Talk:Chris Hoy

message: Anyone who follows Track cycling will know it is very much a British Team.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Frank800 (talk • contribs) 11:18, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I notice that English athletes at the Olympic Games are noted as being British (cf Rebecca Adlington, for example) while Chris Hoy and the other Scottish athletes are noted as Scottish. Shouldn't there be some consistency about this? I prefer the compromise formula  "Scottish and British" (in the case of Chris Hoy) as it covers all of the teams he is likely to compete for. Does anyone agree with me? As it is it looks like Scottish Nationalism tomfoolery. --Dalekmikey (talk) 07:32, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  There's no need to go insulting people. The current representation looks fine to me, now. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 07:43, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Not insulting anyone, honest. My intention was to point out the inconsistency with which Scottish and English athletes are treated on Wikipedia in general, as exampled in this article. I apologise for any offence taken, but I suspect that those that would eliminate the word British from all articles about Scotland have a particular reason for doing so. Eliminating the word British from Scottish articles (and I am speaking more widely than this article here) does not seem to be a neutral point of view to me.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by [--86.165.239.45 (talk) 22:48, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  And I didn't argue for deleting it, so there's not much point in addressing comments about such to me. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 21:30, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  This point is not just addressed to you, it is addressed to all that come this way and can read it - my view is that this article doesn't look fine in its current format.--86.165.239.45 (talk) 22:54, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

text: If you wish to do that, this is not the appropriate place. This talk page is about the article of Chris Hoy, not Rebecca Adlington or systematic bias. SeveroTC 23:19, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

text: You're responding to a very old thread, I would take a look at the discussion going on at the bottom of the page :) --Τασουλα (talk) 16:00, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Country

message: I wondered how long it would take for some of the wikidiots to desecrate this article. Hoy has stated many times he's a proud Scot AND Brit- this is a fact and is a view supported by many in our nation. As per usual I feel the unsilent minority has spoken again on a wikipedia article. It's so childish, what's wrong with being proud of being British Scottish or British Welsh et al? Grow up and edit the article with facts not opinions.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.32.110.42 (talk) 11:09, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  LOL 

message: The article has been temporarily protected against new and unregistered users, due to the amount of recent IP vandalism. Please remember that any allegations about living people must be supported by citations from reliable sources. Blocks can and will be issued against editors ignoring the Living persons bio rules. This restriction applies to talk pages, also. Thanks Kbthompson (talk) 19:24, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It seems that Pjotr Morgen (talk) has switched to using various IP's to vandalise articles. They all originate from the University of Salzburg.Thaf (talk) 19:30, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

text: I warned him, he has now been blocked, it would appear to be for the use of socks. Pages affected can be semi-protected, and vandalising IPs blocked - seems a bit unfair on the other members of the University, though ... Kbthompson (talk) 23:46, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Incidently, the matter was reported at the BIO-noticeboard, so there will be more eyes on these articles. cheers Kbthompson (talk) 00:06, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article protected 

message: No he doesn't he lives in Salford, Greater Manchester.
http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1063648_hoy_and_mighty 
 
Its  Jason Queally who  lives in Chorley http://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/sport/Jason-40Queally41-and-the-aeronauts.3724299.jp—Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.21.44.37 (talk) 22:32, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  They live in Chorley, Lancashire? 

message: I wonder if he really does eat them for breakfast every day - they are 22% sugar. I'm sceptical. Edwardx (talk) 19:56, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: (Old comment, I know) YES, they are disgustingly sugary. But hey, it's just an advertisement...--Τασουλα (talk) 21:04, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Kellogg's Bran Flakes

message: I have edited the first paragraph so as to better reflect Hoy's nationality.  I considered the paragraph as it stood unsatisfactory for the following reasons:
Scotland is not an independent country.  That, of course, may change in the future.  But unless and until it does, the country to which Hoy belongs is the United Kingdom; and the appropriate adjective for an individual belonging to that country, whether they be from England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, is 'British'.  Thus, I suggest that to simply describe Hoy as Scottish is misleading and non-neutral.
In the source given, Hoy describes himself both as Scottish and British.  I would think it inappropriate for Wikipedia to label him in those terms.  Not only is this tautological, but nationality is a matter of fact, determined (in general) by place of birth, not personal views.  That said, the fact that Hoy feels this way is notable in itself.
Thus, I have changed the paragraph to describe Hoy as British while including a sentence describing how Hoy views himself.  This I feel more accurately reflects the objective facts whilst giving appropriate weight to Hoy's views.2.29.154.152 (talk) 21:34, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nationality 

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