Talk:D. M. Canright

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The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. --KenWalker | Talk 07:19, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

How was he a pastor for a church which didn't exist under that name until 1861? This needs explanation. Ansell 05:58, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question of Notability

I am in doubt as to the notability of this article. It seems to be a stock-standard story of the saga which is the departure of ministers from the Adventist Church. Why is this any different? In the 1980s over 150 ministers left the Adventist Church in Australia alone. MyNameIsNotBob 07:52, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

This is about a person who was on the General conference, and then left. That is notable enough for me. Your comparison to the 1980's departures are in conglomeration notable, as opposed to this which is individually notable. Also, why do you seriously think this article is damaging to wikipedia. it is well written. Ansell 14:43, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

I realised not long after tagging the article that he was the author of a number of books questioning church procedures and the like. I believe the article could still do with a better expression of notability. MyNameIsNotBob 01:28, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article name

Do you think D. M. Canright is the best title for this article? Why not "Dudley Canright"? Here is the Style Guide if anyone is interested: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people). Colin MacLaurin 09:02, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

I believe it's the best title. W. H. Branson, in the introduction to In Defense of the Faith, first calls him by D. M. Canright. Also, in referring to Wikipedia's Style Guide, I think that D.M. falls under the Style Guide's recommendations as "the name that is most generally recognisable." By the way, on a completely different note: Do we underline names of books on Wikipedia? Thanks. Psychophant 01:03, 29 July 2007 (UTC)