Talk:Abe Martin (Texas coach)

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Humor

I understand ol' Abe had a "hell of a sense of humor" as well. HumorBotty (talk) 15:41, 21 February, 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.193.54 (talk)

Requested move 13 August 2019

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The result of the move request was: pages moved. (non-admin closure) Calidum 02:29, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

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• Abe Martin → Abe Martin (American football)
• Abe Martin (disambiguation) → Abe Martin

– The current "de facto" primary topic currently at "Abe Martin" does not seem to be the primary topic compared to the other topics at Abe Martin (disambiguation). In fact, there probably is not a primary topic. Comparing the page views of "Abe Martin" and "Abe Martin (comic strip)" alone show that a primary topic does not exist; in addition, most search results for "Abe Martin" on third party search engines return entries for the comic strip. Steel1943 (talk) 20:14, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

• Support per nom - no clear primary topic. Move disambiguation page to basename. Paintspot Infez (talk) 20:25, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support per nomination and Paintspot Infez. The football player from 90 years ago and subsequent coach is not the primary topic. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 01:10, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
• Support no clear primary topic per views for the American football v comic strip, adding in to the fact that there are other entries on the DAB. Crouch, Swale (talk) 20:14, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

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Requested move 28 August 2019

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The result of the move request was: Not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) A1Cafel (talk) 02:44, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

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• Abe Martin (American football) → Othol Hershel "Abe" Martin
• Glenn Martin (coach) → Morris Glenn "Abe" Martin

– Although this WP:RM was closed only a week ago, in retrospect, it turns out to be an incomplete disambiguation. There were actually two men, born two-and-a-half years apart, who were nicknamed "Abe" Martin, after the nationally-known and then-very popular Abe Martin (comic strip). Both men were American football players, coaches and college athletics administrators. Both had "Abe Martin Stadiums" named after them, one in Texas and the other (actually an athletic field) in Illinois. Other naming possibilities for the two main title headers include shorter forms, Othol "Abe" Martin, Hershel "Abe" Martin, Glenn "Abe" Martin (the form indicated on his gravestone), Abe Martin (American football, born 1906), Abe Martin (American football, born 1908) or even Abe Martin (American football, Illinois) and Abe Martin (American football, Texas). Other suggestions may provide still more intuitive options. — Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 20:43, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

• Avoid the nickname in quotes in the middle per WP:NICKNAME ("Avoid adding a nickname ... in quotes ... between first and last name (for example: Bill Clinton, not William "Bill" Clinton), unless it is the form most frequently used in independent reliable sources (see § Middle names and initials)."). The nickname does not help disambiguate these two article titles from each other anyway, since the two people have the same nickname. —BarrelProof (talk) 21:57, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

The example, "Bill Clinton, not William "Bill" Clinton", is not applicable to Abe Martin, because there was only one US president named Bill Clinton. In order to make it applicable to Abe Martin, there would have to have been two US presidents named Bill Clinton, for example, John Quincy "Bill" Clinton and Franklin Delano "Bill" Clinton. Since both presidents would have had the same nickname, "Bill", the nickname would not help to disambiguate them and yet the WP:COMMONNAME for both of them would have been Bill Clinton in the same manner as the common name for both American football coaches was Abe Martin. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 14:38, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

But including "Abe" here is accomplishing nothing. The common name is "Abe Martin", but the proposal is not to name the articles "Abe Martin". If the article name won't be "Abe Martin (something)", then it doesn't need the "Abe" at all, because the idea is to disambiguate the two article titles, and adding "Abe" does not accomplish that purpose – both of them are Abes. The "form most frequently used in independent reliable sources" is not "Othol Hershel 'Abe' Martin" and "Morris Glenn 'Abe' Martin", so there is no reason to put "Abe" in the titles. (Both articles, by the way, seem to have very little in terms of citations to independent reliable sources.) —BarrelProof (talk) 19:07, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

The main title header for one Find a Grave entry is Othol Hershel “Abe” Martin, with the gravestone indicating Othol H. "Abe" Martin, while the header for the other Find a Grave entry is Glenn “Abe” Martin, with the gravestone indicating the same form as the header, Glenn “Abe” Martin. The nomination also submits other possibilities, including "(American football, born 19XX)", for these two articles' main headers, with the outcome dependent, of course, upon consensus. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 20:24, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

