User talk:Canol

Port Talbot docks
Hi, thanks for making the correction about the dwt. Here was my source about Port Talbot being on the Severn Estuary ABP: Port Talbot. There is a line in the wikipedia severn estuary article that states: "Sometimes the term Severn Estuary refers to a geographically wider area, stretching from Gloucester to west Wales and Devon." but I am not looking to dispute the more common definition. Shakey123 (talk) 23:17, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

OK, thanks for your information about these waterways. 81.103.163.233 (talk) 08:38, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Yateley Road
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Speed Limit
Sorry I don't remember doing this. Which page is this meant to be on? Welshleprechaun (talk) 01:00, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I didn't remove any information, just added the info about Cardiff Airport. Although I'm sure your edits are of good faith, I've reverted your edit because Swansea Airport doesn't offer any scheduled flights and Bristol Airport serves the South West of England, regardless of its usage by Welsh passengers and I think it's quite obvious that people of Port Talbot would use Cardiff Airport rather than drive the extra hour and a half to Bristol. Welshleprechaun (talk) 01:10, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Hehe ok. All the best Welshleprechaun (talk) 01:28, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Swansea
I, and I'm sure most editors agree, think that it was irrelevant to the Swansea article. The information could apply to lots of similar articles but I think it belongs on a more specific page. Welshleprechaun (talk) 00:42, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

The matter is up for discussion on talk page. Also, because of the limited local media in Swansea, it would not qualify for an article of its own. Welshleprechaun (talk) 01:43, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm not "stalking" you, Swansea is on my watchlist. Welshleprechaun (talk) 13:44, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

TOISAs
Hopefully you're happy with my latest edit - I was mainly unhappy with the "only known example" wording, which you have now half-conceded was wrong. There are several acronym-within-acronym examples used by the military (e.g. RAM, and LADAR (see entry under LIDAR). I also removed the bit about GNU because I think the difference between recursive and non-recursive acronyms is a bit too far off-topic for a page on TESSAs!!92.2.101.135 (talk) 14:23, 28 April 2008 (UTC) All agreed, thanks. Why don't you register though? Canol (talk) 19:05, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

South Wales
I don't disagree that south Wales simply means the southern half of Wales. However if you actually read the South Wales article you are trying to link to, this is not what it is describing and the definition of the area is expressed in general terms and I don't believe it can be made NPOV. Also linking like this implies that "South Wales" is a country or some officialy named area with the "South" in capitals. I've changed it to south Wales - hopefully this is a fair compromise. Weisinger (talk) 07:15, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Just to add, there are also articles on Mid Wales and West Wales among other articles. I've noticed in the past that places like Carmarthen, and even places as far west as Aberystwyth are linked to South Wales. Many people would argue that these are more commonly thought of as being in West Wales. For modern policy purposes, the Welsh Assembly Government specifies areas such as South West Wales and South East Wales. Why should special emphasis be put on a generally specified area such as "South Wales" by linking to it in this way? Can you show me lots articles being linked to an article about the southern part of a country in other countries? Also, if you are saying that "South Wales" has a solid definition, then perhaps you might like to amend the South Wales article accordingly.

I have no disagreement with your point about geography and think it is fine to simply say south, east, west, southwest etc. in describing where a place is in a country in the place articles. My main concern is to link to articles like "South Wales", "West Wales" etc. which describe areas that don't strictly correlate to a purely geographical compass definition. Weisinger (talk) 09:13, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi again, thanks for your last message. I emphasize that I don't think we have a disagreement over compass points and I totally agree with you about news reports saying south of France etc. To state again, my concern was linking to the South Wales article - if you read this article, the area it is describing does not correlate to the obvious compass area (i.e. simply the southern half of Wales) that most people would be expecting, the article makes a loose definition of an area around the M4 corridor, which could cause confusion. There are other problems with linking to this article. One is that there are areas like West Wales and South East Wales which fall within or overlap the area described in the South Wales article, which could lead to more confusion. I think it is OK to explain that a place may belong to these roughly defined regions in the body of the article but it is not appropriate in the lead line, since the guide on writing about settlements stipulates that the lead should say the modern county and constituent country. The third issue is that "South Wales" is neither a country or a county. Note that many of the links used the capital S in "South Wales", which could imply that "South Wales" could be a province or state in Wales, like New South Wales in Australia. I hope this has cleared up any misunderstanding of this issue between us. I will work on adding maps to these articles in the future - this would be much clearer to people than rough descriptions like north/south etc. Weisinger (talk) 08:29, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Meaning of Community
Hi again. I know what you are getting at in your edits in Baglan Bay but I think there is a bit of confusion here. There is more than one meaning of the word community. In the Baglan Bay article it means the Community in the local government sense, which is the Welsh equivalent of a civil parish in England. See the article Community (Wales) for an explanation. If you want to continue this discussion, please post on the Baglan Bay article talk page at Talk:Baglan Bay. Cheers. Weisinger (talk) 19:47, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Corus
You got the discussion you wanted [] Steel2009 (talk) 02:57, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks Steel2009 (talk) 22:50, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Sport in Swansea
Thanks for the note. I would suggest embedding in the text itself. The most notable think about Swansea and the national football team is probably that the national side has played games in Swansea as a home ground. Only a few grounds in Wales can boast that. FruitMonkey (talk) 17:57, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the response, I put it in the body of the text on 16th Jan and you did not delete it so I assume we have agreement. Canol (talk)

Di Botcher
Thanks for your note. If Di Botcher is notable enough, then the logical step is to start an article in the English Wikipedia (that could then be linked with the French version). Paul W (talk) 06:50, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Talk page formating
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 * Thanks for the link, I will try to comply in future Canol (talk) 17:26, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Defiance cycle ride


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January 2015
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 * You're right, I thought I had only removed the Orphan tag as the article is not now an orphan, someone has included a link to it. I was not aware I had removed any deletion tags, in fact, this is the first time I noticed one on there. Canol (talk) 22:11, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of Defiance cycle ride for deletion
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 * Please do not contest a deletion at the AfD talk page. Please do so at the article's talk page. As far as I can see, however, this is not notable per [{WP:NEVENT]] & WP:GNG. You state that it has been "linked to by others." I assume this means mentioned in multiple sources. If so, they are probably not reliable. WP:LOTSOFSOURCES is not an argument to use. Also, if this event has "lasting historical significance," you're going to have to show this with reliable sources, and as I've already mentioned, there do not appear to be many. The company has been determined as notable, but using it as an argument just because of its significance is a use of WP:OTHERSTUFF, another argument that should be avoided.Qxukhgiels (talk) 01:08, 8 January 2015 (UTC)


 * This is not clear, should it be discussed here Articles for deletion/Defiance cycle ride as per the first request above, or here the article's talk page as per the second one? Canol (talk) 22:35, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
 * You could try either one, but in cases as this, it is usually done on the article's talk page. However, say, do you disagree with one's viewpoint at the AfD, that would be the place to do it.Qxukhgiels (talk) 00:25, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

Recent edit to List of onomatopoeias
Hi, I reverted your recent edit to because it seemed like you were treating Wikipedia as a crystal ball; that is, a new not-yet-notable word should not be on that list. If I was mistaken, please let me know on my talk page. Thank you! --L235 (talk) Ping when replying 03:43, 29 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Response Left on your talk page. Canol (talk) 13:39, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

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Thank you for your comment here. I stated in my content change that this was a true story reported in all the national press. It would be far more helpful in future if, instead of deleting contribution, you could perhaps just add the citation for me. Canol (talk) 23:20, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

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