, claiming that "Magistrates - In court" are addressed as "Your Worship, or Sir or Madam". Then again, what do they know about this? Fram (talk) 09:55, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Absolutely nothing - they are Enemies of the People (or at least they are if you believe everything in the Daily Mail is true) Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  11:10, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi everyone, sorry for my recent absence regarding the nomination, I just thought I'd let the DYK process take its course. From the off, I do prefer my original hook; though I respect association to a notable politician is not enough in itself to justify a DYK nomination, Rees-Mogg's been an obsessive source of speculation in the UK's media as of late and I feel this hook is particularly relevant amidst the current popularity of his profile. By this measure, I'm inclined to agree with The Rambling Man. As for general notability re: local politicians, I point your attention to the George Albert Watts article, a Mayor of St Pancras without the same family connections. Noswall59 has done fantastic work on local politicians in the East Midlands and I think we'd all benefit from their input on this particular nomination. Curlymanjaro (talk) 12:54, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * George Albert Watts has one source which gives me a 404 error, and which wasn't independent anyway (as the source is the employer). So that example is more a counter-indication of notability than anything else. Fram (talk) 13:07, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I tend to agree with Fram – the Watts article is an odd one to point to if you're looking for claims of notability. He may well be important, and with the right amount of research one could probably build an article on him, but there's nothing in that article at the moment to say so. My thinking is that, at least in times gone by, senior local politicians and JPs could meet WPs notability requirements if local newspaper sources and obituaries are considered to be substantial enough coverage. I always err on the side of caution because there is not really any test case, although J. H. Bowman is one I created which fits this criteria (it could be expanded with more research too). If Morris had an entry in Who's Who, or a reasonable-length article about him or obituary in a newspaper then that might give you a more rounded picture of the man and also give us a better article, plus indicate notability. As it stands, this doesn't seem to be the case. Morris probably was a wealthy, politically important person in his locality, and popular in high society. But he seems to have kept under the radar on the whole and a dearth of research has kept him there. The biggest barrier you are likely to face is (a) the unfortunate and frustrating lack of secondary research into 20th-century English local politics; and (b) the difficulty in accessing and searching post-1940s newspapers, especially at a local level. Ideally, you would be best to find out when he died, and see if you can find an obituary. As for the original issue, about interesting hooks, I'll leave that up to those who are more experienced than me in that department. Cheers, —Noswall59 (talk) 17:04, 4 September 2017 (UTC).

Suggest this is booted back to noms since the original note seems to have generated the sort of discussion that should happen before a hook gets promoted. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:05, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ Returned to noms area. Yoninah (talk) 23:11, 4 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Yoninah (talk) 23:11, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Here are some alts:
 * ALT2: that Mayor of St Pancras Thomas Richard Morris gave birth to Shakespeare?
 * ALT3: that Mayor of St Pancras Thomas Richard Morris is commemorated by a plaque on Primrose Hill?
 * ALT4: that Mayor of St Pancras Thomas Richard Morris was only worshiped for one year?
 * ALT5: that as Mayor of St Pancras, Thomas Richard Morris commissioned a playhouse? --Usernameunique (talk) 00:28, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, ! I think ALT4 is the hookiest. (ALT2 is good, but it's kinda pushing the facts.) ALT4 hook refs for his being called "His Worship" and his serving for only one year are verified and cited inline.
 * But what are we going to do about the notability issue that was questioned at WT:DYK (see extended content above)? Yoninah (talk) 13:15, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * None of the DYK rules address notability, as far as I can see. Rule 4 ("within policy"), for example, is concerned with "the core policies of Verifiability, Living Person Biographies, and Copyright," not notability. It appears to be outside the purview of our reviews. --Usernameunique (talk) 03:54, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
 * it's a given that all articles must meet basic Wikipedia guidelines for notability, as well as proper presentation, grammar, etc. Otherwise it's a candidate for AFD. Yoninah (talk) 08:13, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
 * In that sense every article is a candidate for AFD, because any article can be brought there if someone deems it appropriate. There is no reason to hold off on a nomination because someone might take an article to AFD, else no nomination ever could go forward. Were the Thomas Richard Morris article to have been brought to AFD, it would be appropriate to wait for the discussion to resolve itself. However, as no one has brought it there, including those who were discussing its notability earlier, there is no reason to prevent its promotion on the mere chance that someone, someday, with uncertain results, might propose AFD. --Usernameunique (talk) 02:06, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Semantics aside, the hook was pulled because of notability concerns, and the nominator has not yet addressed these concerns. Yoninah (talk) 19:49, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I have done more searches on this subject and cannot find further references other than the ones provided in the article. Does the subject's one year of mayorship qualify under WP:NPOL, or not? That will be the deciding factor on whether we can pass this DYK. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 11:12, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol possible vote.svg Article is currently at AfD, just nominated by Fram, which would seem to answer your query, Yoninah. We can revisit once the nomination closes. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:36, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol delete vote.svg Article has been redirected to List of mayors of St Pancras. Closing nomination as unsuccessful. Yoninah (talk) 13:07, 17 November 2017 (UTC)