Talk:Influences on Tolkien

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On 17 August 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from Tolkien's influences to Influences on J. R. R. Tolkien. The result of the discussion was moved.

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Requested move 17 August 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) – Material Works 15:16, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Tolkien's influences → Influences on J. R. R. Tolkien – The article is about what influenced Mr. Tolkien. The current title is ambiguous and may include how Mr. Tolkien influenced others. Some examples of the proposed name format are Finnish influences on Tolkien and Shakespeare's influence on Tolkien. Gjs238 (talk) 12:20, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

PS: As per format used in Category:Issues of cultural influence - Influences on Francis Bacon, Influences on Karl Marx, etc. Gjs238 (talk) 12:36, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Proposed title is WP:CONSISTENT with other "Influences on Foo" articles, removes ambiguity, and looks more encyclopedic than the current title. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 18:10, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support, "Influences on..." is certainly clearer. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:36, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support, this has been bothering me for years (long before the recent move). Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 09:10, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Pickwick

The article says, "Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers has likewise been shown to have reflections in Tolkien". Could this be a bit more specific about what this reflections are? Jack Upland (talk) 23:59, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Added a brief example. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:26, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks.--Jack Upland (talk) 03:09, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]