Talk:List of Aberdonians

William Matthews

Yes, I know he doesn't have a page yet. He is however almost certainly qualified as notable according to wikipedia guidelines. He, and all the other names I am adding to pages like this one, is being included for two reasons. The first of these is that he clearly qualifies for inclusion in wikipedia, and even is referenced. Seeing his name here might stimulate someone interested in Aberdeen to write the page, probably with more information than I have available to me. The second is that there is a real chance he never will receive a page, and in that event the minimal data present on this list is better than no data at all. It is my request that if anyone seeks to remove this name, or any others from the list, they choose to discuss doing so first. Badbilltucker 19:01, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

The William Matthews link leads to the disambiguation page for him. May I ask which one, if any is the correct link and can we change the link to the proper article. Thanks. Aberdeen fc (talk) 15:22, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

The same can be said for David Gregory. Thanks 92.12.134.74 (talk) 17:37, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

I've sorted the David Gregory link (92.12.134.74 was me, I wasn't logged in, sorry) but I can't seem to find the particular William Matthews on the disambiguation page. Any help? If you get it then redirect the link way from the disam page. Thanks. Aberdeen fc (talk) 17:16, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Undiscussed move changing scope of list

An editor moved this list from List of Aberdonians to List of people from Aberdeen without any discussion, so far as I am aware. I reverted this because, although I can see the logic that "List of people from..." seems a more standard formulation, the lead of the article makes it clear that this is a list of people from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. If we are to move it, do we move to List of people from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire? Or do we remove people who are not from Aberdeen? --Deskford (talk) 11:34, 16 April 2017 (UTC)