User talk:Jackhousty

December 2020
Please do not add commentary, your own point of view, or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you.  Acroterion   (talk)   02:11, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

One could argue that your edit is not neutral, but pro-British. I will desist from editing this page, but you may wish to consider that your own opinions about what is "neutral", may be significantly skewed,and in breach of the mentioned 'neutral point of view policy'. My edit was neither offensive nor inaccurate. "The British Isles" as a term is, politically speaking, akin to "Prussia", or "Siam". And the edit history of this page suggests as much. Jackhousty (talk) 02:41, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

British Isles
The term "archaic", to describe the British Isles, is accurate, does not dispute the existence of the term, and shows respect to the vast majority of the inhabitants of Ireland, who do not consider themselves or their island British. The use of "archaic" is an appropriate description, and a compromise which takes into account all of those living in Britain and Ireland. Jackhousty (talk) 02:29, 26 December 2020 (UTC)


 * You'll need to show that a consensus of reliable sources share your views.  Acroterion   (talk)   02:32, 26 December 2020 (UTC)