User:TParis/Clinton naming

BD2142's Research

 * Worth noting, but not given additional weight, Talk:Hillary_Rodham_Clinton/Move_rationale

Self identity

 * http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st_date-desc-rank?unfiltered=1&qid=1396913091&rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AHillary+Clinton&sort=date-desc-rank - Amazon book search based on the most recent publications shows a preference for using "Rodham"
 * https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton - Official Twitter drops "Rodham"
 * http://hillaryclintonoffice.com/ - Offical website drops "Rodham"
 * Regarding an email to Clinton's 'people' by Jimbo Wales regarding this issue, ""To your question, "Hillary Rodham Clinton" would be the preference." is the response.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 22:46, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Reliable sources

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Legal Name

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Official Sources

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Notes so far

 * None of this is representative of my final overview of the consensus, I am just noting bits and pieces that will compromise the final outcome.
 * The WP:BLP argument seems to fall flat at face value. Clinton has shown no opposition to the use of "Hillary Clinton" and the already wide usage in reliable sources really dampens any damage Wikipedia could cause.  The real WP:BLP violation is the insinuation that either Hillary or Bill Clinton believe that he "owns" her if she drops the use of "Rodham".  No evidence of such an abusive relationship is presented and the assertion is rejected in the strongest sense.
 * The subject seems to prefer "Hillary Clinton" for publicity and political advocacy, but prefers "Hillary Rodham Clinton" for official items and biographies based on the subject's own campaign ads and website, as well as the subject's own books and personal correspondence with Jimbo.
 * Recentism is opposed by some !voters, however, WP:Article titles specifically calls for special adherence to recentism. "If the name of a person, group, object, or other article topic changes, then more weight should be given to the name used in reliable sources published after the name change."  However (again), no official name change or declaration of a change of preferred name has occurred; only a change by the media.
 * The trend of recent results use "Hillary Clinton" using multiple searches and multiple search engines. This trend evens out when looked at in a longer perspective.
 * COMMONNAME appears to be satisfied for both "Hillary Clinton" and "Hillary Rodham Clinton"
 * Wikipedia has a systematic bias which tends to promote male persuasion. This persuasion may contribute to an insensitivity toward the importance of a family or maiden name.
 * "Rodham" is a part of her public persona
 * WP:TITLECHANGE recommends not changing from one controversial title to another
 * "Hillary Clinton" is supported by !voters a net 26 more than opposes
 * This naming question differs from the Chelsea Manning case and is not comparative. This case does not deal with questions of gender identity and the Chelsea Manning case can therefore not be used as precedent.  That would be an oversimplification of the issues with both article titles.