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WP:FOUR RFC

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox problem

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Happy Holidays...

		Happy Holidays
		Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free. Ealdgyth - Talk 23:44, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

		Happy Holidays
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Nomination of View from nowhere for deletion

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Proposed deletion of Cathróe (disambiguation)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Cathróe (disambiguation)

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• disambiguates two or fewer extant Wikipedia pages and whose title ends in "(disambiguation)" (i.e., there is a primary topic); or
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Can you check...

...your !vote here? Your comment seems to say that you think "Kiev" is the common name, but by !voting "Oppose" you're actually supporting "Kyiv". I just want to make sure that your !vote represents what you want it to. BMK (talk) 02:55, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for spotting that, yep, pretty dumb of me. Have fixed. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 03:03, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. BMK (talk) 03:12, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Welcome back

Good to see you back again once in a while. Hope you'll stay around! Best, – Fut.Perf. ☼ 05:44, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

That's nice, cheers. And thanks for tweaking my Byzantine edits. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 13:37, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Good to see you too. Unfortunately, I'm in the beginnings of a move so am not very active right now, but hope to return to editing sometime after moving (moving a horse farm isn't as simple as moving an flat...) Ealdgyth - Talk 13:52, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. Wiki is really different now, it's more like twitter than what I remember. Anyway, good luck with your move! :) Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 13:58, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Ditto the above! Missed your input. Bill Reid | (talk) 17:24, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, hope you are well Bill. I see Elgin Cathedral finally became an FA. Congrats on that! Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 00:44, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

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It's that season again...

		Happy Saturnalia
		Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free. Ealdgyth - Talk 17:22, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Catholic-Hierarchy.org

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a clever use of a 'baudolino' name, my good deacon of pndapetzim!

hello there, deacon of pndapetzim! i am BB10, and i am very happy to see a fellow baudolino enthusiast as well, in wikipedia!

ah yes, i love baudolino, its one of umberto eco's many excellent books, a personal favorite, and i will always love all of his works. its sad to see him gone... may umberto eco rest in peace.

i really liked baudolino's quest at the realm of john the prester, and how he met with the deacon of pndapetzim, the lepper-deacon of the area. such a great story!

also, i like your editing works, and you seem like a cool person.

its nice to meet you!

BB10clock (talk) 23:51, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

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dear deacon, i need your help, in a specific subject. (a new WP article about flash animation & internet phenomena. (text is a bit long, sorry)

dear deacon, hello.

i am BB10, and i would like your help/your insight about a certain subject.

i would like to have the opinion of a seasoned wikipedia editor on whether a specific article can be added in here, or not.

the article in question is: Clock Crew. (group of flash animators, it has inspired some internet inside-jokes, memes, and they have created more than 400 movies in their long presence online. (from 2001, to this day today. (15 years old))

i would like to know if i can request from someone neutral(like you), to create a page that doesnt exist yet. (otherwise, please direct me towards an editor that will be available/happy to write such an article for me. thank you.)

furthermore, would like to (slowly) become a reasonable and helpful editor of WP, and to provide my knowledge, insight and helping hand at any matter, in my small way. (i will not do many things for now, but if i get better and learn the rules of this encyclopedia, then i shall be more helpful)

i would like to create/request for a specific page to be created in wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_Crew if anyone wishes, i can provide links, internet news sites links, and various parts of evidence, proving the existence and the notability of this group/article.

ofcourse, since i used to be a part of this group, i will not create, nor will i participate in the writing of the article, so i shall ask for someone neutral to create this article, and i will only provide the evidence of its notability/existence/noteworthy value.

