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Undue Weight

I find it strange this article has one sentence about Downton Abbey, probably his most famous project, and seven paragraphs about a project that hasn't even begun filming. Surely we don't need stock ticker like updates on the progress of the gilded age. R3D October (talk) 08:07, 29 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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I understood that after Wetherby School he went to St Philip's School (also in Wetherby Place). The school is certainly under that impression. BH —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.152.173.23 (talk) 18:02, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

politics

wasn't he a Tory Party speech writer? Surprised there's nothing about his politics here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.155.97.114 (talk) 23:40, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

went up to [university]

This is posh Englandism (used of just two universities) and I suggest it's more encyclopaedic to say that someone went to study at such-and-such a college. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.140.57.113 (talk) 17:06, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fellowes is English and this is the standard English way of describing going to those two universities. Stet. Cooke (talk) 09:36, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the article should not be changed. Writing "someone went to study at such-and-such a college" would be very confusing in the context of Oxford and Cambridge, if only because students at these universities all study at one of the dozens of colleges that constitute these universities. (Writing, say "X went to study at St. John's/Magdalen/etc college" wouldn't help, because both Oxford and Cambridge have colleges with these names.) Finally, while the terminology might be an "Englandism," given that Oxford was the first university in the English speaking world, and one of the first in Europe, I think they can reasonably dictate any terminology they choose.StandardPerson (talk) 10:38, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move

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The result of the proposal was not moved. Better known by personal name. --rgpk (comment) 22:06, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Julian Fellowes → Julian Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford.

Oppose - Known for being an actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter and not as a peer. Also no disambiguation is required for this article title.--Lucy-marie (talk) 17:13, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support. WP:NCPEER is quite clear. This chap is no longer wholly or exclusively known by his pre-peerage nomenclature. Kittybrewster ☎ 15:15, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. WP:NCPEER says "some peers who are almost exclusively known by their personal names have their articles so titled". Julian Fellowes is known for being a scriptwriter and occasional actor as "Julian Fellowes", not for being a Conservative politician as "Lord Fellowes of West Stafford". Has he even made his maiden speech? Opera hat (talk) 20:50, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose until he starts using his title as his professional name. Deb (talk) 12:41, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Lucy-marie and Opera hat. — Amakuru (talk) 17:26, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - per Lucy-marie. Known for being an actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter and not as a peer. Also no disambiguation is required for this article title. Chienlit (talk) 19:55, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, best known by the present name and needs no disambiguation.--Kotniski (talk) 09:34, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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anti-gay bias

I have noticed with both Gosford Park and Downton Abbey Fellowes seems to have an anti-gay/Bi bias. The gay character is someone despicable, a user/blackmailer type, portrayed to be very creepy, dishonest and sleazy. I am not familiar with Fellowes' other works, so i'd be interested to see how he portrays homosexuality elsewhere. The article would be improved if this was explored further. 121.73.7.84 (talk) 11:59, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A quick internet search has produced this source which claims homophobia, also this source, plus a few other dead links alluding to homophobic portrayals. 121.73.7.84 (talk) 12:39, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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"Private Schools"

The article said he went to "private schools," which is a surprisingly ambiguous phrase, since its meaning depends on whether it's being used by an American or a British speaker. From what I can tell, the writer is using the British definition, so I made the phrase link to the Independent school (United Kingdom) article, for clarity. (What the British call a "public school" would be called a "private school" in the United States.) If this is wrong, please fix it. —MiguelMunoz (talk) 22:00, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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