Talk:Tony Knowles (politician)

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[edit] NPOV

This article has series NPOV problems, don't give the guy credit for things he did not single-handedly do.--Jiang 08:51, 8 Feb 2004 (UTC)

It appears to be a slightly altered version of Knowles' website's biography. I'm not sure what the copyright issues are. Jxg 01:29, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Downtown Deli & Café

I edited the name of a former Knowles business from "Downtown Deli" to its full business name, "Downtown Deli & Café." Michaelh2001 08:31, 19 August 2006 (UTC) 08:30, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS to move page at this time, per discussion below. -GTBacchus(talk) 02:24, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

  • The governor is more notable than the snooker player by a long shot. Google gives me:
    • 157,000 for +"Tony Knowles" +Alaska [1],
    • 128,000 for +"Tony Knowles" +governor [2]
    • 602 for +"Tony Knowles" +snooker [3]

This article should be moved to Tony Knowles, with a disambig link at the top:

For the snooker player, see Tony Knowles (snooker player).

or something similar. — CharlotteWebb 00:44, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Survey

  • Oppose - Tony Knowles, as a snooker player, has international name recognition (except probably the US) whereas I would be surprised if anyone outside the US had heard of the politician. Further, the snooker player has had hours of international live TV exposure which more than compensates for a lack of Ghits. BlueValour 23:29, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support - a political leader versus someone who was the fourth-best player in a game that is still only a semi-major sport in the UK. It's not even close. Kirjtc2 02:38, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment - at his peak he was No.2 in the world - pretty good in any sport and at that time snooker was getting huge international audiences. What you have are two people who were successful in their respective fields and I don't see a compelling reason to make this move. BlueValour 02:54, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose. #2 in an internationally televised sport versus someone unknown outside the USA, and of temporary and declining importance. It's not even close. Andrewa 19:21, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

Tony Knowles (chemist) created. FWIW (not a lot in my view) Ghits 11,000 here. BlueValour 16:11, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

[edit] Biography infobox

Currently the infobox only gives his office as Alaska governor; his lengthy service as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, needs to be added. I'll do it myself when I get a chance, if no one else gets to it first. --Yksin 02:21, 6 April 2007 (UTC)