Talk:Edward VIII
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Governor of the Bahamas
Should his info box include his posting as Governor of the Bahamas? Any other figure’s info box obviously would and while it seems odd to include this on a former King’s, it was odd that he was given this position, and it seems more odd to make an exception for him and not include this role. Grateful for any thoughts. FJDEACKB (talk) 18:47, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
- Possibly. There was nothing odd about him being given the job - it was clearly to get him out of Europe. Johnbod (talk) 21:21, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
- It was there, a year ago. Peter Ormond 💬 22:46, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
Re-add it, as his predecessors & successors have it in their boxes. GoodDay (talk) 04:15, 15 August 2022 (UTC)- It was added briefly a year ago, and removed within a couple of weeks.[1] I agreed with the removal because infoboxes should be simple and succinct. This one is already very long. Inclusion of his predecessor and successor in the office is particularly irrelevant: neither man had any influence on Edward's life at all and are not mentioned anywhere in the article text, so why they should be in the lead (of which the infobox is part) is beyond me. The succession box is more than sufficient coverage. DrKay (talk) 06:57, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
- Add it to the succession boxes, but don't add into the infobox. GoodDay (talk) 03:16, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Page Edward VIII errors
This page has been attacked/deliberately edited incorrectly. Edward VIII never identified as a woman, was not a queen & was not married to Marge Simpson. Please fix this problem. 82.44.196.148 (talk) 12:22, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
Titles
Why on earth was the titles history removed in this article? I find that particularly interesting. LorenzoUSA (talk) 03:14, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- It was unsourced and dubious, as clearly explained multiple times[2][3][4]. It contradicted the sources and the article text. It was trivial, over-repetitive, beset by excessive detail, and under regular attack by a succession of IPs inserting original research[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. This is merely a selection of the repairs that have had to be done over the last year. The disruption stretches back over years. The article is better off without the section, which was totally unnecessary, wholly uninformative and a target for disruptive insertion of invented styles. DrKay (talk) 17:00, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
- I also object to DrKay's repeated deletion of the section, which is specifically what I came to the article looking for. The various ways the subject was publicly referred to throughout his life is hardly trivial information, and it is helpful to present it in a concise and collected way in the article (even if that does entail a small amount of repetition). If sourcing and accuracy are issues, they can be addressed by improving the section. Attracting vandalism is a fact of life on Wikipedia and not a reason to delete good content.--Trystan (talk) 02:33, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
- It isn't good content. I said explicitly it was unsourced and dubious. In fact, that's the first thing I said above and something I've said multiple times, as I again I said above. DrKay (talk) 07:25, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
- I'll work on pulling together the citations for a sourced and accurate version of the section. On initial research, the version previously in the article seems generally accurate except that "Cornwall and Wales" should be "Cornwall and York", and 11 December 1936 – 8 March 1937 should indicate his styles and titles were unclear and refer to the Duke of Windsor section of the article.--Trystan (talk) 17:25, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
- I don't think it should be put back. The relevant content is already in the article. Celia Homeford (talk) 14:23, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
- All that OR-breeding fluff is barely sufferable in articles about living people. At the very least articles about historical people should be spared. Surtsicna (talk) 17:36, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
- Providing information on the various ways the subject was publicly known throughout his life is standard biographical information, and it is not currently well-covered in the article. That he was born "Prince Edward of York" is in the infobox, but, based on the current state of the article, shouldn't be, as it is not in the body and is not sourced. The article doesn't offer any assistance to a reader looking to confirm that a reference to "Prince Edward of Cornwall and York" or to "Prince Edward of Wales" may, depending on the time period, be referring to this subject.--Trystan (talk) 18:13, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
- I'll work on pulling together the citations for a sourced and accurate version of the section. On initial research, the version previously in the article seems generally accurate except that "Cornwall and Wales" should be "Cornwall and York", and 11 December 1936 – 8 March 1937 should indicate his styles and titles were unclear and refer to the Duke of Windsor section of the article.--Trystan (talk) 17:25, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
- It isn't good content. I said explicitly it was unsourced and dubious. In fact, that's the first thing I said above and something I've said multiple times, as I again I said above. DrKay (talk) 07:25, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
- I also object to DrKay's repeated deletion of the section, which is specifically what I came to the article looking for. The various ways the subject was publicly referred to throughout his life is hardly trivial information, and it is helpful to present it in a concise and collected way in the article (even if that does entail a small amount of repetition). If sourcing and accuracy are issues, they can be addressed by improving the section. Attracting vandalism is a fact of life on Wikipedia and not a reason to delete good content.--Trystan (talk) 02:33, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
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Member of the Nazi party
Took oath of Allegiance to Adolph Hitler and Nazi party in October of 1937 for Hitlers guarantee if there was war he would be reinstalled King under his master Hitler. Numerous films show Edward giving Hitler the Nazi salute as a show of respect. 50.102.147.20 (talk) 04:57, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
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