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Thomas Pooley well-sinker → New name – The name for this page needs to be 'Thomas Pooley', with the words 'well-sinker' added afterwards in brackets, to distinguish him from another Thomas Pooley who already has a Wikipedia page. Urbanora (talk) 22:43, 11 February 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. ASUKITE 21:07, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment He's not notable for sinking wells. A better disambiguation tag is needed. (heretic)? (philosopher)? 162 etc. (talk) 23:34, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It would be misleading to call him a philosopher or a thinker, or even heretic. Perhaps controversialist? Urbanora (talk) 08:35, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Other possibilities for discussion: blasphemer, convict, pantheist, agitator, antireligionist, Cornwall. Station1 (talk) 06:54, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think pantheist would work Urbanora (talk) 09:07, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Can we go with pantheist, please? Urbanora (talk) 13:22, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
These requests are usually open for at least 7 days; more if no consensus is clear. Some disinterested editor will come along eventually and move the article somewhere. Station1 (talk) 19:53, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Move to Thomas Pooley blasphemy case, per WP:ONEEVENT, consistent with Asia Bibi blasphemy case. Vpab15 (talk) 23:22, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No. This is about a person, not merely a court case, as has been done for other so-called 'blasphemers' e.g. https://teknopedia.ac.id/wiki/Thomas_Aikenhead or https://teknopedia.ac.id/wiki/John_William_Gott Urbanora (talk) 07:34, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Religion and WikiProject Cornwall have been notified of this discussion. ASUKITE 21:06, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisting comment: So far Thomas Pooley (pantheist) has the most support, but only just barely ASUKITE 21:07, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Pooley (religious dissenter), anyone? Tewdar 09:37, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, 'pantheist' appears to fail verification and is sourced to a blog in any case. Tewdar 09:48, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agree it is better than "pantheist". Vpab15 (talk) 10:36, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly, though dissenter suggest he belonged to a grouping of some sort, which is not the case. But if 'pantheist' is not preferred, then I'm happy with it. Urbanora (talk) 10:38, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It does indeed include that sense in British religious history. How about Thomas Pooley (religious skeptic) or Thomas Pooley (religious critic)? I'm trying to avoid terms like 'blasphemer' or 'heretic', while including the stuff that makes him notable without being too precise. Thomas Pooley (critic of Christianity), maybe? Tewdar 11:40, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'd prefer 'religious dissenter'. 'Sceptic' is too mild - his views were too passionate for that. 'Critic' makes him sound like an academic. Urbanora (talk) 12:18, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Great. 'Dissenter' doesn't necessarily imply he was part of a group anyway. Tewdar 12:23, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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