Talk:Ferguson Jenkins

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[edit] African-Canadian?

How is this guy anything other than Canadian? He was born in Canada...

to the above poster:

According to the wiki-page for Black Canadian, "Some may refer to black Canadians as Afro-Canadian or African-Canadian, although this term is not as prevalent as African American in the United States."

I suspect that the writer of the page started with "African-American" and then changed it. Regardless, I have never heard the term used during my 23 as a Canadian resident. If it is necessary to indicate a person's race, they may be referred to as "black," but only in a situation where his/her race is particularly relevant. I'm not sure it is here. I'll leave it as is for a few weeks, and if no one balks (ha!) I'll take it out, or see if there's a more relevant position for it (for example, he is probably one of a select few black members of the Canadian Walk of Fame). Wencer 20:17, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes, they mean black, and yes, nobody uses the term 'African-Canadian'. Is it relevent? I have no idea. WilyD 20:51, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article title

Per WP:COMMONNAME, shouldn't this article be titled "Fergie Jenkins" rather than "Ferguson Jenkins"? Do most news articles or other sources refer to him as "Ferguson"? -- JHunterJ 14:06, 27 October 2006 (UTC)