Talk:Antiquities Act

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[edit] gender neutral

When referring to the President of the US, should it not read he/she or (s)he? I understand that the US has only had males as presidents, but there is nothing that says that the US president has to be male. --chris 00:26, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Let's cross that bridge after a female is sworn in as president. Also, perhaps I am very "old school" in understanding "he" as the English gender neutral 3rd person singular pronoun (in the same way that "actor" can refer to an actor or an actress). Perhaps it was all those years learning other languages, where users are comfortable disassociating linguistic gender for physical gender. In German, for example, a girl is an "it." — Eoghanacht talk 13:09, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
Hmm, I have not seen 'he' used as a gender-neuter term, but then again, I come from a country where français is taught alongside English, and in French there is no such thing as gender-neutral. Even chairs have genders. How about using the singular-form 'they?' --chris 19:08, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] cut-off date

Does the Act have one? ie how old does something have to be to be covered? Of interest for antiquities. Johnbod 01:11, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Change Name of Article

I believe it would be in good form to change the name of this article to An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities as this title is the official title of the law, cited in all Federal Regulations and external links. These sources also cite the short hand version of this law is the Antiquities Act so I see where this title is coming from, but I think it would be in better form to title official page as An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities and redirect this page (Antiquities Act) to the main page. I think it would be better form to use the proper title rather then the short-hand version.
Gonzo fan2007 talk ♦ contribs 01:30, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

I changed the name to An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities because there doesnt need to be a consensus to do this, and i dont see where any debate would rise as Antiquities Act redirects here. If anyone has any questions or concerns feel free to contact me.
Gonzo fan2007 talk ♦ contribs 02:08, 20 July 2007 (UTC)