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This article falls within the scope of the the Cornwall Wikiproject, an attempt to improve and expand Wikipedia coverage of Cornwall and all things Cornish. Contributions and new members welcome, you can edit the attached page, do a task from our to-do list, or visit the project page, and contribute to discussion. |
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This article is part of the Penwith Wikiproject, an attempt to improve and expand Wikipedia coverage of the district of Penwith in Cornwall, United Kingdom and related topics. Contributions and new members welcome, you can edit the attached page, do a task from our to-do list, or visit the project page, and contribute to discussion. |
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See drop down box for suggested article edit guidelines:
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- Articles are written using a standard set of headings (see suggestions for article structure here. This is to maintain consistency between Cornwall articles and improve the quality of entries through a constant style of writing. These headings are, however, plastic and in state of flux and although we welcome suggestions or improvements, we would appreciate discussionbefore any major changes to the layout yourself.
- Be bold - if you know something about Penwith then put it in! We value your contributions and don't be afraid is your spelling isn't great as there are plenty of spelling and grammar experts on clean-up duty!
- At the the Penwith Wikiproject we subscribe to the policies laid down by Wikipedia - particularly civility and consensus building. We are aware that the wording on Cornish geography entries can sometimes be a contentious topic. You don't have to agree with everything but there is no excuse for rudeness and these things are best solved through consensus building and compromise.
- These are geography pages, and are not platforms for political discussion. if you want to talk about Cornish politics there are other pages who would value your expertise and contributions (Constitutional status of Cornwall, Cornish self-government movement).
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What kind of Cornish is "Gáirinn Winni"? The first word is written as if in Irish (I say this as somebody who's studied both Cornish and Irish Gaelic!). "Carn" in Cornish is "karn"/"carn", depending on which spelling system you're using. QuartierLatin1968 23:11, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- While editing this, I took the liberty of deleting the spurious transliteration. I'm with Quartier Latin on this one. It doesn't look Cornish at all.Dr Zen 23:22, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Categories
There seems to be a desire to change Categories referring to United Kingdom or Britain to England or Cornwall. Could folks at least create the category properly before changing current categories? -- Ashley VH 18:24, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Controversy over the site
Restored the text as below - statement is about something political concerning this site, but is not written in a pov or inflammatory way - mentioning a political fact concerning this site is not against wikipedia rules so long as neutrally written.
In 1999 there was some controversy regarding this site and others under the care of the English Heritage organisation. The Cornish Stannary Parliament wrote to English Heritage asking them to remove all signs bearing their name from Cornish sites by July 1999 as they regard the ancient sites as Cornish heritage, not English. Over eleven months eighteen signs were removed by members of the Cornish Stannary and a letter was sent to English Heritage saying "The signs have been confiscated and held as evidence of English cultural aggression in Cornwall. Such racially motivated signs are deeply offensive and cause distress to many Cornish people". (see external BBC link).
