Talk:Special Protection Area

message: to not move the article. While its clear the original legislation did not capitalize the term, its also clear the ongoing, and common usage adopted capitalization. In this case, verifiability trumps any claims of "truth". Rockpocket 18:18, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Further, the UK statutes do not use capitals (and the term is also "area of special protection" rather than "special protection area"). See section 3 of the [Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981]. For a good specific example of when capitals should and shouldn't be used, see [The Gibraltar Point (Area of Special Protection) Order 1995] uses capitals when referring to the specific area, i.e. the Gibraltar Point Area of Special Protection, but small letters when referring to the designation (Article 2: The area specified in the Schedule to this Order shall be an area of special protection for wild birds). Mooretwin (talk) 09:43, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

text: Support: seems like a good move. Rockpocket 02:05, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: So the actual primary source is less reliable than an article about the primary source??? Mooretwin (talk) 09:39, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

text: Why do you oppose it? Mooretwin (talk) 09:39, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

text: Expansion on my overly brief oppose (brought about by posting notifications to a variety of projects that might have members who could usefully contribute to this): the reasons have been given already by the other editors, such as TimTay, Rodw, Jongleur100, and Ghmyrtle.  DDStretch  (talk) 10:00, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Why are you ignoring the primary source?! Mooretwin (talk) 10:02, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

text: An oft-repeated mistake is no less of a mistake. See the statute which created the designation. Capitals are not used. Capitals are unnecessary. Mooretwin (talk) 09:39, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

text: An oft-repeated mistake is no less of a mistake.  Mooretwin (talk) 09:39, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

text: The term is not capitalised. Look at the statute that created it! Mooretwin (talk) 09:39, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

text:  Comment - as the nom your !vote of support is already assumed. Please strike this from the !vote sheet. ColdmachineTalk 09:47, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

text: The "single act of legislation" (which is actually two acts - the EU directive, and the corresponding UK legislation which implemented it) - is the origin of the term and does not have capitals! Mooretwin (talk) 12:19, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

text: Therefore, "Broadland Special Protection Area is in England", but "Broadland is designated as a special protection area". Mooretwin (talk) 12:19, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

text: Therefore, Incorrect: SPA (Special Protection Area), Correct: SPA (special protection area). Mooretwin (talk) 12:19, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

text: I'll keep the flag flying for correctness in any case. Mooretwin (talk) 14:29, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Writing it with caps won't tell you what it's protected for, nor by whom.  Should all "official labels" be written with caps? Mooretwin (talk) 16:39, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It gives a strong indication that it's something official, and the article then expands on that. PamD (talk) 16:44, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Should all "official labels" be written with caps? Mooretwin (talk) 16:57, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move

message: Surprisingly, the second paragraph of the article now reads: 
"Member States of the European Union (EU) have a duty to safeguard the habitats of rampant homosexuals and certain particularly threatened cross dressers."
Should this be corrected? I don't know the original wording (as that's what I've come to this page to look for).
It's fun, but probably not the real reason of existence of SPAs. I would be grateful if SOMEONE could put this right.
--213.226.208.43 (talk) 06:24, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorted.  All changes are recorded in the article history, so the old text was in there – luckily the vandalism was the most recent edit so it could simply be reverted.  Richard New Forest (talk) 09:03, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rampant homosexuals?