(i repeat: if needed, i shall only provide the necessary links/evidence/news about this groups relevance/existence, both in the internet pop-culture, and in some mediums)

it seems that some wikipedia editors have deleted this page in the past, due to the homepage not being active, but i have a link of the webpage, and it seems that it's still active. also, i have some evidence about this groups existence/notability.

can you please help me about this specific topic? please be kind, and civilized. thank you.

some links: (sorry if its a bit long, but if i want to present sustainable evidence about a group's/an article's validity/existence, then i have to provide sufficient links+evidence about it)

-youtube appearance and mention on the 'tom green show': [Youtube link removed as probable copyright violation]

-youtube documentary about a young man dressing up as strawberry clock, and spreading the word about the Clock Crew in trinity college in dublin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY_M4o3SWmY (unofficial title of the documentary is strawberry clock goes to dublin in case you need a more appropriate title for the video)

-also, the Clock Crew has been mentioned alot in those independent sites: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/clock-crew http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/TheClockCrew https://vimeo.com/tag:clock+crew

also, the Clock Crew's music album, has been featured in here: https://www.discogs.com/Clock-Crew-stopAllSounds/release/2545500 http://metunes.ru/release-idcfeihef/stopAllSounds https://www.discogs.com/label/217737-Clock-Crew-Music

-also, mentions in the 'urban dictionary' : http://el.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Strawberry+Clock http://el.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=king+of+the+portal

it should also be noted, that the Clock Crew, has been mentioned as a minor easter egg on the videogame Dying Light, and i can provide evidence of this below: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/newgroundsgames/curation/app/239140/ (it should be noted that both the steam group owner, and the commenters below are NOT CC members, and they are only gamers/users that are only familiar with the terms Clock Crew and of its online history.)

here is a mention in this link, by Tom Fulp, who is neither a Clock Crew member, nor a sponsor of any shape or form: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1383120

also, the Clock Crew could be added into the Flash Cartoons category, which is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Flash_cartoons

i do believe that, with over 400 flash animations online, the CC fits the bill on that specific subject.

once again, i apologise fo the HUGE message, and for the 1 million links, but please read them if you have time to spare, and please help me out with this rather complicated subject. i shall not write an article about this group, because i used to belong in it, and i dont want to have a conflict of interest.

have a nice day.

BB10clock (talk) 20:52, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Dear BB10clock.

Looking over the page, Clock Crew was deleted on the grounds that it failed Wikipedia's tests of notability. Generally, Wikipedia's rule is that a topic needs to be covered in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, see this general guide to notability guidelines for more. Wikipedia's definition of 'reliable sources' is also a bit hard to pin down, but generally the more 'establishment', the more powerful the media outlet or publisher, the more likely it is to be classified as 'reliable' by Anglophone Wikipedians. For restoring this, you could look at the page WP:AFTERDELETE--however, based on the links you have posted here, I am not sure that your prospects of success are very high here. Wikipedia's policy is about making encyclopedic content that is manageable, so sets limits about what can be included....but this doesn't mean that Clock Crew are not important, perhaps only that you need better exposure or better PR. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 16:10, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 28, 2016

Hi, here's one of yours at TFA, I'm working on the TFA text now. - Dank (push to talk) 02:52, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

Roman And Byzantine Military History

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Falklands

Hi Deacon! I noticed the recent changes you made to the Falkland Islands page (and other related pages to the term "Falkland"). I am interested in learning more about the source you bring up and the information it contains. If you can be so kind as to share it with us at Talk:Falkland Islands, it would be most welcome. Have a great day!--MarshalN20 ^Talk 16:23, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

None of us are "owners" of the Falkland Islands article, which is why I was the one who encouraged you to present your views in this article's talk page ([2]). You've made bold changes to a featured article, without first discussing them in the talk page; this is why your contributions have been reverted and now we are discussing them (per the WP:BRD cycle). Your changes were also wrong on technical aspects, as you yourself accept lacking the knowledge on how to properly cite material ([3]). I have politely requested that you provide the quote from Taylor and Markus supporting the bold claims, but so far you have not done so; however, you have confirmed that Taylor and Markus only point out that "falcon land" is a folk etymology. Have a good day.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 21:22, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

