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Please stop changing the introduction to the John Lydon and Morrissey articles. Lydon and Morrissey are English and not just "English-born", regardless of their parents' origins. [[User:MFlet1|MFlet1]] ([[User talk:MFlet1|talk]]) 12:09, 4 July 2008 (UTC) |
Please stop changing the introduction to the John Lydon and Morrissey articles. Lydon and Morrissey are English and not just "English-born", regardless of their parents' origins. [[User:MFlet1|MFlet1]] ([[User talk:MFlet1|talk]]) 12:09, 4 July 2008 (UTC) |
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:Re your comment on my talk page - it's not that I "disapprove" of mentioning their ancestry, rather that by mentioning it in the opening sentence you are giving it undue weight (see [[WP:Undue weight]] for further explanation). Also "English-born" implies that they are not actually English/British citizens (in much the same way that, for example, you might describe Boris Johnson as "American-born" because he was born in NYC) when clearly they are. [[User:MFlet1|MFlet1]] ([[User talk:MFlet1|talk]]) 11:03, 8 July 2008 (UTC) |
:Re your comment on my talk page - it's not that I "disapprove" of mentioning their ancestry, rather that by mentioning it in the opening sentence you are giving it undue weight (see [[WP:Undue weight]] for further explanation). Also "English-born" implies that they are not actually English/British citizens (in much the same way that, for example, you might describe Boris Johnson as "American-born" because he was born in NYC) when clearly they are. [[User:MFlet1|MFlet1]] ([[User talk:MFlet1|talk]]) 11:03, 8 July 2008 (UTC) |
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::Please stop what you are doing as it is becoming disruptive. These items you are adding are not appropriate for the [[WP:LEDE|lead]] paragraphs. Several others have reverted you and now I have too. If you feel strongly about it, please discuss with other editors in talk. If you continue to edit-war you are likely to be blocked. --[[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 16:27, 9 July 2008 (UTC) |
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July 2008
Please stop changing the introduction to the John Lydon and Morrissey articles. Lydon and Morrissey are English and not just "English-born", regardless of their parents' origins. MFlet1 (talk) 12:09, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- Re your comment on my talk page - it's not that I "disapprove" of mentioning their ancestry, rather that by mentioning it in the opening sentence you are giving it undue weight (see WP:Undue weight for further explanation). Also "English-born" implies that they are not actually English/British citizens (in much the same way that, for example, you might describe Boris Johnson as "American-born" because he was born in NYC) when clearly they are. MFlet1 (talk) 11:03, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
- Please stop what you are doing as it is becoming disruptive. These items you are adding are not appropriate for the lead paragraphs. Several others have reverted you and now I have too. If you feel strongly about it, please discuss with other editors in talk. If you continue to edit-war you are likely to be blocked. --John (talk) 16:27, 9 July 2008 (UTC)