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Donations Section[edit]

This section is highly biased and has negative remarks about Yes Scotland in it from the opposition. This is against the NPOV policy of Wikipedia. Wallie (talk) 10:04, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please suggest in details why it 'is highly biased' and 'has negative remarks', especially about the allegation that they (supposedly) come from 'the opposition'. So that editors can properly amend this page into a truly neutral, factual article. Otherwise, online campaigning (especially unbelievable, suspicious accusations) is not welcomed here. In principle, this page intends to be encyclopedic, not propagandaic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.227.243.43 (talk) 07:43, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of the 'Social Campaigning' section[edit]

I've temporarily removed the 'Social Campaigning' part for the following reasons:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/bedroom-tax-thousands-protest-across-scotland-1-2868663 http://news.stv.tv/west-central/219553-protestors-to-demonstrate-in-glasgow-against-bedroom-tax-reforms/ From a handful of resources that I can find, the anti-bedroom tax protest is not a direct 'social campaigning' activity for scottish independence, but more resembles Yes Sotland-related, pro-independence figures participation in a mass political event alongside with many others, pro-independence or not, like Green, Socialist or Labour politicians. By far Yes Scotland seems, although I may not have searched successfully yet, not to have participated in an officially-declared manner, i.e. speaks during the protest as Yes Scotland the campaign group(like with its spokesman), not as individuals carrying flags or SNP/Green politicians speaking against the tax. All that supports the section is a photo of activists with banners present. This might be a bit like quoting a photo of 'Labour for Independence' to prove that Scottish Labour is officially pro-independence and does such a 'social campaigning'.

However it may be due to my informatic limitation that I've not found a proper resource that supports this section. IAf so, please add the citation as soon as possible. Thanks so much.

Thanks for your comment. I think it is quite clear that by taking their banner along Yes Scotland was publicly associating itself with the anti-bedroom tax. Indeed the link you provide confirm this. The point isn't that the Bedroom Tax protest was directly or indirectly part of a campaign for Scottish independence, but that Yes Scotland has been involved in a social campaign which does not have that direct linkage. Leutha (talk) 12:21, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Was it Yes Scotland, or some independence activists taking it along? We would need to see some citation, I think that it is the policy of Yes Scotland to campaign on these social issues outside of the independence debate. 34033 (talk) 09:55, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have ammended it to say Yes Scotland activists. The fact they took Yes Scotland promotional material was prominently displayed is why some reference to tis is useful. Leutha (talk) 10:52, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism section.[edit]

Seems to be awash with weasel-wording and single-line criticisms with no particular meaning or value, in particular: "who branded it a "handknitted Hogmanay show".[27] What on earth. --94.197.120.219 (talk) 14:19, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]