Interesting, so now we have a third reason for your edit-warring. First it was WP:BRD, second it was that you believed a tertiary source to be a superior authority on Fife place-names than Fife place-name specialist S. Taylor, and, thirdly, now you were edit warring because you got the article through a FA vote and you believe that FAs can't be improved by editors other than yourself without explaining things to you that you could easily find out yourself on the talkpage. I've suggested that you reread or read WP:BRD (which you have actually disregarded despite your reliance on it), and I also suggest that you re-read my edit and comments, which you have summarised incorrectly. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 21:37, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

Precious

history of the Scots

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Thank you for today's Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:58, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

A year ago, you were recipient no. 1466 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:21, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your share of Urse d'Abetot, "a somewhat obscure figure in Anglo-Norman history, not a big magnate, but definitely powerful and through his daughter ancestor of an important family in late Medieval England. He's mainly famous for invoking a rhyming curse from Ealdred."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:28, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for Siward, Earl of Northumbria! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:46, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Three years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:36, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

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Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick scheduled for TFA

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FYI, I've moved this to April 19th to solve a TFA scheduling problem. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 22:48, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

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Gillemachoi Nominated for Speedy Deletion

A7 - no indication of importance. A serf mentioned once in a charter. Nobody even knows why and it seems unlikely any more on him will be forthcoming. Paul S (talk) 22:00, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Nobody knows why what? Don't understand that element of the question. The subject is significant for a number of reasons, some of which were asserted in the article, though admittedly he never appeared in a reality tv show or played substitute goalkeeper for a non-league club in England. But you've already got it deleted, so well done, another great Wikipedian worker, just take some time to socialize and make friends and you'll be elected to ArbCom by next year. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 19:59, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Heh. Glad to see you pop up, Deacon. Wish you'd stick around longer... Ealdgyth - Talk 20:05, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Hey Ealdgyth, thanks. Don't really have much time these days, but who knows in the future. Hope you are doing well. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 16:12, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

In fact, the article wasn't speedily deleted, so we still have a stub article about one serf in late 12 Century Scotland. Historians everywhere will no doubt be resting easier in their beds. Paul S (talk) 14:50, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

The article was deleted when I posted that. It was restored by Catfish Jim and the Soapdish. In response to your other comment, all I'd say is that generally it's a good idea not to fuss too much over something when you're not interested in it or knowledgeable about it.Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 14:59, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

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Alba synonymous with Scotland

While I'm obviously aware that you're semi-retired from WP, I thought it might be useful to have your input in a discussion that has sprung up on Talk:Picts and subsequently moved to Talk:Kingdom of Alba Catfish Jim and the soapdish 11:07, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm not sure I was able to pick up on the logic of the discussion, but I left a comment. Thanks. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 11:17, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

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While we're here I've been putting off editing Picts in light of Alex Woolf's article last year in The Scottish Historical Review. As attractive as it might be, it seems inescapable that Pictish identity was not as defined as is suggested in that article. Thoughts? Catfish Jim and the soapdish 12:55, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

No bother. Yes, indeed, that note raises very serious problems about orthodox views of the Picts. But the current Picts article could still be improved significantly (and there's the old thing about Wikipedia dealing with what is verifiable rather than what is true). What significant issues do you foresee? Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 17:11, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Oh just the usual... trying to sift facts from fiction without resorting to OR. I think the "otherness" of the Picts has been entirely overstated and many of the facts of Pictish history are exaggerations. I think the P/Q language model is probably inappropriate for that time, that Dun Nechtain was probably not a decisive victory, etc. But I've also realised the scale of issues throughout WP... knowing where to start... Catfish Jim and the soapdish 19:56, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Yes, it is difficult to write about these topics while limiting one's personal views about the topics, you can only try your best. I tended to limit my contributions to early medieval stuff partly on that basis, even though when I started Wikipedia I was doing courses on the Picts and the Men of the North. The recent Markús book on early Scotland does a good job emphasising the importance of Romanization and how un-unique the Picts might have been in various respects. Still, Pictish symbols are unique, nothing like them anywhere. The distinctiveness of the Picts may be fading, but (per the recent Woolf note) the potential uniqueness and importance of Fortriu within the Insular World may be rising to take their place? On the other hand, most Scots still will never have heard of the polity and Wikipedia's article is pretty pathetic, barely larger than the article I created as a semi-stub in 2005! But it strikes me that you might want to play around with that article first, perhaps at least after the new Nick Evans book comes out later next year. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 15:30, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

