Talk:Jeff Davis

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I think it's easier to have this redirect go to the governor of Arkansas and former Senator. Although Jeff Davis is an occasional slang for Jefferson Davis, Jeff Davis is what the former governor of Arkansas is named in the Congressional biographical dictionary, creating some confusion. Tfine80 16:38, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the move request was: not moved. There is a clear consensus that Jefferson Davis is not the primary topic for Jeff Davis. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 15:33, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

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Jeff Davis → Template:No redirect – The Confederate President is the primary topic pbp 16:02, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

• Support. Indeed, Confederate president Jefferson Davis is the primary meaning of "Jeff Davis". 172.9.22.150 (talk) 17:21, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
• 'Strong Oppose. Jefferson Davis is what he is know as. Before this nomination I had never heard him call Jeff Davis. In any case, the article at its current location is correctly titled per WP:AT, and it is not creating a problem. Moving it would create more problems and fix nothing. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:24, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Except that Jefferson Davis has been referred to as "Jeff Davis" for over 100 years. Look at Jeff Davis County, Texas, dude. pbp 04:08, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

• Support even Civil War era propaganda handbills sometimes used Jeff Davis. -- 70.50.151.11 (talk) 06:40, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose no evidence presented that in the 21st century "Jeff Davis" primarily refers to Jefferson Davis. The article on Jefferson Davis makes no mention of this (other than category links to counties). Tassedethe (talk) 14:52, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose A move would need to be backed up by page views etc. There are a lot of Jeff Davis, aand this is clearer. Boleyn (talk) 09:04, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose The sometimes-used nickname of a notable person is hard-pressed to prove itself the primary topic, when that same moniker is the common name of several other notable people. Xoloz (talk) 03:28, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
• Reluctant oppose'. There are many more people who are clearly known only as Jeff Davis. - WPGA2345 - ☛ 04:35, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

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