• I'd support the moves to Othol "Abe" Martin, and Glenn "Abe" Martin. I agree that BarrelProof's example, "Bill Clinton, not William "Bill" Clinton", is not applicable. -- Just N. (talk) 18:46, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
  • I did not specifically cite that example, so please don't call it my example. What I cited was the general rule, not that specific example. Bill Clinton is just one example of a case where the general rule applies, and I did not choose that example. The general rule that I quoted still applies even if that example is not an exactly analogous situation. I just quoted the guideline, and that example just happened to be part of what it said. Maybe I should have removed that example from what I quoted. If "Abe" is essential to recognizability of these titles, then the proposed names should be something akin to "Abe Martin (American football, born 1908)" and "Abe Martin (American football, born 1906)", not something with the nickname in quotation marks in the middle of something else. —BarrelProof (talk) 19:18, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose. This is just not how we construct article titles. Using the year of birth would be acceptable. So Abe Martin (American football, born 1906) and Abe Martin (American football, born 1908). -- Necrothesp (talk) 16:25, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

• I agree with that alternative (which was also suggested among the choices in the original proposal by Roman Spinner). We should do something, because there is a clear need for disambiguation. —BarrelProof (talk) 23:02, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

• Oppose per Necrothesp. Lepricavark (talk) 12:34, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose as proposed. Common names should prevail here. Alternative proposal by Necrothesp/BarrelProof sounds reasonable. @Cbl62: thoughts on this one? Jweiss11 (talk) 04:19, 10 September 2019 (UTC)
• Oppose all moves. This is a solution in search of a problem. Glenn Martin is commonly known as Glenn Martin, albeit that he was sometimes known as Abe. This Abe Martin is overwhelmingly the primary topic for the name within the American football arena, so it would not be productive to move to some more complicated title. A hatnote will take the one or two readers who land in the wrong place.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:14, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Regarding Glenn "Abe" Martin (1906–1997) being commonly known as "Glenn Martin" and sometimes known as "Abe Martin", here is Abe Martin (1906–1997) at www.justsportsstats.com. Here is Glenn "Abe" Martin at Saluki Hall of Fame. Here is Glenn (Abe) Martin at FB-Guide-Records.pdf. Here is Abe Martin (Morris Glenn Martin) at Pro Football Reference. Here is Glenn "Abe" Martin in Southern Illinois University at 150 Years: Growth, Accomplishments, and Challenges. Here is Glenn "Abe" Martin at ABCA Hall of Fame. Here is Martin, Glenn Abe at JOHPER: Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Volume 18.

Also, here, as previously indicated, is his gravesite, with the gravestone engraved "MARTIN GLENN "ABE"". In fact, nowhere is he indicated as simply "Glenn Martin". The field at Southern Illinois University is Abe Martin Field, not "Glenn Martin Field".

By contrast, here is Abe Martin Stadium in Lufkin, Texas named for Othol Hershel “Abe” Martin (1908–1979) and here, as also previously indicated, is his gravesite with the gravestone engraved "MARTIN OTHOL H. "ABE"".

Hatnotes would be unnecessary per WP:NAMB. Anyone who types Glenn "Abe" Martin, Othol "Abe" Martin, Abe Martin (American football, born 1906) or Abe Martin (American football, born 1908), already knows the search object and needs no help from hatnotes. All others who would type Abe Martin (American football), Abe Martin (football) or simply Abe Martin would sort it out at the Abe Martin dab page. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 04:19, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

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Requested move 5 January 2020

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no consensus to move, after extended time for discussion. BD2412 T 02:33, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

• Abe Martin (American football) → Abe Martin (American football, born 1908)
• Glenn Martin (coach) → Abe Martin (American football, born 1906)

