Talk:Greg Merson

A fact from Greg Merson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 August 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Gregory Merson made the final table of the 2012 World Series of Poker main event even though he is a shorthanded cash game specialist?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2012/August.

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This is the same issue we had with Joe Cada. But since most sources refer to him as Greg Merson and not Gregory, I propose that the page be moved to Greg Merson, with Gregory redirecting to the new page (per WP:COMMONNAME. --BarryTheUnicorn (talk) 17:45, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done, This is an English Wikipedia policy issue rather then one of consensus.▪◦▪≡SiREX≡^Talk 03:49, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]