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This is interesting! I'm glad to see this promising article pop up. I'm not 100% sure about the title though. Would it be better as just "Hugh O'Connor", and structured in more of a biographical sense? Then again, the content really IS about his death, mainly. So, I'm not dead certain either way. It's just a thought I wanted to raise. - Vianello (talk) 01:41, 1 July 2008 (UTC)Reply
I'm not sure if he's notable enough on his own, he was kind of an advance scout/producer, here's his IMDB page: [1]. I felt like the article would really be more about his death and what it came to represent, so I chose this title to be fair to what the article would focus on. I'm open to suggestion though... and as I do some more research maybe it will be more clear what to do once we see what sources are out there. --Rividian (talk) 01:48, 1 July 2008 (UTC)Reply
That sounds fine. I mean, I have no better ideas to offer. The title just sounds kinda... well, narrow, to my ear. I realize it's actually a legitimate and seemingly notable topic. It just might fit the typical "format" better if done in a slightly more rounded, "biographical" style. After all, most biography articles do tend to focus primarily on what a person was most noted for. If their action of note was dying, well, that's very unfortunate, but so it goes. - Vianello (talk) 02:00, 1 July 2008 (UTC)Reply
I'll keep that in mind, and thanks for the input. But again I'll just see what the article looks like when I expand it a bit... I am finding more background on him so a rename might just be a good idea. --Rividian (talk) 02:07, 1 July 2008 (UTC)Reply
