User talk:Marky-Son

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Malcolm in the Middle

Hi, you say on your user page that you enjoy sitcoms, especially American ones such as Malcolm In The Middle. A close friend of mine worked on the production of that sitcom and the sitcom is Canadian, not American.

But it was set in the USA, with a largely American cast... Marky-Son 22:32, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Newport-Annapolis

The Newport page claims that it and Annapolis, MD are sister cities (not twin towns). Confirmed by the directory at Sister Cities International. —Serein 15:23, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

People in Northern ireland are usually British!!!

I find this remark somewhat bizarre in light of the war which has existed over this very question for so long. Clearly that is a Point of view which has cost many thousands of people their life. I would suggest you also look at the discussion page on another aspect of the issue:

Black:Derogatory term for Protestants used mainly in the north of Ireland but also to some extent in the rest of Ireland. May have several origins , perhaps from the Royal Black Preceptory. A protestant fraternal organisation founded in 1797 , 2 years after the Orange Order. It's seen by many as a progression for the Orange Order although it is a seperate organisation.

May also come from the Irish Gaelic habit of appending black( in Irish dubh) to anything considered bad. Garda Dubh (Gaelic for the RIC forerunner of the RUC)

Black B******D= Protestant B********D on Urban DictionaryHarrypotter 23:01, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry if I offended you as I had no idea about black being offensive in Ireland. What are Black Northern Irish people called?

Do not worry, you were not being offensive, but it was just that it would have been better to discuss matters on the talk page, rather than just reverting things. As regards "Northen Irish people", it is hard to see how far this goes beyond being a football team.Harrypotter 11:14, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

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Monmouth

Why do you persist in adding propaganda for the English Democrat party on the main Monmouthshire page?

I have no particular axe to grind here, but they appear to be a complete irrelevance to the County of Monmouthshire. The party slogan seems to be "Let Monmouthshire Decide!", which it did in the recent Assembly election: Only 2.7% of the votes cast went to the English Democrats. Plaid Cymru achieved nearly three times this in contrast.

The English democrats have no place in Welsh politics but that's really not the point here: Political soapboxing has no place in the Wikipedia entry for Monmouthshire.

Let it go - your English Democrat propoganda will be deleted whenever it is seen on the page.

I wasn't even the one who put it there in the first place so how is it my propoganda? What a surprise, you bring up Plaid Cymru! They are irrelivant, they have candidates for every constituancy in Wales so there is no need to mention them.

You are a troll with a political agenda and I will continue to revert the vandalism. Marky-Son 12:11, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

The English Democrat issue is covered in the "Ambiguity" section on the main page. What leads you to think it is appropriate to include it in the main summary page too?

Why isn't it a suprise that I bring up Plaid Cymru? Because pointing out their share of the vote reveals the ludicrousness of the ED stance? Or are you suggesting I'm a Plaid supporter with an agenda to block publicity for the EDs? I'm not, and I'm not. It simply should not be where you persist in replacing it.

I have replaced it now. The English Democrats only stood in Newport and the principal area of Monmouthshire, therefore I've moved the paragraph to the appropriate section below.

It doesn't matter whether they got no votes at all, the fact is they still stood in part of Wales so it is still worth mentioning. I don't understand how their stance is ludicrous, the fact ANYONE voted for them proves otherwise. They have the right to stand even if only 1 person believes tht Monmouthshire is part of England. If you don't like them them, don't vote for them. What are you afraid of? If the people of Monmouthshire want to remain in Wales then noone is going to force them to vote English Democrat. They're the last party on Earth I would choose to vote for but their campaign to let people have the choice.

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Even if the party's campaign is significant, which I doubt, we don't need to spam their campaign page. Guy (Help!) 23:09, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

I have removed the link to their page. I feel it is notable that a political party are contesting outside of their own nation as this is pretty unusual. Marky-Son 23:35, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Bristol urban area

Hi Mark, I have reverted your splitting of the Greater Bristol article, per the opposition comments that were already on its talk page before today's changes. Thanks, Joe D (t) 17:09, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Warrington

Hello, I've reverted you addition of Congleton to the list of places bordering warrington to the south-west. It doesn't, and I think you may have got a bit confused by something to think it might.  DDStretch  (talk) 14:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I thought Warrington was Macclesfield for some reason. Marky-Son 14:30, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Southampton

Thanks, I realised that which is why I reverted my edits. Cheers, Dan Kerins 16:26, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Newport's importance

Fair point - I'll pop back and change it. Have you considered joining WP:WALES to help with Wales articles generally? The more the merrier! Regards, Bencherlite 22:13, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Welcome, or should I say "Croeso"! Look forward to working with you. Bencherlite 22:37, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Newport County A.F.C.

Check this. Does the club meet the criteria "Teams with at least nationwide notability; international and top-level players and managers; mid-level leagues." Mattythewhite 23:13, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Another comparisson for you then; York City and Newport County. And does the criteria fit for the present time, or for all the clubs history, do you know? Mattythewhite 06:58, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

I've remvoed Wimbledon - they have no sign of meeting the mid criteria. But I've brought it up here on WP:FOOTBALL talk about what exactly meets the criteria. Mattythewhite 16:31, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

United Kingdom

I have read your discussion with another user on that page about Britain and Great Britain. Next time you reply (if at all), try to stay calm about it, just in case someone (Anyone) writes something they later regret. Scarian^Talk 01:04, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

UK Intellectual Property Office

Hello, I have seen and reverted your edit on UK Intellectual Property Office. The UK Intellectual Property Office is not a company, so adding the category Category:Companies based in Newport is rather misleading. Thanks. --Edcolins 20:03, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Is it a corporation then? Marky-Son 20:12, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure it is a corporate body, at least it didn't used to be. Wasn't the statistics service incorporated as an arms-length company to distance it from government interference? Owain (talk) 12:45, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population

I've answered on my talk page, just to keep the conversation together! Fingerpuppet 16:56, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

New Wales Coast Path WikiProject

I see you're a member of WikiProject Wales and have contributed to Welsh articles. There's a new project, Llwybrau Byw!|Living Paths! under development which you might be able to contribute to. Lonely Planet rated the coast of Wales "the best region on Earth" in 2012, yet there is a very low number of articles on the history and culture of places along the Coastal Path and the many and various activities and attractions. This promises to be an exciting project as it gathers momentum with many Users joining in. Let's make this WikiProject, like the path itself, the best on earth! Cymrodor (talk) 08:25, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

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