Talk:Sir James Baird, 2nd Baronet

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@Ficaia: Hi, sorry I didn't see that you'd only just moved the article before I did the same. I'd be happy to discuss it here if you'd like. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:06, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Pickersgill-Cunliffe: I could be wrong, but I think wikipedia policy is not to have honorifics like "Sir" or "Revd." in article titles. There might be an exception for baronets, as I've found there are a lot of examples with "Sir" in the title. Feel free to revert my edits if so. Ficaia (talk) 16:11, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Ficaia: Yes, baronets are an exception because the title is hereditary. It works the same way as it might for a family of earls, e.g. Anthony Maitland, 10th Earl of Lauderdale. To make another example, Sir Robert Howe Bromley, 3rd Baronet was a baronet and is thus titled like that, while Henry Hart (Royal Navy officer) was only a knight and thus the "sir" is omitted. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:15, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Pickersgill-Cunliffe: My bad. I'll move back the pages then. Ficaia (talk) 16:17, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Ficaia: No problem! Thanks for creating these pages at all. I would note that if you could use better sources than thepeerage.com then that would be an improvement too - it's an amateur source that wouldn't hold up to scrutiny at GA-class or probably even B-class. I find that the large majority of stuff on that site can be found by checking relevant issues of Burke's, Cokayne, etc, which are much more reliable for Wikipedia. Thanks again, Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:23, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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