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Requested move 29 July 2018

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Moved. See general agreement below to alter the qualifiers of these articles as proposed. Have a Great Day and Happy Publishing! (nac by page mover)  Paine Ellsworth  put'r there  13:34, 19 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]


– Both were Scottish ministers and theologians. The elder of the two appears to have been better known as a minister than as a theologian, but it would seem to be imcomplete disambiguation if one John Forbes were to be described simply as a minister and the other simply as a theologian. Alternatively, both could have the same qualifier — either "(minister)" or "(theologian)"     Roman Spinner (talkcontribs) 04:05, 29 July 2018 (UTC) --Relisting. The Duke of NonsenseWhat is necessary for thee? 12:31, 5 August 2018 (UTC)--Relisting.usernamekiran(talk) 22:23, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I commented on that point in the nomination. Although John Forbes (1593–1648) was renowned as a theologian, the content under John Forbes (died 1634)#Works indicates that he was also a theologian, although one with a much lower historical standing. Thus, it would seem that moving John Forbes (1593–1648) back to its earlier form, John Forbes (theologian), which currently redirects to the John Forbes dab page, would still represent incomplete disambiguation with regard to the other minister/theologian and that the clearest forms would incorporate years of birth — either John Forbes (minister, born c. 1568) and John Forbes (minister, born 1593) or John Forbes (theologian, born c. 1568) and John Forbes (theologian, born 1593).    Roman Spinner (talkcontribs) 13:18, 30 July 2018 (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.