Talk:KJ Apa

Requested move 26 October 2018

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The result of the move request was: not moved per the discussion below. (page mover nac) Flooded with them hundreds 11:39, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

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KJ Apa → K. J. Apa – Per house style WP:SPACEINITS. Sources are inconsistent in usage, and no definitive statement from individual on a preferred style, so cannot be treated as a self-published name change. --woodensuperman 15:52, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose Per MOS:INITIALS: "Use initials in a personal name only if the name is commonly written that way." If there is no consistent usage between reliable sources, then the current WP:CONSENSUS of almost two years is what should be used. -- Alex^TW 15:56, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Some sources do commonly use initials[1][2], so that part of the guideline has been met. --woodensuperman 15:57, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose – self-published name change: https://www.instagram.com/kjapa/ and https://twitter.com/kj_apa seem like two clear and definitive statements from the individual. Since these are both verified accounts, the styling displayed (i.e. KJ Apa) is a clear intentional choice by said individual and more than enough to qualify as a statement as to how to render the name. —Joeyconnick (talk) 17:17, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per above editors reasoning. Brocicle (talk) 17:44, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
• Support, Keneti James Apa is his name, K.J. are initials. We have a consistent MOS here which shouldn't trail around Twitter. In ictu oculi (talk) 21:30, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

  Yes, a MOS that supports such variations as CCH Pounder, k.d. lang, and JR Bourne. What's your point? —Joeyconnick (talk) 21:48, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose. This is the form used by the individual himself and appears to be more common than K. J. Nohomersryan (talk) 22:00, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
• Support per nom and our usual style guidelines. Dicklyon (talk) 04:32, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
  • @Dicklyon: Can you remind me which style guideline this is? Is it the same one that supports the above examples? -- Alex^TW 05:38, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 17 June 2019

Spouse(s) RJ Branch 71.223.148.119 (talk) 23:30, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. QueerFilmNerd^talk 04:51, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 August 2019

<!-Height: 5'10 3/4" (180cm)- Write your request ABOVE this line and do not remove the tildes and curly brackets below. --> DOUBLE WHOPPER 375 (talk) 10:41, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: Unsourced, and no explanation of significance Begoon 12:34, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 April 2022

The full name of KJ Apa son is : Sasha Vai Keneti Apa Giulia Picchiotti (talk) 15:48, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:11, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 29 August 2023

Under “Personal life”, subsection “Moata’a rule” please change - “…Moata'a in New Zealand.” To “…Moata'a in Samoa.” There is no village of Moata’a in New Zealand and the reference refers to Samoa. Shoulera (talk) 22:15, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

 Already done ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 01:55, 30 August 2023 (UTC)