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what is the point of trying to delete all ethnic identity of people who have immgrated from another country to the United Kingdom? Thanks Hmains01:01, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agree - Arbitrary placing of subjects into English / Scottish / Welsh categories simply because of where they were born is utterly unreliable. This essay questions it and strongly discourages it unless a sufficient connection exists between a subject and England / Scotland etc. Birthplace is not a sufficient connection. Bretonbanquet (talk) 13:14, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Before you do.... I don't think it is unreasonable to expect a backlash; there are strong opinions (in my experience) on this matter, albeit, opinions. There are also misconceptions, even amongst reasonable and intelligent editors (User_talk:Parrot_of_Doom#English_or_British?). Can I suggest that a full(er) proposal with all the advantages is made. We need provision too, for categorising people before the Acts of Union 1707, and how we categorise the Welsh people once subsumed into the Kingdom of England (are they "English"? - probably not). I believe it would be Wikipedia:Categories for discussion and a template added to each category.
Also, I believe the reality of this categorisation is a hotch-potch of birthplace, self-identity, whim, and accent, with no consistency and no formal criteria. Incidently, David Hume identified as British, but is categorised as a Scotman... --Jza84 | Talk 22:46, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]