Talk:William McIntyre (novelist)

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On 21 September 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from William H S McIntyre to William McIntyre (novelist). The result of the discussion was moved.

Title?[edit]

I'm not convinced that the current article title is the best. I wonder if an alternative might be more useful:

William McIntyre (Author) or
Willie McIntyre

The second is how the subject's name is occasionally presented, presumably as a customary name in general use, and the first addresses notability. I am sure he is an excellent lawyer but we don't have biographical articles on every excellent author. Crime novelists with a long publication history and a series totalling thirteen novels, on the other hand… --Pete (talk) 22:05, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 21 September 2023[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) ❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk) 00:59, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

William H S McIntyre → William McIntyre (novelist) – He does not publish under a name with initials (but he's not the only person by this name who could be considered a writer/author, but he is the only novelist among them). If this were not moved to William McIntyre (novelist), then it would need to move to William H. S. McIntyre, per MOS:INITIALS. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 12:29, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:27, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.