User talk:JMF/Archives/2014/July

TTIP and sockpuppetry

Perhaps you've got the wrong impression of me from the TTIP stuff - I would never use another name, and I wouldn't usually bother bickering. If you look back at the edits, all I was attempting was to include referenced information about the content of the Treaty. But one particular user has a history of deleting everything that he/she regards as not being complimentary of it. Wikidea 15:56, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

Reply to your comment on my talk (I moved this here once I noticed it. I second Wikidea's sentiments, though, as this is the same impression I got.)

That's a fairly un-called for accusation. It is possible that more than one person holds a view different from your own, and equally possible that two people hold similar views. I happen to be new to Wikipedia as a user, and noted the general bullying/arguing which user:wikidea was undergoing, since I looked at the edits on the TTIP article when I felt like it was missing a fair amount of information. I don't know what the protocol is for replying to things, so I also replied on my talk page. Feel free to remove this. BemusedObserver (talk) 14:19, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

For completeness, this is how I replied No, it wasn't an accusation. Read it again. I said that 'I hope that you are not'. It is unusual for a new user to dive into a controversy, displaying competent editing skills. You are certainly welcome to improve the TTIP article, but subject to the same demands made of every editor: add only material for which you have an external source, and that you fairly and evenly report that source. It is not about 'winning', it is about producing a reliable and trustworthy article. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 18:08, 5 July 2014 (UTC)

TTIP and GMO crops

According to de Gucht's prepared speech to the European Parliament plenary last week,

"we will not import any meat that is treated with hormones; we will not give a blanket approval of imports of GMOs." [1]

The EU does allow sale of some GMO crops (with labelling) at the moment; but (I think) the range is quite limited, the approval process is difficult, and they're pretty unpopular with public opinion.

That's I think why the paper I quoted identified them. Not an absolute red-line, perhaps; but an issue that is certainly very sensitive. (And that opponents of the agreement don't hesitate to try to tar it with). Jheald (talk) 16:41, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

According to Genetically modified organisms#Regulation,

"The European Union differentiates between approval for cultivation within the EU and approval for import and processing. While only a few GMOs have been approved for cultivation in the EU a number of GMOs have been approved for import and processing."

-- but still, I think, a comparatively small number. Jheald (talk) 16:44, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Regulation_of_the_release_of_genetically_modified_organisms#Europe has more detail, calling the EU regulations "possibly the most stringent GMO regulations in the world."

More at Regulation of genetically modified organisms in the European Union. Jheald (talk) 16:46, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

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MK Dons New Kit

I have updated the MK Dons away kit, thank you for showing me. I'm afraid the kits are the best I can do with the patterns available. I sure wish there was a wider range! --RichardOwen97 (talk) 21:35, 26 July 2014 (UTC)