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Edit wars or reality? --MissingLinks 16:43, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Could there be clarification of the pronunciation of the Smith family name please? The article reads, "John Smith (1832-1911), pronounced smiath". However, "smiath" could be pronounced different ways eg. SMY-ath [to rhyme (sort of) with HIGH-hath], SMEE-ath [to rhyme (sort of) with SHE-hath. "smiath" might even be pronounced as SMEE-th. etc. --149.135.24.254 14:43, 8 May 2006 (UTC)--Eric 14:44, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'd venture to guess that it came from a vandal who thought it was funny. His father was Hyrum Smith, his uncle was Joseph Smith, Jr., his cousin was Joseph F. Smith, all of whom pronounce their name in the regular way without variation. I've never heard of an alternate pronunciation, and I doubt that's the case, here.--Ryan Reeder 19:35, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough, Ryan! Thanks.--Eric 12:28, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Name Choices[edit]

I really think the name for this article, and that of John Smith Sr., is very awkward. Adding Joseph Smith to the generic John Smith may simply entice vandals. Could we consider a change? WBardwin (talk) 22:33, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

John Smith (nephew of Joseph Smith, Jr.) (1832–1911), Presiding Patriarch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
John Smith (uncle of Joseph Smith, Jr.) (1781–1854), Presiding Patriarch and member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

I'm not sure what else could be used. They have no middle names. They both held the same position (presiding patriarch) in the same church. Apart from their relationship to an otherwise better-known person, the only other thing I can think of that could be used is date of birth or date of death, but those are generally very unhelpful and are avoided. I think how it is now is better than using dates. Using "uncle" in the DAB for the Sr. individual seems especially appropriate since he was widely known as "Uncle John" among members of the LDS Church. Did you have something else in mind to use? Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 22:59, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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