Talk:Phil Gaglardi

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Gaglardi's death date was listed as Sept 23, 1995 at the top of the article. A later edit added Sept 13, 1995 to the bottom. The most reliable source I could find online was The Canadian Encyclopedia which lists Sept 21, 1995. I've changed it to Sept ? 1995 until someone can find an accurate source for the date.

Phil Gaglardi

[This was posted at WT:POLICY by mistake, I think they are probably correct]

Your posting on Personal Life about Phil Gaglardi erroneously names his offspring as Tom and Jim. This is incorrect. They are Bob and Bill. — Precedingunsigned comment added by 66.183.253.25 (talk) 00:01, 15 March 2012 (UTC) A photograph of Flying Phil would be appropriate. LFlagg (talk) 22:27, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

maybe found a BC Archives pic, not sure it's him

This is from the opening of the Nine Mile Creek Bridge (since 1938 called Ainslie Creek), date undetermined.....he was known for his cowboy hat, but that was common with Interior politicians (or anyone in those days, because of the heat); that it's called Nine Mile Creek rather than the post-1938 name Ainslie Creek there suggests it's not him, however; the pic date is "undetermined" If it's not him, it would most likely be the Minister of Highways at the time, whoever that was, cutting the ribbon. This is nine miles south of Lytton, as indicated by the name, and would be on the old pre-TransCanada "Cariboo Highway" as the route northwards from Yale was called then.Skookum1 (talk) 10:01, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Y'see, even though he wasn't Minister of Highways until the '50s, local usage might still have been Nine Mile Creek rather than Ainslie Creek, even though the latter name was made official in 1938.Skookum1 (talk) 02:41, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

I could start an RM, but maybe any admin with this watchlisted this could do it

This should be titled Phil Gaglardi, which is now a redirect. MOSTCOMMON applies, and Flyin' Phil was rarely referred to as Philip. Others that were changed to their usual names include Lorenzo Giovando to Larry Giovando, for instance.Skookum1 (talk) 03:40, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

I would go with Phil. You may just ask at ANI for someone to delete the redirect or tag it for deletion -> maintenance/non-controversial. Once it is deleted then we can move the article and save the over-taxed admin the hassle. Btw, I emailed his family company to see if they want to provide an image. There is a nice one on EBay but the company that owns the copyright shut down without a trace that I can find.--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:07, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Hm, I bug admins too much as it is ;-). Maybe I'll look and see who did the Giovando and similar moves several weeks ago and see if they'll do Phil, too. Another one that's occurred to me is Dave Barrett, rather than David. There's other historical ones like those I've mentioned somewhere, such as Boomer Walkem and Boss Johnson, though it's minor MLAs and MPs; before I "go there" I'll look over the various election results tables for other names....probably Ronald Basford is titled formally with his middle name; always referred to as Ron Basford, and so on. BC being a more casual kind of place, since its origins, of course.Skookum1 (talk) 01:12, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Ah, Basford and Barrett have already been changed. Good.Skookum1 (talk) 01:14, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

I put Template:Db-r2 on the redirect. Admin may do the move as well. If not then one of us can after the deletion.--Canoe1967 (talk) 20:20, 17 June 2013 (UTC)