User talk:Lindwald

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John Hanson

I have reverted your edits, primarily due to sourcing concerns. Citing "Hanson Family Bible" is not verifiable. We need published sources: There is no obvious way to check a family's Bible. Please see WP:RS for more on this. While the Articles of Confederation were certainly the documents under which Hanson would have served, they cannot be cited as evidence of the title he would have had as they do not directly refer to him. Instead, we need reliable sources that directly apply the title in question to Hanson. If you disagree with any of this, I encourage you to bring it up on the article's talk page. Thanks. - SummerPhD (talk) 14:30, 11 March 2013 (UTC) Summer PhD:

• regarding Family Bible, accepted.
• Regarding the comment re: the Articles of Confederation, I would point out that the Articles of Confederation, US Constitution etc. name the title of holding office for centuries but do not list their actual names, otherwise how would we be able to name George Washington or Abraham as presidents in history since their names are not listed in the Constitution?

I have added the original source location of the Articles of Confederation.

I am adding this to the John Hanson talk page as well.

Best Regards Lindwald (talk) 17:30, 17 March 2013 (UTC)lindwald 17 March 2013 13:29

The Articles of Confederation do not establish what Hanson's title would have been. Yes, you can (A) source that Hanson was elected and (B) someone so elected should have held such title. However, you are stating that (C) this was Hanson's title. This is synthesis.

What is in other articles is immaterial here. That said, there are numerous reliable sources identifying George Washington and Abraham (Lincoln) as "Presidents of the United States". - SummerPhD (talk) 22:50, 17 March 2013 (UTC)