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On 8 September 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from B.B. King to B. B. King. The result of the discussion was moved.

Manual of Style

Title of this article does not conform to MOS:SPACEINITS, which prescribes periods and spaces after initials in personal names unless the subject styles themselves otherwise, so CCH Pounder. Example given is J. R. R. Tolkien. Is B.B. King an exception? My favorite reference work ( Donald Clarke's Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music) thinks not, but "B.B." seems rusted on in Wikipedia. I'd boldly change it, but would then feel obliged to change all incoming links, and may not live that long. Doug butler ( talk) 23:04, 5 September 2023 (UTC) reply

Apparently so, per Talk:B.B. King/Archive 1#Requested move (2011), though this was over 12 years ago. ‑‑ Neveselbert ( talk · contribs · email) 09:40, 7 September 2023 (UTC) reply

@ Doug butler: I think another RM could be in order here. ‑‑ Neveselbert ( talk · contribs · email) 13:08, 8 September 2023 (UTC) reply

@ Neveselbert: Done, after several false starts Doug butler ( talk) 16:30, 8 September 2023 (UTC) reply

Requested move 8 September 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) – Material Works 17:17, 15 September 2023 (UTC) reply

B.B. King → B. B. King – It is acknowledged that most references to this musician style his name as "BB King" or "B.B. King" but not by such an overwhelming majority as to demand overriding the Manual of Style ( MOS:SPACEINITS), which is quite clear on the subject, citing as an example J. R. R. Tolkien. As two examples of the requested style, see Donald Clarke Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music 1998 (Second edition), and the interpretive sign "A Guitar Named Lucille" (Commons file /Twist AR BB king Marker 1.jpg) Doug butler ( talk) 16:10, 8 September 2023 (UTC) Doug butler ( talk) 16:09, 8 September 2023 (UTC) reply

Support per nom and MOS:SPACEINITS. ‑‑ Neveselbert ( talk · contribs · email) 18:13, 8 September 2023 (UTC) reply
Support. This is a formatting issue. Rreagan007 ( talk) 19:14, 8 September 2023 (UTC) reply
Support This has always bugged me. GenQuest ^"scribble" 02:39, 9 September 2023 (UTC) reply
Support. This is not a case like CCH Pounder where the subject has publicly insisted in a particular rendering. —  SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 00:54, 12 September 2023 (UTC) reply

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.