User talk:79.73.84.217

August 2019
Hello, I'm CLCStudent. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to English people have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the help desk. Thanks. CLCStudent (talk) 20:57, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
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Response 1 from User at IP Address 79.73.84.217
Hi, my apologies in advance for being unfamiliar with the conventions here. How do I respond to the notification above?

Do I write a response here, or do I write a response on this page:


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:CLCStudent

Thank you.

79.73.84.217 (talk) 21:29, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Response 2 from User at IP Address 79.73.84.217
Aha. Unless I am mistaken, I see that I cannot respond on page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:CLCStudent - only here.

Please advise, if there is any other protocol I need to be following. Thank you.

79.73.84.217 (talk) 21:29, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Response 3 from User at IP Address 79.73.84.217
Okay, so my micro-edit was the following.

I changed:

The nation of England was formed in 937 by Æthelstan of Wessex

to:

The proto-state of England was formed in 937 by Æthelstan of Wessex

and you have done your job and reverted proto-state to nation, on the basis that there is a negligible difference between the two terms.

But... the difference between the two terms is not negligible.

A nation and a state are two different types of things.

England can be a state or a proto-state or a kingdom or a composite state or any number of terms describing a territorial political unit.

But it cannot be a nation. Only the English can be a nation.

A nation, by definition, is a population or a demographic unit. It isn't a territorial unit.

Hence my micro-edit.

Thank you.

79.73.84.217 (talk) 21:37, 5 August 2019 (UTC)