I'll pick up those books. Are you picking up emails from WP? Catfish Jim and the soapdish 17:54, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Should be, yes. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 18:13, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Okay... I have some thoughts on the Pictish Language that fall firmly into the realms of original research that I'd like to run past you. Catfish Jim and the soapdish 16:37, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Hello, would you mind sharing those thoughts, Catfish? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.147.178.222 (talk) 13:13, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

@Catfish Jim, did you send that email? Haven't received anything. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 12:12, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

No... Still thinking about it... not so sure I was thinking anything particularly novel. Catfish Jim and the soapdish 16:21, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

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Pictland = Scotland

Hello, I've read a couple of your comments on talk pages related to Scottish articles and you do seem to echo a similar sort of opinion that Pictland was basically just Scotland. I see you're also a professional historian. I was wondering if you wouldn't mind clarifying your position on the Pictish/Scottish scenario, and when do you think it would be appropriate to start referring to Pictland as Scotland or the Picts as Scottish? I am saying if we were to just overhaul our traditional understandings of Scottish history and rewrite it based on the evidence that has emerged since traditional origin stories were conceived and solidified in the minds of the average Scottish person.

Not on Wikipedia, I understand the rules and limits of this site regarding external sources, but I am asking for your personal opinion.

I would be thinking between the times of Bridei I (554) and Oengus I (732), Oengus I is when it really starts taking shape with the establishment of Saint Andrew cults and Cennrígmonaid. However since the tribal confederation has already taken place before Oengus, and presumably before Bridei I, Scotland effectively already exists, even if at times divided and embroiled in periods of civil war and strife. Is then the beginning of Scotland really the confederation of the disparate tribes of Caledonia during the time of Roman invasion and short lived occupation?

As much as there seems to be a blurring and melding of the terms Pictish/Scottish, there seems to be an equal blurring of the terms Caledonian/Pictish, to the point where I'm not really sure what the distinction or difference is between Caledonians and Picts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.14.221.1 (talk) 11:39, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

It's normal to use the term 'Scotland' for the realm after c. 900, or at least after Kenneth MacAlpin. Some historians prefer to call it 'Alba' before it includes Lothian, Strathclyde and Galloway, but that I don't like that myself as Alba is just the Gaelic word for Scotland, the two words have meant the same since c. 900. If Broun et al. are correct that 'Alba' was been the term for Pictland (and I must say I don't know if I have an opinion on this any more), then you've got a situation where late Pictland is Alba too; but we wouldn't call that Scotland because 'Scotland' requires that the people have a Dalriadan/Irish and/or Gaelic identity--ironically if we all used Gaelic rather than English this wouldn't be an issue. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 21:25, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

"but we wouldn't call that Scotland because 'Scotland' requires that the people have a Dalriadan/Irish and/or Gaelic identity"

Huh? Based on what, lol? Are we not Scotland today because we all speak English? The English term Scots/Scotland for Scotland came long, long after Gaelic culture had both dominated and declined in the Kingdom of Scotland. I also want to point out that Gaelic culture was deeply ingrained if not the predominant culture of the later Kingdom of the Picts (well before 900, we're talking about as early as Oengus in the 700s) as can clearly be seen from inscriptions on stones, names of kings etc.

While the Pictish areas, as far as we are aware, gradually began adopting aspects of Gaelic culture from Dal Riata, no doubt bolstered and infused alongside their missionizing of Christianity in Pictish territories along with Irish Christians, I don't think it's fair to say Pictland underwent some obliteration of its own culture and changed in any substantial way. We see from stone crosses in Dal Riatan areas that the spread of culture/influence went both ways with elements of Pictish society and culture appearing in Dal Riatan territories even at their height and before their obliteration by the Picts.

