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[edit] G.W. Bush as "King George"
Added this topic to Third Opinion page for additional input re: usage as nickname for President G.W. Bush. Objection to the nickname appears to be non-NPOV, as comments on talk pages and edits to Bill Clinton by the individual objecting to the nickname seem to reflect partisan bias. --143.127.3.10 18:45, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
- This is a disambiguation page, so most of the text explaining the nickname should probably go. All of that belongs Bush's own article. I've edited the references to Bush and Steinbrenner to make it more in line with a disambig page. I'm sure there's a better wording for the heading than the one I used, though. Thoughts? -- Vary 16:57, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
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- That seems to make sense, although for Bush a link to the List of U.S. Presidential Nicknames page therefore is appropriate, and I'll add it. Not sure at this point about wording for the heading...doesn't seem too bad to me... --68.164.157.51 17:07, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
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- Changed heading to simply "Other Usages"; not sure that's any good either, but clearing out the explanation of the nickname was a big improvement. ----68.164.157.51 17:13, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
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- Good call on the heading, that makes a lot more sense. -- Vary 02:41, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
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I think this issue has now been settled. Comments about reasoning behind nickname, which were probably POV, have been removed, and all that remains is a simple fact - some people call the current president King George. If anyone has any further problems with the page as it stands, let's please talk it out here, rather than removing it without any comment or discussion.
And why exactly is George Steinbrenner being removed at the same time? -- Vary | Talk 04:55, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
- It's always the same deletion, and the anon individual(s) uses a different IP each time they make the edit (and the new IP appears to only be used once--for the King George deletion). Not sure if it's the person at 68.209.2.94, who originally complained about the nickname being applied to both President Bush and George Steinbrenner, or if it's someone else carrying on a prank. Kinda sad. -- 143.127.3.10 22:41, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
Since the reverters are anons, and are not communicating via Talk, perhaps you should request Page protection. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 23:19, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
- Whoever it is usually just breezes through every week or so and takes the lines out. It's no big deal to do a revert every so often. If he or she ever starts getting really persistent, a day or so of semiprotection might be in order, I guess. -- Vary | Talk 02:51, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
- Personally, I think it's pretty damn funny. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.61.108.217 (talk) 04:17, 12 December 2006 (UTC).
[edit] Third opinion
It seems to me that if people may in common speech use a term such as this to refer to George Bush, then it is worth noting.
If I were unfamiliar with US politics, and I heard an American use the term "King George", I would want a resource like Wikipedia to be able to inform me on what was meant. While WP cannot exhaustively catalog all possible colloquialisms, one that has use beyond a small group should be referenced.
Nor is the construction obvious, which may be another (weak) argument against mention; I've never heard of anyone refer to King William for Bill Clinton or King Ronald for Ronald Reagan.
- KeithTyler 22:06, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] King George
My high school's called King George!!!! Who do you think it's named after?
[edit] George Sanford
I think the other uses of King George are pretty ridiculous. However, why is George Sanford listed there? Just another example of the myrmidons who edit on Wikipedia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.214.13.38 (talk • contribs).
