Talk:Thomas Andrews

message: Although the article is not about the father, it would be a good detail to amend the mention of Andrews' father so as to indicate how he came by the "Right Honourable" title ... was he a politician, a baron, what? Lawikitejana 19:59, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: According to this page, he was a member of the Privy Council of Ireland; privy counsellors were entitled to the style (not title) of "Right Honourable".  --Charlene 09:55, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "Right Honourable"

message: Does anyone have access to a photograph of Andrews that isn't quite as green as the one we have? Every time I check this page for subtle vandalism I feel like I'm checking on the Grinch who Stole Christmas. I have a photograph in an old Titanic book but I don't have a proper scanner. --Charlene 07:06, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: I know Ireland's green, but...

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Titanic Andrews.jpg

message: Is it okay to mention at least on the talk page, that William Barnes believes he was Thomas Andrew in his past life and wrote a book on the Secrets of Building the Titanic?  --173.170.134.224 (talk) 20:50, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Who? Canterbury Tail talk 00:42, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  William Barnes 

message: The article lists 14 portrayals of Andres in films about the Titanic. Excessive? Probably. We do not have a list of random appearances of Richard Nixon in film.
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More to the point, an IP editor has repeatedly restored a three sentence summary of Andrews' appearance in one of the films. Why that one? I guess the editor has seen that one. What does it tell us about Andrews? Nothing.
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Any reason we should have this brief summary of the scene in one of the 14 films, selected at random? - SummerPhDv2.0 16:02, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Due to persistent edit warring and block evasion by the IP, the article is now protected. Any user who is not currently blocked is welcome to comment. - SummerPhDv2.0 03:24, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Three sentence summary of one random film portrayal 

message: Is there a reason why it says "Belfast, Ireland" instead of "Belfast, Northern Ireland" in the lead section?
:Yes. Because it was Belfast, Ireland during Andrew's lifetime. Northern Ireland didn't exists until 9 years after his death. Canterbury Tail talk 12:02, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Belfast, Ireland" 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: In Bullock's book, he mentioned that Andrews was standing in a state of shock in the first class smoking room, but didn't mention the painting and wrote "what did he see" and "whatever he saw". Walter Lord mentioned the painting in his book, and that probably derived into later movies. It seems that the 'extra' detail about the painting was just an imaginative addition to Stewart's account that was tacked onto it by Lord who felt a need to 'pin down' the exact cause of Andrew's "stood like one stunned". 2.97.27.181 (talk) 20:57, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Andrews and the painting 

message: Contents 3.1 Death. Sentence "Although this has become one of the most famous individuals of the Titanic disaster" does not make sense re: "individuals", since the sentence is not referring to Andrews himself but rather to the circumstances surrounding his death. Previous version ("Although this has become one of the most famous legends of the sinking of the Titanic") makes grammatical sense. Could also use "stories" or "tales" as replacement for "individuals". 2A00:23C7:99AE:6300:F004:8296:314D:13DF (talk) 18:21, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: . ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 00:55, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 17 February 2021 

message: Lists birthplace as Ireland. This is inaccurate and should say United Kingdom. 77.98.158.25 (talk) 18:40, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done. It is correct, as Ireland was a constituent country of the United Kingdom, like  Wales, Scotland and England. Canterbury Tail talk 18:43, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2023 

message: There is currently no reliable source that Thomas Andrews requested a greater number of lifeboats while designing the Titanic, so I am seeking to remove this claim from the article. We currently cite the Titanic fanpage of a self-described amateur historian which is an unreliable source for obvious reasons. While pop media sites frequently regurgitate this apocryphal claim, I can find no backing in published histories or peer-reviewed sources. One reliable source I have found names Alexander Carlisle as requesting more lifeboats and does not mention Andrews at all in this matter [see John P. Eaton, Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy (1995), pp. 205 & 259]. TelepathicTwelve (talk) 19:29, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: As per WP:UGC I have gone ahead and removed the fansite's claims. I welcome someone to find a reliable source on this question. TelepathicTwelve (talk) 17:07, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dispelling the # of lifeboats myth