To say we became a new entity from Pictland to Scotland simply because a centuries long process of Gaelicization took place... I find this somewhat silly. It would be like claiming that once Germanic languages began to take hold and dominate in Scotland, we became a new entity as well and were no longer Scottish, would it not?

The thing is, it is entirely likely that Pictish areas spoke a sort of hybrid midway language between the older and more conservative Goidelic tongues of Dal Riata and Ireland, and the more Romanized Brythonic tongues of Strathclyde and other areas to its south. Pictish areas lacked structure and an alphabet/writing system. These Goidelic speaking missionaries would have brought this with them alongside the spread of Christianity. So over the centuries, in the same way Scots blended and gradually was replaced by standard English post-Union, it's probably pretty likely the Pictish language slowly just began to adopt what was seen as the more advanced, cultured language of their neighbors to the west as well as Ireland.

But again the entity, the political and societal entity of 'Pictland', the line of kings, and various other aspects remain relatively unchanged right into the later Middle Ages in the Kingdom of Scotland. Languages change, adapt, evolve, as does culture. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.16.225 (talk • contribs)

The English term Scots/Scotland for Scotland came long, long after Gaelic culture had both dominated and declined in the Kingdom of Scotland.

No, the term 'Scotland' for Alba is first attested in the early 10th century. Woolf thinks 'Scotland' was the vernacular term for Dalriada. I agree language isn't necessarily all that important, as you say Verturians may have adopted Gaelic before abandoning 'Pictish' identity, but the change of name in English from Peohtland to Scotland c. 900 does indicate that the elite north of the Forth had abandoned Pictish identity and identified as Dalriadans and, thus, as Gaels. Remember, that 'Gaels' (and presumably Picts too) were conceived of as groups of agnatic lineages, primarily aristocratic lineages.

Languages change, adapt, evolve, as does culture.

Indeed, always, as do political and ethnic identities. For a lot of the 18th & 19th centuries a large portion of the Scottish elite believed themselves to be of 'Gothic' origin and happily referred to themselves as 'English'. That went into decline, but all types of political and ethnic identity are constructs that depend on popular belief. As most of the constituent elements sustaining Scottish identity are under some sort of assault today or otherwise in decline, I wouldn't be surprised if Scotland has ceased to exist as a political or ethnic identity two centuries from now. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 14:38, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

"No, the term 'Scotland' for Alba is first attested in the early 10th century"

Really? That's entirely new information to me, and it's not reflected in any of the Wikipedia articles related to or containing sections about the name Scotland/Scots/Scoti etc. Vernacular term for Dal Riata among whom? Doesn't Woolf also suggest that a Pictish effectively exterminated Dal Riata in the 730s or so? Wouldn't it be rather strange for them to start naming themselves after the petty kingdom to their west that they had destroyed not long before?

I was of the impression Scotland around this time in English sources was being referred to as Albania, Albany and various cognates of this term (there was one rather exotic one in a source about a Scottish slave raid on northern England I think in the year 1000 or so)? And that Scots/Scotland came about several centuries later for the Kingdom of Scotland.

That's an interesting take for an identity which has existed (in some sense or another) since AT LEAST around 900, give or take. What do you think it will be replaced by?

And by the way, what are your opinions on Dal Riata or at least the Goidelic culture that emerged there at some point and its origins. Do you buy into the traditional narrative of an invasion/migration/colonization from Ireland theory? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.16.225 (talk • contribs)

It's in his 'Reporting Scotland in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle', which you can find on academia.edu (if you don't have an account the articles are often still readable via an iphone/ipad). Who knows what will replace it. It might depend on whether Anglicization continues faster than Americanization, but probably will be that people simply lose reason to identify as Scottish and so stop identifying as Scottish (where/who are the Prussians?). It might that ethnicity ceases to be important (Scots with be like the Oregonian and Rhineland-Palatinate 'people') or there's some change that means people in what's now Scotland end up identifying with some administrative division of google or a Chinese governership! Who knows. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 20:03, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

No, no. I will take your word for it, I just was surprised to hear this, I had never come across this theory before.

