Talk:Andrew Sinclair (botanist)

A fact from Andrew Sinclair (botanist) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Andrew Sinclair, second Colonial Secretary of New Zealand, has 16 New Zealand plants named for him?

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Honorifics

I admit to a personal bias against honorifics because the really bad self-biographies on wikipedia often include them. When I see one up front, I say, "this is going to be a bad article." That said, practice is not to use them, and I believe it is in the manual of style. The obituary using "dr," though, clears up the "dr" versus "mr" for the surgeon.

I would like the honorific removed in accordance with style guidelines for wikipedia. --Kleopatra (talk) 20:52, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I shall have a look at the MOS. Can anybody point me in the right direction? Otherwise, I'll do a search myself. Schwede 66 21:39, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, found it. WP:CREDENTIAL is the relevant part of the MOS and that stipulates that the Dr shall go. Schwede 66 09:15, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I know I've seen it, but could not find it in the usual places. Maybe I'll make some redirects. --Kleopatra (talk) 15:49, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]