Talk:British Shorthair

message: I think it's about time to archive some of the trolling that happened in past months. If nobody objects, I'd like to archive all comments up to the section "It should be mentioned", and resume making productive talk about the content of the article. --Targetter (Lock On) 01:53, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Archive it all up to this message. pschemp | talk 02:49, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Archived --Targetter (Lock On) 22:12, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Archive 1

message: Until someone can produce a source that proves that that actually is British shorthair, the NEDM cat mention will be removed since it fails WP:VERIFY. pschemp | talk 03:00, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: NEDM

message: What does Wikipedia have against NEDM. I mean, after deleting articles like Brian Peppers, Limecat, Clock spider (and the list goes on), it just makes them less of a base of important imformation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr. Good (talk • contribs) 
:first, this isn't an editing war, it is you inserting unverified information. There is no proof that that is a British Shorthair, and the consensus reached was that the information should stay out. Inserting it repeatedly is vandalism, and will be treated as such.  Your comments above have nothing to do with verifiablity of facts, and instead appear to show you have a personal POV agenda. Please cease. pschemp | talk 03:19, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: In my assessment, the cat depicted is not a British Shorthair. It is most likely a domestic mix (domestic to Russia). Have a nice day. —ptk✰fgs 03:22, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I wonder when PTKFGS became a vet.--Snake Liquid 18:31, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NEDM editing war 

message: Please check these images.  If they are useful to the article, please use them as you see fit.  If they will not be useful, please put them up for deletion. ~ BigrTex 17:16, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  additional images 

message: The images removed from this stub were part of a cleanup to see that the article complied with WP:NOT, WP:IUP, and WP:IFD. No image removed served an encyclopedic purpose not served by an adequate infobox picture illustrating the breed's unique appearance. They crowded the text (what little of it there is) and the users adding the images seemed to do so for no other purpose than showcasing their personal pets, which is strictly forbidden. If you would like to add an image to the article, please see that it serves a clearly necessary encyclopedic purpose. Thank you VanTucky 22:39, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, for one, it is nearly impossible to demonstrate feline gender differences with a photo, although sex differences are another matter. To do that, we'd need closeups of cat genitals. And since they are consistent across the species, we can leave that to the 'cat' article and forget about it here. —ptk✰fgs 23:28, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

text: We all went through the same thing. It's part of the learning process. We appreciate you wanting to make positive contributions, regardless of differences about certain edits. And FYI: for those users making real contributions to content (not just matienence) having 50% of your edits contested isn't that bad of a track record. There are several problems with that justification for the image: 1. There are no citations from reliable published sources backing the claim that males develop larger jowls. 2. the image doesn't particularly illustrate any facial differences.(from my perspective). 3. If your intent in uploading the image was to demonstrate the sex difference in the breed, why didn't you say so in the caption or license before it was removed? 4. Irregardless, having more images is not necessary to the article at this point, as it is a rather small stub that needs alot more work when it comes to factual accuracy and comprehensiveness. VanTucky 23:55, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image cleanup 

message: There is no mention of this variety in the text. As far as I know, it gained recognition as a pedigree in Victorian times. Asteriontalk 20:54, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Black and White British Shorthair 

message: the previous versions were poor because:
-they might suggest that BSH is similar to cats that lived in Britain in Roman times. 
- omited iteresting fact about breed's develompent
- some users confuse the meaning of the term 'breed of cats' Mr Bean
:Dear poster-of-the-above-remark, If you want your opinion to count please sign your posts as unsigned posts tend not to be taken seriously.
:Morgan Leigh | Talk 01:28, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Origin

message: I removed the statement "These cats are a big breed but are very cute and cuddly." because a) it's POV, b) it's covered elsewhere in the article. --68.5.190.102 (talk) 01:30, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Breed Desc. 

message: A british Shorthair can also be referred to as a 'European' shorthair. That should be noted in the article. What do others think?PigeonPiece (talk) 22:25, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Addition to Name

message: A summary of this article appears on a rotational basis in Portal:Cats under the "Selected breed" section. Any improvement to this article's lead section should be copied to the relevant entry on Portal:Cats/Selected_breed. --165.21.154.90 (talk) 06:14, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cats portal 

message: Although briefly mentioned i firmly believe that the entry would benefit from some moar information on this. I would do it myself but Roadwars is on soon and i cant be bothered  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.100.210.119 (talk) 21:58, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: I Can Has Cheezburger

message: Just wondered why the pictures I put in the varieties section have been removed.  Can I put them back up?  They show that the breed comes in a range of colours and patterns and not just blue.  Also I have changed the comment about the cinnamon and fawn BSh's having "type and temperament being poor compared to the more established varieties".  They type may be a work in progress but the temprement is not.  I have one rubbing up to my foot as I type this.   Cuddleton (talk) 14:41, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Varieties - Images removed? 

