User talk:Ilscrittore

Evelyn Waugh
Hello! Thanks for your contribution to Evelyn Waugh. Unfortunately, I chose to undo it, as there is already consensus on the article's talk page to keep the "Arthur Evelyn" formulation based on an analysis of various biographies and birth & death certificates. Such changes to featured articles are usually discussed first on the talk page. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa  (talk) 18:19, 12 June 2013 (UTC)


 * It is misleading and confusing to refer to Evelyn Waugh as "Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh" when 1) all the world -- including the Encyclopedia Brittanica! -- knows him as "Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh" and 2) his father was named Arthur Waugh. It seems to me to be quite sufficient to note that there is said to be discrepancy between his birth and death certificates, if indeed this is the case.  The two-volume Martin Stannard biography, which I believe is as authoritative as such things can be, also refers to him as "Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh."  Your reversion makes Wikipedia look rather foolish, in my opinion.˜˜˜˜
 * My suggestion is that you take it to the article's talk page. There are a number of sources quoted in the section entitled On Editing Evelyn that contradict your assertion that "all the world" uses one name or another. In any case, as a collaborative project, it's not me you need to convince-- if you raise the issue again and nobody objects after a few days or a week, then feel free to make the change. (There actually already is a footnote in the article regarding birth/death certificates.) Regards, Orange Suede Sofa  (talk) 21:00, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I don't think I would bother to dispute the matter further. This is so clear that it shouldn't even be an issue. You are quite right that "all the world" doesn't accept Waugh's full name (perhaps with an asterisk) as Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh, but those who don't seem keen to edit his Wikipedia page and are deeply entrenched in their position. If this is considered a wise and constructive way to operate the site, then so be it. ˜˜˜˜