Talk:John Q. Public

message: This was touched on by the user Nolefan32.  Isn't John Q. Public often used as a collective noun to refer to society as a whole, or at least by a group of people to denote the masses outside the group?  Google "a member of John Q. Public," then google "a member of Average Joe," to see my point.  98.221.141.21 (talk) 02:39, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Collective Noun

message: I notice that Fred Nerk redirects here. (The name is also referenced, although not linked, from the John Doe article. Was the name Fred Nerk around before the Goons used it, or was it an invention of the Goons'?
Since it redirects here, should it at least get a mention?
124.168.3.65 00:19, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fred Nerk

message: What's the difference between John Q. Public and Average Joe (and John Doe)? Puck (talk) 12:43, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The role being referred to. John Doe is pretty specifically a participant in a court case, or at least a suspect or the subject of a subpoena. John Q. Public is a citizen with political opinions, possibly a voter. --FOo (talk) 09:27, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Difference between [[John Q. Public]] and [[Average Joe]] 

message: Sean Citizen might be the Irish equivalent (Sean is a Gaelicization of John). Can anyone verify this?
76.105.6.67 (talk) 08:27, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Irish 

message: Citations at end have disappeared. Result of page change, addition? I figure content was copied from some Obama article and citations didn't accompany it--easy fix, if this is the case, once the right article is located.
CrashCart9 (talk) 07:01, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Obama Citations 

message: I reverted the reference to Joe the Plumber for two reasons: First, it's a flash-in-the-pan news event, and not (yet) the coining of a term in general, widespread usage. Secondly, the term Joe the Plumber actually refers to a specific, politically opinionated plumber actually named Joe, and most uses of the phrase seem to refer to him, not a general member of the public.
coljac 11:57, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Joe the Plumber 

message: Nobody who speaks Hebrew would use sh'mo as a noun. It is always used as "ma'sh'mo," similar to "whatshisname".
24.215.141.49 (talk) 01:50, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  I doubt the Hebrew explanation is right 

message: This article is (particularly after some edits I just did) very U.S.-centric - but it appears that John Q. Public is a term used only, or almost only, in the U.S. If that's not the case, then it will need to be reorganized. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 22:02, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  US-centric 

message: Japan	山田 太郎 (Yamada Tarō), 山田 花子 (Yamada Hanako) are only ever used as default example names in the way Joe/Jane Smith are and do not have a meaning like John Q. Public at all. I'm not sure about 名無しの権兵衛 (Nanashi no Gombei) or 何野 某 (Nanno Nanigashi) however.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.225.190.134 (talk) 17:39, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Japan 

message: As a native Chinese I have never seen use of Chen Xiaoming on any kind of media in the same sense as that of J. Smith. Please get it removed. The names listed under Taiwan's section (Zhang San, etc.) are more like what we are using here to refer a man on street.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nrgbooster (talk • contribs) 02:10, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chinese 

message: I'm a bit uncertain about including George Raymond, as this is a real person at VISA (credit card) in Montréal. The "G Raymond" placeholder on most Chargex/VISA example cards in Canada abbreviates his name, but this is only an example name for that one card type. K7L (talk) 13:02, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  G Raymond 

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message: Refer https://globalvoices.org/2021/08/27/ken-behrens-canberrans-caption-error-creates-australias-accidental-covid-19-hero/ and others
Note the name in the large screenshot in this article - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-30/service-nsw-app-covid19-update-exposure-site-alerts/100504126      1dragon (talk) 09:32, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Passing comment: The article has a section headed Other English-speaking countries; perhaps this ought to be mentioned there. I'm thinking, considering WP:WORLDVIEW, that perhaps the overall presentation of information along this line needs a re-think -- Perhaps a globally focused list article and, summayr style detail articles linked from there. I have other things on my plate just now, though, so I'll skip looking at that for now. Wtmitchell  (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 10:18, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

text: Following up my comment, In the (largely English-speaking) Philippines, I've seen "Juan"' used -- English-language newspapers there sometimes oun that as "some Juan". My Filipina wife says that is also seen in Filipino language publications, sometimes expanded to "Juan de la Cruz", and that "Pedro" is also commonly used to personalize everyman. Wtmitchell  (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 10:42, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Ken Behrens" has become a placeholder name for people in Canberra, Australia