Talk:United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus

message: This article seems neutral now--Slogankid 10:22, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality 

message: 1. How many troops monitor the line? (1200, I believe)
: 860. Abuklea (talk) 23:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: take a look at www.unficyp.org Travelbird 10:06, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Missing facts

message: I think that the article could be improved if the following points were elaborated in a more neutral way: 
The Republic of Cyprus offered the land to the UN after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus to protect the Republic from further Turkish hostilities -- Citation needed.</br> Done.
Separation of people according to their ethnic background was not widespread prior to the Turkish invasion of 1974, -- Inconsistent with Cyprus intercommunal violence (inter-ethnic conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots on the island of Cyprus from 1963 to 1974).</br> Information not relevant anyway. See Cyprus dispute and Cyprus intercommunal violence instead. 
The "Green Line" is also referred to as the Turkish Cyprus barrier -- Citation needed.</br> Information not relevant anyway. See Green Line (Cyprus) instead. 
On the northern side of the Buffer Zone, there exists a barrier constructed by the Turkish military. It consists mainly of barbed wire fencing, a few concrete wall segments, watch-towers, anti-tank ditches, and minefields. -- Citation needed. 
Deaths within the Buffer Zone -- Is there a Turkish-Cypriot point of view on these events? Why shouldn't it be mentioned here?
See also the relevant discussions about:
* Turkish invasion of Cyprus
* Cyprus dispute
* Civilian casualties and displacements during the Cyprus conflict
References and external links should be expanded.
Please assume good faith.
-- FrancescoMazzucotelli 15:54, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposals for improvement 

message: I have reverted a deletion of my carefully edited opening paragraph to this article. The information that I took out is covered in the articles with the links. Of course everything that somebody put back in might be true, but in the context of this opening paragraph it is just tendentious and off-putting. It lacks balance. Let us not have an edit war over this, please. Thank you very much; I know that the most recent editor was acting in good faith, but surely he must see how this wording is "expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp. a controversial one." Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 07:42, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I am afraid I don’t see any controversy in stating plain facts. The fact that the regime installed in northern Cyprus is internationally unrecognised, is universally accepted and not controversial in any way. Furthermore it could not be more relevant than in such an article on a ceasefire line that has split a country into two. So I am afraid that by removing verifiable facts, you yourself are creating controversy. I would therefore highly recommend you refrain from erasing plain facts to avoid an edit war; if one ensues it would only be of your own making… StephP (talk) 14:26, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

text: I am afraid I think this info is integral to the article in question and is relevant enough to be included in the opening paragraph. I am sure GeorgeLouis is a lovely person, but I am afraid I will have to continue to disagree with his attempts to disguise the fact that the puppet state in northern Cyprus is internationally unrecognised.StephP (talk) 22:25, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead paragraph 

message: Are there any villages in the UN Buffer zone? Is there some UN civilian administration? What laws govern civilian activities in the zone (if any - eg. agriculture, etc.)? Alinor (talk) 13:13, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: there are villages... but they are empty. The Buffer Zone is off limits to anyone from both sides. I only know this because I worked there once.. Jez t e C 14:22, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Civilian administration 

message: Under "The buffer zone" section, the 2nd last sentence of the section (1st sentence in its last paragraph) is terribly run-on.  It is a single sentence consisting of 101 words, thus:
:Since October 15th 2011 a peaceful movement of youths have created a spinoff of the occupy movement and adapted it to suit the problem of division on the island, known as Occupy the Buffer Zone in Cyprus, and the No Borders encampment is located at the green line section of Ledra St. in Nicosia and is henceforth moving for unification of the island away from the political system and at a more personal level in order to bypass the political talks for faster action, whatever the action may be, because of the common belief that a divided Cyprus benefits certain political systems.
Surely this can be re-written, no?  I count 3 or 4 concepts in that single sentence, so I don't see why it can not be re-written into at least 2 or 3 sentences.  Can the author please do that?  Thanks.
--Atikokan (talk) 05:23, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Run-on sentence 

message: In the buffer zone some 10,000 people live in several villages and and there are farms located within. That's written in the introduction of the article. It that right grammar with these "and and?" I'm not a native speaker but it seems wrongly to me . . .--31.17.153.69 (talk) 11:42, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. Thanks for the point-out! SalopianJames (talk) 14:57, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: And and?

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified  on United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20130408031105/http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/cypriots-occupybufferzone-0021865 to http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/cypriots-occupybufferzone-0021865
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at ).
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 23:38, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified one external link on United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120217041641/http://www.unficyp.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1365&tt=graphic&lang=l1 to http://www.unficyp.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1365&tt=graphic&lang=l1
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 17:20, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I'm confused, Wikimedia Commons says yes (at least c:Template:Countries of the European Union), europa.eu may said no, and several UNSC documents said either yes or no. --Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 00:33, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Anyone who can answer this? This really affects the content quality of this article. --Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 03:33, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  So is this buffer zone a part of the European Union or not?