I think the standard way to name a human subject of a Wikipedia article is by their bolded full name at the first mention (so *Dr. Maya [middle name(s)] Angelou*) and then by their last name (Angelou) by then on . From, Emily
On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Valerie Aurora <[email protected]>wrote: > On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Pete Forsyth <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Aug 1, 2012 11:09 AM, "Sarah Stierch" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Miss Angelou > > > > Sorry to be a nitpicker, but while in high school I had the privilege of > > meeting DOCTOR Angelou (through a Facing History and Ourselves program), > and > > it was impressed on us early and often (and effectively, it seems) before > > that meeting that DOCTOR Angelou's name is DOCTOR Angelou, not Maya, Miss > > Angelou, etc :) > > I forget to use women's titles sometimes too, but if I remember, I > take positive pleasure in calling women with PhD's "Dr." - especially > in areas where people don't often use their titles. :) > > -VAL > > -- > Increasing the participation of women in open technology and culture > http://adainitiative.org > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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