– The previous discussion on these subjects, over four months ago, indicated a plurality in favor of the forms in the current nomination. Abe Martin (American football) is an incomplete disambiguation since there were two such men, born within two years of each other — Morris Glenn "Abe" Martin (born 1906) and Othol Hershel "Abe" Martin (born 1908), both nicknamed "Abe" Martin, after the then-very-popular Abe Martin (comic strip). "Abe Martin" was the WP:COMMONNAME for both men, but in case there is any doubt regarding Morris Glenn "Abe" Martin, here is Abe Martin (1906–1997) at www.justsportsstats.com. Here is Glenn "Abe" Martin at Saluki Hall of Fame. Here is Glenn (Abe) Martin at FB-Guide-Records.pdf. Here is Abe Martin (Morris Glenn Martin) at Pro Football Reference. Here is Glenn "Abe" Martin in Southern Illinois University at 150 Years: Growth, Accomplishments, and Challenges. Here is Glenn "Abe" Martin at ABCA Hall of Fame. Here is Martin, Glenn Abe at JOHPER: Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Volume 18. Also, here is his gravesite, with the gravestone engraved "MARTIN GLENN "ABE"". In fact, nowhere is he indicated as simply "Glenn Martin". The field at Southern Illinois University is Abe Martin Field, not "Glenn Martin Field". — Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 19:03, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose. Glenn Martin was a baseball coach for longer than he was a football player and coach combined. The field at SIU is a baseball field. He also coached basketball for a few years. No objection to moving him to Abe Martin (coach). - Station1 (talk) 01:32, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Both men were coaches for a much longer period than they were players — Morris Glenn "Abe" Martin (born 1906) was a football player player for only three years (1929–1932), but a football, basketball and baseball coach for 27 years (1938–1965), while Othol Hershel "Abe" Martin (born 1908) was a football player for only two years (1928–1930), but a football coach and athletic director for 43 years (1932–1975). If consensus skews towards disambiguating both men as coaches — Abe Martin (coach, born 1906) and Abe Martin (coach, born 1908), I would support those forms as well as other forms, such as Abe Martin (American football coach) and Abe Martin (baseball coach). —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 04:34, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Since the first was apparently associated only with football (whether as player or coach), and the second with multiple sports, I think the use of plain "American football" (without specifying a role) and plain "coach" (without specifying a sport) are probably the best qualifers. Birth years are recommended only as a last resort at WP:NCPDAB, since they are usually the least recognizable way to distinguish two people, especially when they're so close in age. No matter what these articles are titled, they will still require hatnotes. Station1 (talk) 07:48, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Since each man spent decades as a coach, the form Abe Martin (coach) applies equally to both men as do the forms Abe Martin (American football) and Abe Martin (American football coach), with all three forms thus having to be considered as incomplete disambiguations, which is the reason for striking-over my alternative proposal of Abe Martin (American football coach), above.

I also struck-over my other alternative proposal, Abe Martin (baseball coach), because even though he was a baseball coach longer than he was a basketball coach or a football coach, he was not solely a baseball coach. Thus the last resort of using birth years would seem to be appropriate in the case of these two coaches.

Hatnotes would be unnecessary per WP:NAMB. Anyone who types Glenn "Abe" Martin, Othol "Abe" Martin, Abe Martin (American football, born 1906) or Abe Martin (American football, born 1908), already knows the search object to an exact degree and needs no help from hatnotes.

Those who would type incomplete disambiguations Abe Martin (American football), Abe Martin (football), Abe Martin (coach) or those who would simply type Abe Martin [nearly everyone, most likely] would arrive at the Abe Martin dab page where any uncertainty would be resolved. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 18:48, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose per Station1. I think the current disambiguators are OK in this scenario, and adding birth years isn't really going to help users in a practical way. Let the hatnotes do the talking.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:57, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

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Requested move 9 September 2020

RM paused for now, per note on my talk page.

Abe Martin (American football) → Abe Martin (American football, Texas) – Over at this page, an RM has recently concluded that that page should have the title Abe Martin (American football, Illinois). Initially, as in the discussion above, I was opposed to this... but it has become clear both there and here, that there isn't really a unique suitable disambiguoator to cover both of them. The other guy was originally called "Glenn Martin", but his common name is clearly Abe. Both are American football, both are coaches. So the only way to disambiguate is to say American football and then also say the state name. This page here was moved as part of the operation, but it wasn't included in the other RM and was reverted. Hence this is a formal request to complete that process, as the current name is now WP:PARTIALDISAMBIGUATION. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 13:58, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

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