Talk:Title
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WTF. Why will Queen's Counsel not link nicely to the appropriate article. Cimon Avaro on a pogo stick 02:23 8 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- spelling. (Councel vs Counsel). It links now. -- Someone else 02:26 8 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- None so blind as those who cannot see :) Cimon Avaro on a pogo stick 02:46 8 Jun 2003 (UTC)
I think that it would be good if here (or somewhere else) are tables for comparisons of different titles in various cultures. Here is a table I made for clerical titles: Nikola 08:28, 19 Aug 2003 (UTC)
| Position | Catholicism | Orthodoxy | Protestantism | Judaism |
| Head of the church | Pope | Patriarch, Pope | Archbishop of Canterbury? | Chief Rabbi? |
| Head of a large area, state | Archbishop | Archbishop (Archyepiskop) | Archbishop | ? |
| Head of smaller area | Bishop | Bishop (Episkop) | Bishop | ? |
| Priest | Priest | Priest | Priest | Rabbi |
| Head of deacons | Archdeacon | Archdeacon | ? | ? |
| Church helper | Deacon | Deacon | Deacon | ? |
These I didn't know where to put: Deaconess Pontiff Presbyter Reverend
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Some of these point willy-nilly to articles that may or may not contain related information. Case in point: postfix which leads to an article about computer jargon. I'm going to correct as I see fit, if there are no objections. Quill 22:16, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Titles specific to one person
It seems to me that there are titles creeping into this list that refer to one person only. Examples: 'Dear Leader', 'Nataji'. If these are general titles of veneration in their respective countries, then they belong here. If, however, they refer to one person only, then they should be referenced at that person's entry. Opinions? Quill 22:33, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Per this, I've also removed Duce and Führer. Has Mahatma been used for people other than Gandhi? I know Caudillo has been used for people other than Franco. - Montréalais 21:25, 30 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Social titles
- Titles conventionally appended to persons' names in social life. Some professional titles are used in social life, such as Rev.; others usually are not (Dr., for example, is generally not used in the US in the case of a Ph.D. but is used for the medical professionals; in other countries, for example the UK, it is considered somewhat inappropriate for non-academics to use Dr. solely on the strength of a medical degree).
The comment on the UK is not true. If someone is introduced as a Doctor in the UK it is automatically assumed that they are a medical doctor. It is only a few who would not assume this outside an academic setting. After all most of the population do not know that there is any other type of Doctor. Also some one should clarify the title for a surgeon in the UK, so that US tourists can be convinced that it realy it not a barber who is going to operate on them! Philip Baird Shearer 13:58, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Book titles
Was it just an oversight that there is no mention of a title of a book, or a web page? Or is there a good reason not to even mention that... --Connel MacKenzie 08:09, Jan 3, 2005 (UTC)
- I think it's a point; even if there's not a lot to say about these titles, animals have titles as well. Rectified; see Title (disambiguation) (and feel free to change the title ;) Quill 01:09, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Prefixes and suffixes
It would be good to seperate the prefixes and the suffixes. For instance, MP and MEP are used as suffixes (at least in the UK). -- Joolz 15:12, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)