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This article was nominated for deletion on 22 January 2023. The result of the discussion was keep.

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Add person to infobox

Gouverneur Morris, who according to his article was a founding father. BhamBoi (talk) 07:03, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Capitalization discussion

@Allreet and Randy Kryn:. Re:the discussion to capitalize . The Manual of Style/Capital letters debate, which began on Feb.5, has not had any further comments made since Feb.26 -- more than two weeks ago. Was just wondering why it was taking so long to close. Not sure if WP:RFCEND#Reasons and ways to end RfCs, per item 5, would apply here. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 23:28, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gwillhickers and Randy Kryn: Since this was a talk page discussion and not an rfc, I don't think we need a formal close. Most "dissenters" on FF capped have agreed the discussion has run its course and are willing to accept the status quo based on the rough consensus. It'd be good to keep an eye on the page to see if aome new commenters weigh in but that seems unlikely given the thoughts at the end. In short, let's let sleeping dogs lie. Allreet (talk) 20:36, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, now that you mention it, there is not one discussion on that MOS page that was 'closed' like an RfC is closed. It's not an article Talk page, but it seems it's a Talk page with just a discussion nonetheless. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 21:29, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion attempt at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 March 12#Template:Signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence

This attempt to delete {{Signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence}} may be of interest to editors of this page. Randy Kryn (talk) 09:03, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 April 3#Template:Historical American Documents

This discussion affects this page and may be of interest to topic editors. It concerns the navbox {{Historical American Documents}}. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:52, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please proofread article. Connecticut is misspelled in one sentence. Gcooster13 (talk) 02:35, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Silas Deane removed as additional founder based on prevailing view

I noticed Deane was one of the few Additional Founders without a citation. So I did a cursory search and found only two websites that referred to him as such: a blog post on the National Constitution Center website and Founder of the Day. I believe this is insufficient for Deane's inclusion and out of step with the general criteria we apply to others. As I see it, a significant number of supportive sources would be required to countermand the substantial reluctance of other reliable sources.

Based on this, I've temporarily removed (remmed out) Deane from the list. What say others? Allreet (talk) 17:00, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I did a cursory search for sources that label Deane as a founding father and found the following additional sources:

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Houses_of_the_Founding_Fathers/3Y8xVb5QXIwC?hl=en&gbpv=1

https://historycollection.com/scandals-the-us-founding-fathers-tried-to-keep-secret/

https://connecticuthistory.org/site-lines-silas-deane/

https://www.wethersfieldhistory.org/articles/the-undoing-of-silas-deane/

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/12/21/silas-deane-reading-parenting-america

https://www.jstor.org/stable/324202

Hope this helps with any discussion. Dbroer (talk) 19:32, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Warren Harding Did Not Coin "Founding Fathers"

It is not correct that Warren Harding coined the term "Founding Fathers." A search on Newspapers.com retrieves uses of the term back to 1892, when "founding fathers of the American Constitution" appeared in an Australian newspaper. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.36.7.62 (talk) 01:47, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]