Talk:Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

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Untitled[edit]

Do we really need a table for Commander of ABDACOM when only one person ever held the position? It would be like having a "list" of Confederate Presidents. MK2 21:19, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Viscount or Earl[edit]

Header says Earl, but text says Viscount. Viceroy of India says also Viscount. Was he later promoted again? Greetings, Longbow4u 13:02, 8 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Style issue discussion[edit]

There is a discussion going on here whether or not the first sentence of a biographical article should contain the full name of the individual and include any post nominal initials (eg. VC, KCB, OBE) or whether these should be relegated to later in the article. I have tried to point out that this is standard style and part of their full titles but there are “readability” concerns. This arose because of the Richard O’Connor featured article and one possible solution, a biobox, is now in place on that page. Please make your opinions known.Dabbler 12:17, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's a new biography of Wavell.[edit]

There's quite a good summary of Wavell: Soldier and Statesman by Victoria Schofield · John Murray, published in the London Review of Books: Vol. 28 No. 19 dated 5 October 2006.

The Wavell School[edit]

Wavell had a school named after him, the Wavell School in Farnborough, Hampshire, i think someone should write about that.

(Bizigi - 20 April 07)

"Best" Viceroy[edit]

Lord Wavell was the best Viceroy of India according to who? --Hnsampat (talk) 14:57, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. the article is tagged as unreferenced. The 'best Viceroy' claim was added here:- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Archibald_Wavell%2C_1st_Earl_Wavell&diff=prev&oldid=12125118 William Avery (talk) 16:19, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Convert to sfn, sfnm; take to FA[edit]

  • User:Kirrages, User:Dormskirk, User:Gaius Cornelius, User:Aumnamahashiva, and all others: I propose converting the references to {{sfn}} and {{sfnm}}, because the current system does not link between "Citations" and "General sources". This approach is as seen in Logic and Black Monday (1987) (Currently a featured article candidate). I'll do that, if no one disagrees.
  • Currently, the following are in "general sources" but not in body text: Houterman, Koppes; Connell ( 1964); Connell (1969); Close (1997). Just deleting those or moving them to a "Further reading" section does not address the fundamental problem here, which is given in the first sentence of this post. Verifiability is compromised by unlinked references. That is especially true because additional sources will almost certainly be needed and used.
  • I intend to take this article to WP:FAC, though that may be months from now... Wavell is the real hero of Bengal famine of 1943 and (to a lesser degree) the story told in Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly... I will wait a few days for responses. Tks. § Lingzhi (talk|check refs) 15:08, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
OK with me. Thanks. Dormskirk (talk) 15:17, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. {{sfn}} and {{sfnm}} will make for a neater, more accessible and more verifiable article. Gaius Cornelius (talk) 16:45, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Lingzhi.Renascence No problem with me. Keep up the good work! Stephen Kirrage talk - contribs 21:14, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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