Talk:Thomas Smith (Judge)
Requested move 14 April 2026: Reply
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*'''Comment''': hmm, this is a tricky one. Usually the advice is to disambiguate by birth year next, but neither of the two subjects in question have known birth years. We could perhaps move [[Thomas Smith (Judge)]] to [[Thomas Smith II]], as that appears to be his name. Alternatively we could mention the fact that he moved to America, and say move to [[Thomas Smith (English-American judge)]]. [[Thomas Smith (English judge)]] would then be moved to [[Thomas Smith (judge)]] or remain the same, respectively. {{[[User:GearsDatapacks|GearsDatapacks]]|[[User talk:GearsDatapacks|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/GearsDatapacks|contribs]]}} 07:19, 14 April 2026 (UTC) |
*'''Comment''': hmm, this is a tricky one. Usually the advice is to disambiguate by birth year next, but neither of the two subjects in question have known birth years. We could perhaps move [[Thomas Smith (Judge)]] to [[Thomas Smith II]], as that appears to be his name. Alternatively we could mention the fact that he moved to America, and say move to [[Thomas Smith (English-American judge)]]. [[Thomas Smith (English judge)]] would then be moved to [[Thomas Smith (judge)]] or remain the same, respectively. {{[[User:GearsDatapacks|GearsDatapacks]]|[[User talk:GearsDatapacks|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/GearsDatapacks|contribs]]}} 07:19, 14 April 2026 (UTC) |
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*'''Move''' to [[Thomas Smith (South Carolina judge)]] or [[Thomas Smith (South Carolina landowner)]] (as that actually appears to be what he's better known for) and [[Thomas Smith (judge, died 1609)]]. YOD is fine for disambiguation if there is no definite YOB. -- [[User:Necrothesp|Necrothesp]] ([[User talk:Necrothesp|talk]]) 10:35, 20 April 2026 (UTC) |
*'''Move''' to [[Thomas Smith (South Carolina judge)]] or [[Thomas Smith (South Carolina landowner)]] (as that actually appears to be what he's better known for) and [[Thomas Smith (judge, died 1609)]]. YOD is fine for disambiguation if there is no definite YOB. -- [[User:Necrothesp|Necrothesp]] ([[User talk:Necrothesp|talk]]) 10:35, 20 April 2026 (UTC) |
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*:I think we should disambiguate based on YOD, as you suggested: [[Thomas Smith (judge, died 1609)]] and [[Thomas Smith (judge, died 1739)]]. –[[User:Dream out loud|Dream out loud]] ([[User talk:Dream out loud|talk]]) 20:36, 21 April 2026 (UTC) |
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