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→To "Sir" or not to "Sir": Fox News' editorial policy
:::::: I see, you're not an Anglophile, you just like Australian spelling! You're funny. Well, you live in a country that puts the British queen on its money, and you go out of your way to credit the British monarchy. You're welcome to your opinions, but I really think that they don't belong on the Isaac Newton page.
:::::: I see, you're not an Anglophile, you just like Australian spelling! You're funny. Well, you live in a country that puts the British queen on its money, and you go out of your way to credit the British monarchy. You're welcome to your opinions, but I really think that they don't belong on the Isaac Newton page.
:::::: The "sir" title is not just meaningless to me and most Americans; it is apparent that you don't know what it means either, as evidenced by your bogus distinction between real knighthoods and honorary knighthoods. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 14:43, 9 July 2007 (EDT)
:::::: The "sir" title is not just meaningless to me and most Americans; it is apparent that you don't know what it means either, as evidenced by your bogus distinction between real knighthoods and honorary knighthoods. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 14:43, 9 July 2007 (EDT)
Mr. Rayment, I fear my above contribution may have derailed your discussion somewhat. I shall attempt to rectify matters below:
Results obtained by searching "sir" on FOXNews.com (first two pages only):
*[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jun15/0,4670,ClarkArtDonation,00.html Clark Art Institute Gets Big Donation - The Clark Art Institute, long known as a home for French and American paintings, is making room for a $90 million British invasion thanks to a donation from the foundation of '''Sir Edwin Manton'''.]
*[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jun13/0,4670,ObitHerbert,00.html '''Sir Wally Herbert''', Polar Explorer, Dies]
*[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,281040,00.html Reference to "'''Sir Howard Stringer''', head of Sony Entertainment" - two-thirds down the page.]
*[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007May02/0,4670,BritainDaVinciTune,00.html Team: Music in 'Da Vinci Code' Chapel - The 15th century chapel, 10 miles from Edinburgh, was built by '''Sir Gilbert Haye''' and '''Sir William Sinclair''' and is steeped in the traditions of the Knights Templar and Freemasonry.]
*[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jun08/0,4670,AntarcticExplorerHuts,00.html Global Warming Threatens Antarctic Base - New Zealand's Everest conqueror and Antarctic explorer '''Sir Edmund Hillary''' has been vocal in supporting the preservation of the Scott hut, along with another occupied by a fellow British polar explorer, '''Sir Ernest Shackelton'''.]
*[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007May13/0,4670,PeopleRowling,00.html Potter Author Adds to U.K. Reward Fund - The newspaper said the amount Rowling offered was larger than the $495,000 pledge from Topshop owner '''Sir Philip Green. Sir Richard Branson''' offered $198,000.]
If Fox News sees fit to accord these figures (both historical and contemporary) their full title, I see no reason why Conservapedia should be so churlish as to deny Newton his. --[[User:Marshall|Marshall]] 16:13, 9 July 2007 (EDT)
==Changed Leibniz calculus dispute statement==
==Changed Leibniz calculus dispute statement==