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Article overemphasizes a single error, and ensuing media brouhaha.E.M.Gregory (talk) 00:48, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed move to William McCants

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This person seems to be more widely quoted and known as William McCants. Are there any objections to moving the article to that name?

Name William McCants Will McCants William F. McCants
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On Wikipedia:

Two areas that tilt things towards "Will McCants" are:

  • He founded and is active on http://www.jihadica.com/ as "Will McCants" on though his About page on that site uses the name "William McCants".[12]
  • he is active on Twitter account using the name "Will McCants".[13]

--Marc Kupper|talk 19:07, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

1997 B.S. in history and top academic award from Lander University

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I'm not sure how to best work this into the article.

http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/70185283/ has

The Index-Journal » 1997 » May » 4 May 1997, Sun » Page 6
Greenwood. S.C. Lakelands State Sunday, May 4, 1997
245 receive Lander University diplomas
...
"William Faizi McCants, Greenwood, history, summa cum lauda, Golden L and Thayer Medal" (part of a photo caption)
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"Dr. Glenn J. Lawhon, right, chairman of the Lander University Board of Trustees, congratulates graduate William Faizi McCants of Greenwood at Saturday's commencement exercises. McCants received Lander's top academic award, the Thayer Medal, given to the graduating senior with the highest scholastic average in a baccalaureate program pursued exclusively at Lander over a four-year period. McCants graduates summa cum laude, earning a bachelor of science in history." Caption for a photo of McCants with Dr. Glenn J. Lawhon.
... : The top student academic award went to William Faizi McCants, Greenwood, a history major, who received the Thayer Medal, which is awarded on behalf of the family of Dr. Henry K. Thayer to the graduating senior achieving the highest scholastic average in a baccalaureate program pursued exclusively at (OCR garbled up too much to continue)
A list of graduates follows: ... William Faizi McCants, Greenwood, B.S. in history; ...
... William Faizi McCants, Greenwood (Golden L); ...

--Marc Kupper|talk 21:11, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]