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
>
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