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Cause of death is dubious

According to the Connecticut poison control operator, it is safe to eat 30 apple seeds. 137.99.143.13 (talk) 16:56, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Connecticut poison control operator wasn't involved in the official inquest. Who said anything about seeds? Here's a relevant source. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:00, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

His favorite film was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: the apple was dipped in cyanide from his home chemistry lab. Only one bite was taken from it. He didn't eat any apple seeds. Perhaps you should read a biography or two? Skyerise (talk) 17:05, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Except that the police never tested the apple for cyanide... Martinevans123 (talk) 17:16, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

They didn't need to. The effects of cyanide poisoning are quite distinct. Skyerise (talk) 17:23, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I doubt that's very relevant to the "Turing was murdered" thesis. The killer could have used cyanide. There's no real evidence for this idea as far as I know. --Trovatore (talk) 17:33, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any "Turing was murdered" thesis mentioned in the article. Guess it's a fringe theory. Skyerise (talk) 17:36, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't say it wasn't. But it's a sufficiently common one that it wouldn't be surprising if it were what the OP had in mind. --Trovatore (talk) 17:53, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I've not run into it. I take it that it's the same kind of theory as those surrounding Jack Parsons' death. Now, those theories I believe, but only because I received direct personal reports from someone who was involved in his scene at the time, missing details left out of reports, etc. Skyerise (talk) 18:44, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

PhD post-nominal

I see no advice at Template:Post-nominals, but do we typically include PhDs? Even the astrophysicist Brian May doesn't have one in his infobox. And I thought it was PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil, not PHD, anyway. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:21, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think the convention is to include one or two of the most prestigious. Bertrand Russel is said to have remarked that only OM and FRS gave him pride. And yes, Princetone call it Ph.D. --TedColes (talk) 11:49, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

19-year-old man or boy?

It says he was convicted for sex with a 19-year-old man. What's the difference between a 19-year-old man and a 19-year-old boy? If a celebrated LGBT (add additional letters as you wish) hero has sex with a teenager half his age and easily young enough to be his son, it's a 19-year-old man. Otherwise, it's a 19-year-old boy in most cases on Wikipedia. If I'm wrong, please explain to us the difference between a 19-year-old man and a 19-year-old boy. Thank you. 75.110.102.64 (talk) 23:53, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

His role at Bletchley Park is overstated

Turing was often mistakenly credited with the achievements of Tommy Flowers and Polish codebreakers. His nephew stated that his role during World War II was considerably overstated: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10095261/Alan-Turing-NOT-driven-suicide-conviction-homosexual-acts-insists-nephew.html (86.132.175.139 (talk) 21:26, 21 March 2022 (UTC))[reply]

Daily Mail is not a reliable source. Really. The story has factual errors. Skyerise (talk) 21:29, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And not a single one of the others could have built the Bombe. Nothing but whinging! Skyerise (talk) 21:31, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Take out "but it has been noted that the known evidence is also consistent with accidental poisoning." from the lead (toward the end, talking of his death). No reliable source has been quoted in the text; Jack Copeland is no expert on potassium cyanide, electroplating, the biological effects of cyanide, toxicology or forensics. WP:UNDUE.04:31, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Not done: The cited source (https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-18561092) is indeed reliable per WP:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources#BBC and verifies the text. ––FormalDude talk 01:56, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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more simple 81.105.26.223 (talk) 16:34, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]