Talk:Isle of Man/Archive 1

message: Is their a sense in which the UK is itself is a crown dependency? Or: is there another sense in which Mann might have co-equal status with the UK? Laurel Bush 16:42, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think so. The UK of GB&NI is a sovereign nation with a constitutional monarch and a government. The IOM is a crown dependency in that some aspects of its affairs are handled by the Crown using the UK government (principally defence and foreign affairs) on behalf of the government of the Isle of Man rather than the Manx government doing it themselves.  The Isle of Man could theoretically become an independent country either maintaining the connection to the crown or else becoming a republic. Then they would have to pick up and do all those extra functions which are currently performed (for a price) by the UK government. Dabbler 17:53, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mann and the UK 

message: There's been a bit of reverting going on in the culture section over whether or not the BBC mentions the Isle of Man in their weather forecast. Can anyone give a definitive answer? (I for one don't think this should be in the "Culture" section at all.) Seabhcán 11:08, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: But people do pay the full price for a license and not receive the same as other regions such as a regional radio station or news program. The Isle of Man is included in BBC NW reports but should have its own program if its residents are paying for the services. --Localzuk 13:53, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  BBC and Man 

message: I can find no information about this organisation which allegedly existed in Mannin.
Does anyone have information on it?  Everton 13:06, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manx Communist Party 

message: Although it may be more correct Latin to say Ieceris, the official heraldic description of the motto of the Isle of Man on this Isle of Man government site, http://www.gov.im/isleofman/facts.xml#coat , is spelled Jeceris. Dabbler 01:56, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I think you will find it is equally correct to use either depending on when you learnt Latin.  In modern schools it a j is used not an i.  It is just a matter of preference, although j is more common these days.Manxy3 14:13, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Jeceris vs. Ieceris

message: "The Isle of Man has a rich cultural heritage" sounds like a line out of a travel agent's brochure, not an encyclopedia. Does any other article say anything along the lines of "these folks have a very limited cultural heritage", or implies so by the aforementioned superlative's absence? By the way, even when I see this kind of writing in a travel agent's brochure I make a face. I hereby name this kind of writing The Mark of the Twelve Year Old's "What I've Done this Summer". Zvi Alon 15:03, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiPEDIA 

message: The Crown dependency article claims the Crown dependencies, including the Isle of Man, have associate membership in the EU, however, the article on Isle of Man claims it is neither a member, nor an associate member of the EU.  Can anyone cite a definite source so that we may resolve this discrepency one way or the other?  Johntex\talk 20:46, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Discrepency

message: I have removed links to pages for sheadings as the information that will cover these is minimal and is partly covered in the main article (this one) and should also partly be covered in the parish articles.--Localzuk 13:49, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed links to sheadings 

message: Someone has removed the reference to the Isle of Man being a constitutional monarchy, stating that there is no King or Queen of Mann.    There is a Lord of Mann though, so does that count? JAJ 22:26, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Historically there were Kings of Mann, but in deference to the overlord King or England, they adjusted their title to Lord of Mann. Monarchy does not mean rule by a King (or Queen) it means rule by one person. There are constitutional monarchies that are not ruled by people titled as Kings or Queens, for example Monaco or Luxembourg. Dabbler 23:56, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Constitutional Monarchy 

message: The coat-of-arms is a beautiful one; I haven't seen many with a kestrel and a raven.--Cheif 21:59, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coat of Arms 

message: This article mentions the coroner, but doesn't really explain his/her role, beyond saying that he/she is not a medical examiner, pointing instead to the coroner article. However the coroner article doesn't explain the Manx coroner's role either. Some more detail would be useful here.
Ireneshusband 07:01, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  I'm still in the dark about the coroner 

message: Could someone correct the "largest city" link from redlinked Demographics of Isle of Man to the correct Demographics of the Isle of Man. Skinnyweed 23:28, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bit of bother in the infobox 

message: Can someone please confirm that the Isle of Man still has no upper speed limit on the roads outside of towns?
:Yes. This is still true. There have been many discussions about this though with ideas of introducing such a speed limit.-Localzuk (talk) 16:26, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Speed limit? 

message: The infobox states:
 - Total 	$2.113 billion (182nd)
- Per capita 	$28,500 (29th)''
But when looking at the 2 linked pages the Isle of Man appears on neither. Should we not get rid of the links as neither are actually correct? -Localzuk (talk) 09:35, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  GDP