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I never saw the previous article that was deleted, but after doing a Google search on Susannah Mushatt Jones, I discovered that she was notable having received tribute for a long life from both the US House of Representatives and the Alabama House of representatives. So, I wrote a new article.--I am One of Many (talk) 07:34, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What is appropriately encyclopedic content for longevity related biographies

There is currently a discussion about what constitutes encyclopedia content on longevity related biographies at Talk:Gertrude Weaver#What is appropriately encyclopedic content for longevity related biographies please comment. I am One of Many (talk) 19:05, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

1800s/nineteenth century

I've changed this back to "19th century". 1800s may be used by journalists who struggle to remember whether to add or subtract one but "nineteenth century" is the normal way of referring to that century. Given that in a few years we will have to talk about the last surviving people born in the 1900s, meaning the first decade of the twentieth century, we're creating an unnecessary and confusing inconsistency if we start using this non-standard dating convention. WP:CENTURY speaks of avoiding ambiguity and WP:MOS speaks of avoiding contested terms, which this one certainly is. --Lo2u (T • C) 16:22, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And this too from the main WP:MOS "Avoid forms such as the 1700s that could refer to 10 or 100 years"... --Lo2u (T • C) 17:57, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But according to List of oldest living people, there are five people born in the 19th century (in 1900). It is now unclear whether the statement means the other three are unverified, or if it is not counting 1900 as part of the 19th century.    → Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 20:30, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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