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→To "Sir" or not to "Sir": American citizens should never be called "Sir".
: Let us know whether any encyclopedias call these folks "sir" in the first sentence. I say that CP should not call any of them "sir". [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 19:32, 7 July 2007 (EDT)
: Let us know whether any encyclopedias call these folks "sir" in the first sentence. I say that CP should not call any of them "sir". [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 19:32, 7 July 2007 (EDT)
:::As discussed above, it is not appropriate for ''American'' citizens who have been knighted to use the title "Sir". It is only appropriate for ''British'' citizens who have been knighted to use the title "Sir". Thus "Sir Elton John" and "Sir Paul McCartney" are correct, but "Sir Bob Hope" or "Sir George Bush" would not be correct. No encyclopedia should call an American citizen "Sir". --[[User:Hsmom|Hsmom]] 10:00, 8 July 2007 (EDT)
::In any case, a person's rank is not generally considered part of their name: the article is on [[Billy Graham]], not [[Reverend Billy Graham]]. Only royalty (and some Catholic officials) have their rank mixed in with their name: [[Pope Gregory XIII]], [[Richard Cardinal Cushing]]. But [[Sir Paul McCartney]]? No! --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 22:27, 7 July 2007 (EDT)
::In any case, a person's rank is not generally considered part of their name: the article is on [[Billy Graham]], not [[Reverend Billy Graham]]. Only royalty (and some Catholic officials) have their rank mixed in with their name: [[Pope Gregory XIII]], [[Richard Cardinal Cushing]]. But [[Sir Paul McCartney]]? No! --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 22:27, 7 July 2007 (EDT)