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Dear Mr. Norton, I suggest you wake up! You make 32 edits, to craete an article which has the lifespan and the tenure of a public official, in a single-sentence stub. Have you ever heard of the "sandbox", activated by the "Preview" button??? Would you please read the pertinent guidelines? Besides, you say "the most reliable souces use Arthur William Wallander", which is doubly contradictory. If this was so, then you can not add an arbitrary "Sr." to the name. But it is not so. All the sources mentioned in the text say "Arthur W. Wallander", open your eyes, and you will see, or do you need stronger glasses? Would you please read the guideline on naming conventions: The name of the article is the most used form under which the man was known, it is not necessarily the full name of the subject of the article! For example see Fidel Castro whose full name is "Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz". Is that too difficult to understand? I will request this article be moved back to the proper name, and I urge you to refrain from messing up what was already in good shape. Kraxler (talk) 14:39, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Dude, the reference has been in the history since I created the article. You have to learn to look at the sources already listed instead of going with your gut feeling. You have reverted correct sourced information three times: Name: Arthur W Wallander Sr Father's Surname: Wallander Death Date: 3 Nov 1980 Death Place: Greenwich, Connecticut Age: 88 Years Birth Place: New York Birth Date: 3 Feb 1892 Marital Status: Widowed Spouse: Emma State File #: 22837 Residence : Greenwich --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 23:41, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This "source" is not mentioned or linked in the text, all the references listed show Arthur W. Wallander, without Sr., and with the middle name abbreviated, which would be the correct name of this article, under the naming convention guidelines. Where is that source? Kraxler (talk) 23:52, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The source information has been in the history since I created the article. The cut and pasted text is from the Connecticut Death Index where his is listed as "Arthur W Wallander Sr" on his Connecticut death certificate.. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 23:57, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The death certificate is nowhere mentioned or shown. Besides, it's WP:OR. The "Sr." is nowhere mentioned in the sources during his lifetime, or in his obit in the NYT. It might be a single-use legalism, since a son of the same name was living at the time of his death. Besides, the text mentions only the mother, I suppose he was the son of a single mother. Then the "Father's surname:Wallander" in the death certificate is outright false. Post a copy of, or a link to, the certificate here and clarify the father issue. Kraxler (talk) 00:01, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmmm, a cut and paste of the Connecticut death index or your theory of "a single-use legalism", which one is WP:OR.? You sound like Donald Trump. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 00:09, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Without link, it's not sourced, and there is no link in the article. If it's behind a pay wall, it's useless anyway. None of the other sources uses Sr., and that's it. Kraxler (talk) 15:44, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]