message: Editors are reminded that pictures must not be used to promote a particular cat or cattery. It is quite clear that recent pictures posted in this article have been intended to create a bias towards a particular cattery and set of colours.  These images had been saved on the site using a combination of both the cats name and the cattery who owned it.  These images have already been removed from this site on a previous occassion.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.238.222.14 (talk) 12:46, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edits made to "Varieties" Section 

message: Hi,
I'm sure this is verifiable, it is a russian blue on the adverts for Sheba.
I have a british blue, as you can see at British Blue#Temperament, and I also help run a cattery.
Vie ascenseur (talk) 20:27, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The pictures are used to illustrate variety. That they are supplied by a breeder is irrelevant.--Dodo bird (talk) 16:04, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  It's a russian blue on the Sheba adverts 

message: "as it is nearly as long in length as it is broad."! possibly "nearly a broad as it is long", but not according to the images on the page. -- PBS (talk) 13:11, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  broad cat 

message: i've seen some british shorthairs tilt their heads. Is this a breed standard and if so can someone please add it? and why is thaanyway? 98.248.118.99 (talk) 20:18, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  head tilting 

message: The claim about BSH's living from 14-20 years has a reference to another site that has this as a claim. It does not refer to any scientific study. I think it is simply a claim. I do not believe it to be true either. The referenced site also states that the BSH has no genetic health issues, which is cleary incorrect. I think that there you be no claims of normal lifespan if no reference to a study can be found.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by DennisChristensen (talk • contribs) 18:43, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed it. There is another better sourced lifespan in the health section.--Dodo bird (talk) 09:50, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lifespan 

message: Hello -- As I notice there are some recently active editors on this page, thought it might be a good idea to introduce myself. :) I've been making something of a project of cleaning up the domestic cat breed articles recently, introducing an extensive copyedit, some standardised formatting, and hopefully a more neutral, objectively encyclopedic tone overall. I'm confident I can thus eliminate at least some of the issues mentioned at the top of this article in particular.
Examples: Abyssinian cat, Burmese cat, Tonkinese cat, Birman. Also Tiger, which I helped shepherd to Good Article status.
I'm also really hopeful that no-one will see this as an attempt to over-ride their hard work or passion for the breed. Any changes I do make of course will be open to discussion on any point. My expertise is in copy-editing and cat-owning, not so much in the technical aspects of breeding/showing, so would be actually very grateful for any guidance in that respect. Thanking you all greatly in advance, Shoebox2 talk 15:05, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Partly because it seemed overtly promotional re: Dr. Lyons and partly because the lack of detail meant it didn't seem hugely important (basically just saying that the breed is somewhere in the middle of the pack). However I admit those aren't the strongest of reasons, and would be happy to see it restored w/a properly encyclopedic cite and more detail re: importance of the stat. :) Shoebox2 talk 17:56, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Going to try a cleanup 

message: British Shorthair Golden Shaded cats have very affectionate and friendly personalities 70.23.62.97 (talk) 23:25, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  British Shorthair kitten, new beautiful color, Black Golden Shaded 

message: Is it okay to feed a spaded female British shorthair (8 yrs old) milk? 64.235.78.218 (talk) 16:56, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Milk 

message: The history section claims house cats arrived in Britain before the Romans whilst the cat show section claims that the Romans brought them over. The cat show claim is published in 2020 whilst the history section claim is published in 2009 so I'm leaning more towards it but I don't wish to choose one without further evidence. Traumnovelle (talk) 21:25, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradictory material 

message: I believe British Longhair should be merged into this article. Both Fife and the GCCF consider it the same breed with the difference solely being the coat length. Besides the mention of how the longhair variant came to be and the fact it has longhair, all information that could be written about the variant would just be duplicating this page. Traumnovelle (talk) 23:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed Merge