User:Fmph/MYBIPosition

My position on the term 'British Isles'
I make no bones about my position being to minimise the use of the term as far as possible. This is tempered by the fact that I realise zero usage is impractical, and an unrealistic aspiration.
 * The term British Isles is viewed/used differently in the UK and in Ireland. I tend towards the Irish view/usage.
 * Most British people who use the term British Isles include Ireland in what they are referring to.
 * Most Irish people don't use it at all, and instead use the term Britain and Ireland, which to them includes the whole shooting match of what the British refer to as the British Isles.
 * Many Irish people find the term archaic, offensive, political, aggressive, imperialistic, take your pick.
 * Often some (mainly British?) people inadvertently use the term in contexts where they actually mean UK, or the UK and Ireland, or Britain and Ireland.

So I'm willing to agree on a case-by-case basis, or via a series categorical agreements, or a combination of both.

Refs

 * Provo atlas
 * Ferns in Britain and Ireland
 * wood mice