Talk:William Liley
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[edit] Liley's Suicide
Liley's suicide is documented in Casper's book.
[[User: Calibanu] 11:58, 15 April 2006.
It was made public information by the Coroner and consequently was publicized in newspapers throughout New Zealand. It was, and is, no secret. As an atheist, Sir William had no superstitious scruples about suicide. Please don't refer to my father as "Liley". His abbreviated title was, and is, Sir William, and you are being rude. Silverfern 19:00, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Liley's Religious Beliefs
...as are his religious beliefs...
User: Calibanu 13.40, 11 November 2006
As Sir William's third daughter, I can assure you that he was an atheist. His widow, my mother, can confirm the same. Casper is no relation to the Liley family.
Furthermore Casper's attitude towards Sir William is suspect, because in her book she refers to him as "Dr. William Liley" rather than by his correct title of "Professor Sir William Liley". Thus, she discourteously ignores both his status as a Professor and as a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
Also, would Calibanu please note that it is discourteous and incorrect to refer to a knight as "[surname]" rather than "Sir [ preferred given name]". Silverfern 18:53, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Liley's first name
Sir William's first name was Albert. The given names of his father, my paternal grandfather, were Albert Harvey. It is extremely surprising to me that anyone would presume to write a Wikipedia article about my father yet not bother to get his first name, his religious affiliation or lack thereof, or the correct way of referring to him and recognizing his knighthood, correct. Silverfern 18:35, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Monica Casper's books
Dr. Margaret, Lady Liley, has personally stated to me that Monica Casper's writings on the subject of Sir William are "appalling" and that she is disgusted by them. They should NOT be regarded as accurate or appropriate references on the subject of Sir William Liley. Silverfern 03:56, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Tags
No sentence in a wikipedia article should begin with "It is a great pity...". This article is entirely too flowery and congratulatory, not to mention slanted towards the pro-life point of view. It still needs more work, I will come back to it if I have time. Joie de Vivre 19:22, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
