Talk:Baillie Gifford Prize

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Requested move 21 October 2016[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: not moved. See closing comment below. Andrewa (talk) 07:19, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]


Baillie Gifford PrizeBaillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction – this is a minor amend to the title which reflects how the name of the prize is written – James.douglas (talk) 08:28, 21 October 2016 (UTC) --Relisting. Armbrust The Homunculus 18:25, 29 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This is a contested technical request (permalink). Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 09:28, 21 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - it is certainly sometimes written in the shorter form,[1] so per WP:CONCISE, I don't see a strong case to make this right now, unless I've missed something.  — Amakuru (talk) 09:37, 21 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - I work on the administration and branding of the prize and this request has come from its Director, Toby Mundy. Please see how the prize is referred to on our website: http://thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk/ You're right to point out that it has historically appeared in both forms, but our feeling is that the Wikipedia page is often readers' first encounter with the prize, and as such it should be seen in its full form James.douglas (talk) 11:18, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@James.douglas: Do you have any proof of this? Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 11:24, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Closing comment: I think we should thank James.douglas for following our procedures so well and disclosing his COI, but consensus is strongly to stick to our normal naming conventions, no support at all for the move in fact. I hope his boss understands. Andrewa (talk) 07:19, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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