Talk:Bentley Book Prize

Rename

Suggest rename to Bentley Book Prize and drop the Jerry. Since the official name doesn't use Jerry, it's a shortened version of the official name. Some 3rd party sites use Jerry Bentley Book Prize, others are just Bentley Book Prize. Seems cleaner and more standard, book prizes often don't include the first name of the honoree. -- GreenC 17:20, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

• @Green Cardamom: Yeah, I was going back and forth between using Jerry and leaving it off. Actual use seems to be pretty split, even at the WHA—check out the 2014 official announcement, which uses the Jerry. Anyway, I can see it either way so if you're leaning towards Bentley Book Prize that works for me.—Neil P. Quinn (talk) 19:48, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

What would you think about World History Association Bentley Book Prize the official name, to avoid any confusion with the other Jerry Bentley prize. That adds a new twist. -- GreenC 21:22, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

I'd be inclined not to do that. Most places other than the official website just say Bentley Book Prize or Jerry Bentley Book Prize so it seems too much to use the whole official name. The AHA seems to be calling their new award the Jerry Bentley Prize (in the long form, the Jerry Bentley Prize in World History), so if we went with Bentley Book Prize and Jerry Bentley Prize, obviously with hatnotes, that might be enough to distinguish them. Either way, it's going to be confusing because they're so inherently similar.—Neil P. Quinn (talk) 22:39, 4 September 2014 (UTC)