Talk:Wales

Wales
*Cymru*
Wales Cymru
	Flag Royal Badge
	Motto: Cymru am byth; (English: Wales forever)
	Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau; (English: Land of my fathers)
	Location of Wales (orange) – in the European continent (camel & white); – in the United Kingdom (camel)
Capital	Cardiff (Caerdydd)
ISO 3166 code	GB-WLS

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October 2, 2010	Good article nominee	Not listed
December 1, 2010	Good article nominee	Listed

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The issue whether Wales is a country or not has been repeatedly raised.
The result of all these debates is that Wales is indeed a country. This has been confirmed in formal mediation.

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Welsh Motto

A Welsh friend of mine says the English translation of the motto is 'Long Live Wales', instead of 'Wales Forever'. Shall we edit that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.19.85.162 (talk) 17:18, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Royal Badge - Infobox

Apologies if this has been done to death elsewhere, but why no Royal badge adjacent to the flag in the infobox, along the lines of... Regards Endrick Shellycoat 12:42, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Discussed several times in the past and rejected. Use is very recent and restricted. Agreed to use in body of main article --Snowded ^TALK 12:51, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

We don't need non-english versions of Cardiff in the infobox section of the capital city or the demonym section (see England, Scotland & Northern Ireland for examples). -- GoodDay (talk) 11:13, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Welsh is an official language with equal status in Wales. We need them, stop stirring pots --Snowded ^TALK 12:40, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Let's await other opinons on the matter. Though a sovereign state, Canada's infobox section, doesn't have the french version of Canadian in its demonym section.GoodDay (talk) 12:43, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe it should. Also GoodDay, you have been here before. Every six months or so we have to go through the dance with you on this one, its tedious --Snowded ^TALK 13:05, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

We'll let others decide, not you & D. GoodDay (talk) 13:10, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly, it doesn't matter what other articles do or don't do unless there's a proper guideline. Does anyone have a reason why "we don't need" the Welsh name of the capital city etc in the infobox? Simply saying that it's not necessary doesn't cut it. If there's no logical reason to take it out, leave it in - it is an official language after all. We're in the business of adding information, not removing it for no good reason. Bretonbanquet (talk) 13:14, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Such info can be handled in the intro. GoodDay (talk) 13:17, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You just want to wind things up again GoodDay, this has been discussed and resolved before and you know it. Try and find something constructive to do please, for your sake as much as for the encyclopedia. --Snowded ^TALK 13:20, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Take your personal attacks elsewhere & allow others to comment, please. GoodDay (talk) 13:24, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I say we keep them in there, on the grounds that they need to be there - I'm not going to give a reason, but go along GoodDay's logic that they just don't need to be there... -- Xxglennxx (talk • cont.) 14:32, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep both names as now, of course. Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:19, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not a shadow of a doubt - both. Agathoclea (talk) 19:04, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from Mulberry212, 25 August 2011

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Information about the Presiding Officer still reads Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas when it should read Rosemary Butler of Welsh Labour. Thanks!

Mulberry212 (talk) 15:43, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

actioned --Snowded ^TALK 15:54, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from Tabulabells, 13 September 2011

boo hoo aye aye big bob86.164.197.245 (talk) 08:57, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:List of countries that border only one other country

There is a discussion at the above talk page in which some contributors have expressed the view that Scotland and Wales should be excluded because they are not "independent sovereign states". Any views one way or the other? --TraceyR (talk) 19:42, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]