Thread:Wagwan piffting23/@comment-30706862-20190925133602/@comment-31129923-20190927043619

Okay, you’ve intentionally missed the points laid out entirely: we’re all in agreement that legally his name is “Marion”. Now of course, when he became an outlaw, he took up the name “Bill” as he was embarrassed by it. Therefore, that is his name, by his own choice.

As for Butch Cassidy, you purposelly misinterepeted what I stated in an attempt to support your own argument. I acknowledged the fact that his birth name was Robert Parker before he adopted Butch Cassidy as an outlaw (after the early life section), which you felt the need to restate as if I hadn’t. If anything, acting as if these points are nullified just because you said so or that whoever you’re trying to counter hadn’t stated them doesn’t help your own argument unless you intend to just draw the whole thing out.

I get that in both instances you’re arguing the legality aspect but that really didn’t matter much for anyone who just changed their name without doing so legally, before then and in that time period. Especially with the lack of formal IDs, social security, etc. Simply put, he renamed himself Bill, so his name is Bill. In addition, nicknames are far different than adopted names.

I really don’t think this is worth the obsession you have over it. Choosing the most mundane and simple things to start a dispute over and do so so condescending is not a good waste of anyone’s time.