Talk:Raj Fernando

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This article seems remarkably less balanced and less informative than various respected news articles such as:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/clinton-donor-sensitive-intelligence-board/story?id=39710624

and

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-who-is-raj-fernando-and-why-is-the-gop-interested-in-him/

When Wikipedia becomes an unbalanced whitewash serving the interests of a wealthy, controversial subject, essential Wikipedia credibility is diminished.

For example, respected news articles cite respected sources questioning the expertise of Mr. Fernando to serve on the International Security Advisory Board and implicating his appointment to the International Security Advisory Board as "pay to play". Yet, the Wikipedia article seems scrubbed of this controversy, such that the Wikipedia article is incomplete and thereby misinforms readers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.51.208.158 (talk) 19:16, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

full name Rajiv Kumar Fernando

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/March-2012/Chicagoans-on-the-White-House-State-Dinner-Guest-List/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/british-state-dinner-guest-list/2012/03/14/gIQAT1jgCS_blog.html

https://www.brightscope.com/financial-planning/firm/984557/Chopper-Securities-LLC/

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-rajiv-kumar-fernando-ceo-of-chopper-trading-and-jennifer-lynn-pelaez-55727495.html 208.44.84.138 (talk) 23:53, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Problem: IP user 66.87.76.220 (talk · contribs) keeps deleting Raj Fernando's full name (in the infobox which is sourced and in the first sentence). 208.44.84.138 (talk) 03:01, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

66.87.77.26 (talk · contribs) deleted Fernando's full name also with no edit summary. 208.44.84.138 (talk) 04:24, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

66.87.79.176 (talk · contribs) deleted Fernando's full name also with no edit summary. 208.44.84.138 (talk) 21:02, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

2602:306:3357:BA0:D04E:A07C:AE65:ED36 (talk · contribs) deleted Fernando's full name also with no edit summary. 208.44.84.138 (talk) 21:38, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi, looking for an administrator’s perspective and to reach consensus rather than editing the page myself. There seems to be conflict in certain spots on the page as to what the naming convention should be (i.e. “Raj” versus “Rajiv”). In most press/references the name used is “Raj Fernando” as a standard. Wouldn’t it make sense to default to the most widely used/recognized format? I am open to hearing what grounds/consensus there is for leaving “Rajiv” in the lead. Portfolio1 (talk) 20:39, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

I'm not an administrator but people's full names are included in the first sentence and in the infobox in the birth name line. Then throughout the article, their last name is used (here, "Fernando"). For example: in the Bill Gates Wiki article the first sentence says "William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor, and programmer." and his full name is included in the infobox. Same with: Bill Ackman "William Albert Ackman (born May 11, 1966), is an American hedge-fund manager." and Johnny Manziel "Jonathan Paul Manziel (man-zel; born December 6, 1992) is an American.." 208.44.84.138 (talk) 17:57, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biographies#Names Maybe this page is helpful? 208.44.84.138 (talk) 18:00, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

Copy and paste from that page: "While the article title should generally be the name by which the subject is most commonly known, the subject's full name, if known, should be given in the lead sentence (including middle names, if known, or middle initials). Many cultures have a tradition of not using the full name of a person in everyday reference, but the article should start with the complete version" 208.44.84.138 (talk) 18:03, 12 July 2016 (UTC)