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British Isles was one of the Geography and places good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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I've semi-protected the page due to the roving single purpose IP addresses breaking the 1RR. Though I was originally very sceptical about it, the 1RR ruling seems to have calmed the article down and lead to more sensible discussions. Canterbury Tail talk 12:58, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We have the "Island of Great Britain" ... so where is the "Island of Little Britain"?

This off-topics section has been moved to the reference desk per WP:NOT#FORUM. Please continue discussion there. --rannṗáirtí anaiṫnid (coṁrá) 14:35, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

3RR Warning

Just a warning to all involved in the removal/reinstatement edits. 3RR applies to talk pages just as well as articles themselves. Canterbury Tail talk 12:52, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hows about...

Instead of 'The BI are a group....' having 'The BI is a term often used to describe a group....' It'd be a nice compromise even having this just in the opening line and leaving the rest of hte article as is. Worth thinking about, It wouldn't harm the aricle but rather (in my eyes anyway) reflect its true nature more accurately. Fionnsci (talk) 13:08, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea. See the archives to check how many times it's been rejected on previous occasions. Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:49, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The argument against is simple and valid: the article is not about a term, it's about a group of islands. To start with "The British Isles is a term" would change the fundamental subject of this article. As Fionnsci correctly says, this has been discussed to death many times before; let's move forwards, not backwards. waggers (talk) 10:51, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

@Waggers: From the OED:The term is generally regarded as a geographical or territorial description - now what do you think they are refering to? Þjóðólfr (talk) 11:08, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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 :Good idea.  See the archives to check how many times it's been rejected on previous occasions.  [[User:Ghmyrtle|Ghmyrtle]] ([[User talk:Ghmyrtle|talk]]) 15:49, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 ::The argument against is simple and valid: the article is not about a term, it's about a group of islands.  To start with "The British Isles is a term" would change the fundamental subject of this article.  As Fionnsci correctly says, this has been discussed to death many times before; let's move forwards, not backwards. [[User:Waggers|waggers]] ([[User talk:Waggers|talk]]) 10:51, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
+:::@Waggers: From the [[OED]]:''The term is generally regarded as a geographical or territorial description'' - now what do you think they are refering to? [[User:Þjóðólfr|Þjóðólfr]] ([[User talk:Þjóðólfr|talk]]) 11:08, 22 December 2009 (UTC)