Talk:Sully, Vale of Glamorgan

message: *Village guide - this link was removed because it's just a Wikipedia mirror, but let's keep an eye on it in case it expands. Vashti 17:19, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Links

message: I added a section about the dispute over the village's Welsh name translation and the forthcoming referendum. I added links to two news stories about this. Whilst doing so I noticed that there are no references to any other parts of the the text. It would be a good time to flag it for a clean up. I don't know (or have privileges) to do this but I'll try a bit of editing and look for some refrences.--Thegiantrodent (talk) 18:56, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  References and clean up needed 

message: I note that an anonymous editor has changed the Welsh name of Sully from Sili to Abersili, yet has provided no reference for this. I am aware of the nature of feeling about the Welsh name, but Wikipedia should only be concerned with recording encyclopedic content. As such there are several references for Sili but none for Abersili. In a referendum in the village a majority of those who voted expressed a preference for Abersili as a name. See http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/02/15/change-sili-welsh-name-say-residents-91466-28171288/ Yet this remains un-ratified. And from what I gather, the dispute continues as many residents of Sully are not happy with Abersili and wish to have just Sully and no Welsh translation (as residents of Monmouth's Rockfield gained). So it is my intention to revert it to Sili and reference it.Thoughts please? --Thegiantrodent (talk) 21:25, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: As always in wikipedia the important thing is NOT what is true or what we would like it to be ... it is what the references confirm. Go for it. 21st CENTURY  GREENSTUFF 21:29, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  OK, I've now reverted this entry to the official Welsh translation, and given a reference to the dispute over the name from and article in the South Wales Echo. The discussion on the Welsh translation is continuing and is arousing quite a bit of debate. Whether the name Abersili will be officially adopted or there will be no official Welsh translation of Sully remains to be decided. In the meantime the only verifiable name is Sili.Thegiantrodent (talk) 12:40, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: *mumble* As a Welsh-speaker from Sully, I can't help feeling that this whole debate is .. well, silly. But this isn't a forum, so I'll just mutter to myself. Vashti (talk) 14:13, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Ha! no-one spotted my editing mistake. I should have put a "Y" before Sili. Sili me :o)Thegiantrodent (talk) 19:26, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

text: I have rewritten the section to include new academic discussions of Sully/Sili. Troellwr (talk) 15:34, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Welsh Name and Wikipedia 

message: This webpege about Sully states that 'the current mayor is Mr Malcolm Davies ex-Policmen and Welsh Rugby International', and the Sully, Vale of Glamorgan article states 'Sully is represented by a community council which is chaired by Mr. Malcolm Davies.' There doesn't appear to be a rugby union international called Malcolm Davies, but there was a Welsh rugby league international; Malcolm Davies (rugby league), are these the same Malcolm Davies? If so, the Sully, Vale of Glamorgan article out of date as Malcolm Davies (rugby league) died circa-February 2011. Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 11:56, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears that they are indeed the same person. Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 10:39, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Malcolm Davies (rugby league)]]