Well there's still a lot of Prussian legacy in areas where the region/state existed, to say the idea of Prussia is dead or forgotten in these areas is not entirely accurate, and it was a very short lived state (at least as a sovereign state, before this it was the Holy Roman Empire, which is a beast of its own entirely) anyway, right? I would also note that Prussians were always German... the concept of Germanness being intrinsically linked with language is one that has existed in German speaking areas for a long, long time, no? I mean even in Austria (an entity which was never part of a pan-German state) the idea that they are distinct from other German speaking areas is... somewhat a new and emerging one. The concept of them being Austrian as opposed to German is rather new.

This same concept does not exist in the modern English speaking world. English is not intrinsically linked with ethnicity or culture, and its link to ethnicity/culture becomes fainter every generation as the language becomes more and more global.

The thing is, Scotland was 'Anglicized' centuries and centuries ago but the language fragmented from English and took its own distinct form. The same happened with Goidelic languages too. Today of course everything is different with mass media and globalization, assuming this is the new permanence. However, this puts the culture Anglicizing us at just as great a risk as every other culture. Everything's changing, as it always has done, just at a faster pace. But the concept of Scottishness has somehow existed and survived monumental cultural, linguistic, societal and political changes in the past, for over 1000 years, so I don't see why it would die out anytime soon, ad 200 years is very soon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.16.225 (talk • contribs)

But yeah it's a tough one. Some ethnicities/cultures/societies have survived for... thousands upon thousands of years. Take Israelite/Hebrew/Jewish. Sure, it has changed, sure it has altered etc. But it has existed in some form or another centered around a specific patch of land for... almost 4000 years if not considerably longer. They've also survived repeated invasions/annexations, attempts at cultural suppression/dilution, genocides, mass expulsions, enslavements... God the list really goes on.

Yet somehow the concept of Jewishness, is stronger today than it perhaps ever has been since the days of the Jewish-Roman wars. After thousands of years of wandering and living among other cultures and peoples as minorities, they reforged their ancestral nation into an actual sovereign state that exists today. They even resurrected a dead (outside of liturgical use) language which is now the everyday tongue of millions of people, the world's only successful example of this to date.

It really is impossible to tell what identities will thrive and what ones will die.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.16.225 (talk • contribs)

Prussians were a Baltic speaking people colonized by Germans in the later Middle Ages. The state called Prussia took that name precisely because Prussia was NOT German, the emperor was willing to grant the ruler of Brandenburg the title king of Prussia because Prussia wasn't in Germany (unlike Austria) and thus the kingship didn't conflict with imperial authority. That's my understanding anyway. German Prussians as Prussians are an 18th/ 19th century thing, and today the land is populated by Russians and Polish people, Lithuanians, etc. BTW, why do you put quotes around 'anglicized'? Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 21:41, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

Sorry, I did assume you were talking about the German state/kingdom of Prussia since we were discussing polities/peoples dying out or not. Prussia as a region is absolutely in the Baltic, and Old Prussians were not a nationality or organized ethnicity/polity as far as I am aware but a group of disparate Baltic tribes. Balts and Slavs still exist in the area today, just as they did when German crusaders invaded, colonized and adopted the name of Old Prussians for themselves.

And what happened to them was they were mostly killed, driven out to neighboring regions or force assimilated by the Teutonic occupiers. But the idea of Old Prussians as a group of tribes was already not particularly old when the Northern Crusades commenced, only 200 years or so, if I recall correctly.

Oh I put Anglicized in quotes in that specific context because I don't think the Anglicization of Scotland before the Treaty of Union is the same as that which has occurred since then. Since historically it was Scotland annexing large swathes of territory containing English speakers, slowly absorbing them into its culture/society over the centuries and eventually being dominated by it while inflecting it with a distinct local flavor.

