Talk:John Mactaggart (writer)

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On 23 August 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from John Mactaggart (1791-1830) to John Mactaggart (writer). The result of the discussion was moved.

Requested move 23 August 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Consensus to move. (non-admin closure) RodRabelo7 (talk) 01:46, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

John Mactaggart (1791-1830) → John Mactaggart (writer) – or John Mactaggart (author) or John Mactaggart (encyclopedist). Wikipedia doesn't ordinarily use date ranges (especially with hyphens) for disambiguation of people. He seems best known as an encyclopedist. He also published Three Years in Canada and "several newspaper articles". Wikipedia tends toward general categories for disambiguation, so suggesting "writer" instead of "encyclopedist" as my first choice. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 19:24, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support per initial nomination, John Mactaggart (1791-1830) → John Mactaggart (writer) and would not oppose alternative options, John Mactaggart (author) or John Mactaggart (encyclopedist). —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 00:52, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support John Mactaggart (writer) per nom. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:51, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.