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Latest comment: 2 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
I don't know much about this: The article starts with "Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE...", but the linked article Order of the British Empire says only GBE and KBE/DBE are entitled to use "Sir" before their name, not CBE. Isn't this a contradiction? What's the real state of affairs here? Shreevatsa (talk) 07:15, 26 June 2013 (UTC)Reply
It's in the article...
Parkinson was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2008 New Year's Honours List; he remarked that he was "not the type to get a knighthood" coming as he did "from Barnsley. They give it to anyone nowadays." (Source)
Latest comment: 2 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
There has been a slow-burning edit war concerning this heading in the article, and whether it should be truncated. Please discuss the heading here, rather then reverting in the article. WWGB (talk) 03:39, 22 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
Personally - I think that all Wikipedia articles about people should have just "Personal life" and then add "illness & death" within that article.