The Anglicization of Scotland in the past was really significantly more similar to the Gaelicization before it. The Treaty of Union Anglicization is a constant, concentrated stream of culture from hierarchically superior entity within an asymmetrical union.

I hate to use such politically charged terms like colonization, but the Anglicization of Scotland since the Treaty of Union would be more akin to, for example, the Romanization of Gaul or Britannia post Roman occupation.

By the way, how would you feel about officially renaming Scotland 'Caledonia' and its people 'Caledonians'? It was the first and oldest recorded name for the land and its inhabitants, right?

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I'd note that over 8 years after the Talk:Hearts (card game)#Primary topic discussion the DAB page is at Hearts (see Talk:Hearts). Indeed its surprising that the trick was treated as primary given at least that the organ and suit are also common. Crouch, Swale (talk) 16:28, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

Nice 'uninvolved' close that. Seems like the main reason for the change was that JHunterJ softened his position. As always Wikipedia is about the whims and inclinations of prominent users, not guidelines or policies. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 17:41, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Yes JHunterJ originally favoured the trick as primary but based on the consensus agreed to moving the trick away from the base name. Crouch, Swale (talk) 18:18, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

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No bother, I added some comments. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 21:50, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

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We have two suggested ways this identity could work. We would appreciate your feedback on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can let us know on the talk page. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.

Thank you. /Johan (WMF)

18:13, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Oengus I to FAR

I have nominated Óengus I for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Hog Farm _Talk 04:42, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Featured Article Save Award for Óengus I

There is a Featured Article Save Award nomination at Wikipedia talk:Featured article review/Óengus I/archive1. Please join the discussion to recognize and celebrate editors who helped assure this article would retain its featured status. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:58, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement

The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Catholic bishops and archbishops in Scotland

Template:Catholic bishops and archbishops in Scotland has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 01:46, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Happy Kalends of January

		Happy New Year!
		Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free and may Janus light your way. Ealdgyth (talk) 13:43, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

A goat for you!

BAAAAAAHHH

Evacoon (talk) 02:54, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

untitled

Hey! How are you? I just saw your edit on the talk page for Picts in 2019 arguing that calling them “not Celtic” could be pro-English and anti-Scottish/Gaelic sentiment, and I just wanted to say, thanks for being awesome, and I hope you’re doing well and have a nice day! Best, LightProof1995 (talk) 15:36, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, I'm not sure I can remember the specific comment but it is nice of you to leave a message! Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 17:55, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Category:Princes in Rus' has been nominated for renaming

Category:Princes in Rus' has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 21:15, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Administrator but not Extended Confrimed!?

I saw on your user groups page that you're an administrator yet not Extended Confirmed even though you have 40k edits!? Any explanations? P.S. thanks for the WP:WINWAR war advice, really helped. Crainsaw (talk) 18:50, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Included in admin rights. Catfish Jim and the soapdish 18:57, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

So it automatically gets removed once you become an admin? Crainsaw (talk) 18:59, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

It's not worth thinking about. Admin rights include all rights that extended confirmed have.Catfish Jim and the soapdish 19:03, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Thanks Jim. Lol, forgot about WP:WINWAR Crain, can't believe I got a hard time for writing that back then. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 19:15, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Category:Rulers of Bamburgh has been nominated for renaming

Category:Rulers of Bamburgh has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 09:50, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Craig Brown (footballer, born 1940)

On 29 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Craig Brown (footballer, born 1940), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 03:12, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Seven years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:48, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 October 1 § Category:WikiProject X members

A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 October 1 § Category:WikiProject X members on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Qwerfjkltalk 09:32, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	I see that we owe St Beorhthelm of Stafford havinghis Wikipedia article under a plausible spelling of his nae to you! And I see that you've been doing a lot of other helpful work on here. Thanks! Alarichall (talk) 16:11, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, Alaric, much appreciated--though presumably I was following John Blair (historian) on the matter. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 20:10, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Malcolm III of Scotland

Malcolm III of Scotland has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 14:48, 8 November 2023 (UTC)