User talk:8)5&2tano

April 2023
Hello, I'm Nick Levine. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, British Isles, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Nick Levine (talk) 21:33, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Your recent editing history at British Isles shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war; read about how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing&mdash;especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;even if you do not violate the three-revert rule&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 21:33, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

British Isles
Hi Nick, I do not want to engage in an edit war but the language used in this page is highly contentious, outdated and not to mention highly offensive. This term is not used anymore because of its inherent political implications.

"Written Answers – Official Terms", Dáil Éireann – Volume 606 – 28 September 2005. In his response, the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs added that "Our officials in the Embassy of Ireland, London, continue to monitor the media in Britain for any abuse of the official terms as set out in the Constitution of Ireland and in legislation. These include the name of the State, the President, Taoiseach and others." http://www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie/D/0606/D.0606.200509280360.html

"New atlas lets Ireland slip shackles of Britain" A spokesman for the Irish Embassy in London said: “The British Isles has a dated ring to it, as if we are still part of the Empire. We are independent, we are not part of Britain, not even in geographical terms. We would discourage its useage. [sic]” http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2385403.html 8)5&#38;2tano (talk) 22:01, 10 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Please take this to the article’s talk page and obtain consensus before proceeding. Please do not “comment” inside an article, it’ll just get you reverted. Nick Levine (talk) 22:38, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

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