Talk:Harry Livingston French

Irrelevant sections

The genealogy can be treated in a couple of statements and references. It isn't related to the subject here. The local history needs to be edited into the articles on the localities. --Wetman (talk) 03:31, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Agree re the genealogy. It also needs copy-editing for "in universe" fraternity-speak. I've solved the local history problem. It was an enormous chunk of copyvio see below. Voceditenore (talk) 15:37, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed

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Attention needed

This article needs serious attention. It is very obviously written not for the general reader but for alumni of a particular university (Cornell) and members of a particular fraternity there (Phi Kappa Psi). Frat-speak needs to be removed, i.e. referring to people as "Brother Jones" or "Sister Smith", using "brother" rather than "member", etc. The subject should never be referred to by their first name only. Terms used in a way that applies specifically to fraternity life, "tap", "pledge", etc. or aspects of life at Cornell should also be avoided, or at the very least explained in a footnote or linked to an explanatory article elsewhere in WP. Remember also that you are writing for a encyclopedia article for a general and international audience, not an alumni magazine article. The style needs to reflect this.

I am also concerned that parts of this article may be lifted verbatim from previously published alumni or fraternity magazines. All material, even that in the public domain, must be attributed to avoid plagiarism. If the material was published after 1923, it is almost certainly in copyright (even if you are the author) and cannot be extensively quoted. Any brief quotes must be clearly marked as such and clearly attributed to their source. Voceditenore (talk) 06:35, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Correct name of subject

I have never seen the subject referred to as Henry. I believe his first name is Harry. Can any one verify or document that Henry is the subject's Christian name, or that he ever styled himself as "Henry?" Buckyboot (talk) 22:37, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

In the 1880 census, Plymouth, Luzerne Co., PA, he is listed as Harry L. French. In his adult professional life, he styled his name as Harry. In his Cornell obituary, he is called Harry. It will be more useful to the reader if the title of the article is revised. Buckyboot (talk) 16:26, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

One last point: in the book, "Prominent Men," by Dwight J. Stoddard, Scranton, PA, 1906, the subject is called "Harry Livingston French," as evidenced by the photo illustrating this article.Buckyboot (talk) 16:30, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

I have "moved" the article to "Harry Livingston French." Buckyboot (talk) 00:35, 15 October 2011 (UTC)