Talk:Clan MacLean
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While Wikipedia is inconsistent, it seems excessive to have the title spell Maclean one way and the body spell it another. Septentrionalis 21:26, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Inacuracies
In this article it says the MacLeans shared with their in laws the Clan Campbells a mutual dislike for Clan MacDonald. However history shows that the Macleans fought in several battles alongside the MacDonalds and against the Campbells.
[edit] Anecdotal Evidence?
I did a lot of rewording and punctuation/spelling fixes, but quite a bit of this article is still basically suspect. Most of the stories are anecdotal and no reference or source is listed. It would be nice if someone with a knowledge of clan history could check the accuracy here. Wantsarevolution 03:18, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Associated Clans and Septs
That's a little intense, all those names with wikilinks. Like a Red Sea, really. Is that a precedent in articles like these at all? Alekjds talk 03:11, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
The Clans of Scotland Wikiproject lists Clan Ross as its sample page. It has an associated clans and septs section with a more reasonable number of items listed, with bullet points. That would probably be the best guideline to follow when scaling this section down. Wantsarevolution 22:01, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Famous MacLeans
A while ago someone deleted all the "famous MacLeans" who did not spell their surnames identically, including several McLeans. However, it is generally accepted that in the last few centuries many names have had their spellings changed due to illiteracy, language barriers, and the like, yet they are still descendants of the same clan. It would probably be both fair and accurate to add some of them back onto the list. Wantsarevolution 22:38, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
- Of course McLean and MacLean are the same name, and should both be here. So should Maclean, as Duart spells it. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 04:52, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Merge proposal
Why nor merge Maclean Baronets here? Most of it is the list of the Chiefs of MacLean of Duart, in order since 1631, and a mention of Sir Fitzroy Maclean and his son. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 04:52, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
- Agreed. Should be merged. The list of all chiefs is on the Clan MacLean page.
