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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Should I worry about this or it is a coincidence IP proxies are reverting the edits that were removed? Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 18:17, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

If you're asking did I have anything to do with it, then no. I don't know anything about those IPs and anything I do is done under my own name. LarryJeff (talk) 09:33, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

May 2013

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Swedes in the line of succession to the British throne

Hi! I'm afraid that members of the Swedish Royal Family are not in the line of succession to the British throne. They would have derived their rights from the King's mother, but she did not seek permission for her marriage, so her descendants are not in the line of succession. I first thought they would assume place in the line of succession once the new act takes effect, but now I see that "marriages legally void under the Royal Marriages Act 1772 will be treated as never having been void, except for purposes relating to the succession to the Crown". I suppose that means that the Swedish Royal Family will remain excluded. Surtsicna (talk) 16:44, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Actually, Carl XVI Gustaf's position in the British line is not through his mother, but his paternal grandmother, Princess Margaret of Connaught. As a princess married into a foreign family, her descendants are exempt from the Royal Marriages Act. However, you do bring up a very interesting dilemma.

1. Prince Gustaf Adolf was himself exempt from the requirements of the act (as a descendant of Princess Margaret) and could therefore marry anyone he chose at any time without consent and keep his position in the British line.
2. Princess Sibylla, being a male-line great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was apparently still subject to the act and would have needed to seek consent to marry. So her descendants certainly cannot have (through her) a position in the succession.
3. The senior line is through Gustaf Adolf and, had he married someone who was not also in the line, there would be no question the marriage was valid and their descendants remaining in the succession.
4. The big question: If "A" (in the line and not subject to the act) marries "B" (in line and subject to the act) without consent under the act, can the descendants of the marriage still derive succession rights through "A"?

As Carl XVI Gustaf is currently in 234th place (according to this list) and presumably will be even further down after the reinstatement of those currently excluded because of marriage to a Catholic, we will certainly never have this question tested in a real-world scenario. LarryJeff (talk) 14:54, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Yes, of course, grandmother. I think your first premise is wrong, however. Gustaf Adolf could not marry anyone he chose without consent. It takes two for marriage, and it still takes two for a valid marriage. The marriage of Gustaf Adolf and Sibylla was not valid because she had to seek permission for it. It was null and void, making their children "bastards" for the purpose of succession. Had Gustaf Adolf had children with a mistress, those children would not have derived their succession rights through him because they were not born to his lawfully wedded wife - much like his children by Sibylla. The next question is whether clause 3(6) of the new act means that Gustaf Adolf's descendants will remain excluded despite the repeal of the Royal Marriages Act. Does "succession to the Crown" refer to the line of succession (the list of people entitled to succeed) or to the succession (list) of previous monarchs (in order to prevent anyone from doubting the legitimacy of previous monarch or the incumbent)? Surtsicna (talk) 15:16, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

LarryJeff asked my opinion on this question. Now, I know little about the specifics of the succession rules, but my first thought was 'why are we singling out the Swedes?' Of the 2000+ people in the line of succession, would not a significant percentage have never asked the reigning monarch (Elizabeth or George) for maritial consent? But then I read the text of the Act (unless I'm misunderstanding it or taking out of context), which says "other than the issue of princesses who have married, or may hereafter marry, into foreign families." So since Princess Margaret of Connaught married Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden of a foreign family, are not her descendants exempt from the Act? -JamesyWamesy (talk) 04:09, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link fixing one-day contest

I have decided to put on a mini-contest within the November 2013 monthly disambiguation contest, on Saturday, November 23 (UTC). I will personally give a $20 Amazon.com gift card to the disambiguator who fixes the most links on that server-day (see the project page for details on scoring points). Since we are not geared up to do an automated count for that day, at 00:00, 23 November 2013 (UTC) (which is 7:00 PM on November 22, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the project page leaderboard. I will presume that anyone who is not already listed on the leaderboard has precisely nine edits. At 01:00, 24 November 2013 (UTC) (8:00 PM on November 23, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the leaderboard at that time (the extra hour is to give the board time to update), and I will determine from that who our winner is. I will credit links fixed by turning a WP:DABCONCEPT page into an article, but you'll have to let me know me that you did so. Here's to a fun contest. Note that according to the Daily Disambig, we currently have under 256,000 disambiguation links to be fixed. If everyone in the disambiguation link fixers category were to fix 500 links, we would have them all done - so aim high! Cheers! bd2412 T 02:50, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

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