Talk:Pierre Menard

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How can the title of this be Pierre Menard (governor) when he was never a governor? -- Jmabel | Talk 17:32, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

You are absolutely right. He was a successful businessman, Territorial legislator and lieutenant governor, but not governor. When I was disambiguating Pierre Menard, I created this page to contrast with the move of the material to Pierre Menard (fictional character) and I must have been thinking with only half a brain. I noticed the error but then I couldn't think of a good title. Pierre Menard (lieutenant governor) is obviously correct but is only a small part of his story. Pierre Menard (Illinois) is another possibility. A move would be simple. However, I am more inclined to put all of on the Pierre Menard page and just leave a line at the top that says:

See Pierre Menard (fictional character) if you are looking for the fictional writer created by Jorge Luis Borges.

With only two Pierre Menard articles, cross references between the two seems more efficient than a third disambiguation page. Any thoughts? DS1953

• I'd be fine with that. Probably the fictional Pierre Menard is more famous, but I like keeping that one at a title that emphasizes that he is fictional. So, yes, I'd see nothing wrong with moving this to Pierre Menard as long as there is a note at the top of the page referring people to the article that I suspect more of them will be looking for! -- Jmabel | Talk 01:29, August 4, 2005 (UTC)