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Edit warring: Emma Watson
Yesterday I edited the above page because the first part of her dual nationality was stated (incorrectly) as "English". As I have pointed out, this is wrong because England is not a nation; it's a country, one of the constituent countries of the nation of Great Britain, and the corresponding nationality is thus "British". (This is a common error, but the fact of it being common doesn't make it any less an error.)

Despite this, Jack "BtR" Saxon has reverted the edit (and re-reverted my correction), claiming that "English is a nationality". Which is nonsense; England is not a nation, and only nations have associated nationalities. It would make just as much sense to claim that "Londoner" is a nationality.

I think someone should have a few words with him, and ask him to get his facts right before any further editing. — RobertATfm (talk) 14:39, January 5, 2015 (UTC)

As a neutral party, pointing out:


 * Per Wiktionary:


 * Usage notes
 * (British) Following the establishment of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, England, Scotland and Wales are normally considered distinct nations. Application of the term nation to the United Kingdom as a whole is deprecated in most style guides, including the BBC, most newspapers and in UK Government publications.


 * And Dictionary.com defines "nation" as (1) a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own, or (2) the territory or country itself.

So I think "English" could be a valid nationality. -- Cubs Fan (Talk to me)  19:28, January 5, 2015 (UTC)
 * The Oxford English Dictionary states that a nation is a group united by factors that include language, culture, history, or occupation of the same territory and the Office for National Statistics found that 58% of people in Britain described their nationality as being English. -- Saxon 19:44, January 5, 2015 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/XRainbowPandax
Vandalism-only account. — RobertATfm (talk) 00:05, April 14, 2015 (UTC)


 * Gave a warning since they've only done a couple of minor edits. If they do any more though, they'll get blocked. - Nick O'Demus 06:21, April 14, 2015 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/Devin_Skywalker
Another vandalism-only account. — RobertATfm (talk) 06:23, April 18, 2015 (UTC)

User:Frey Handflet
Please block the user and delete the image of a ceiling fan from File:Albus Dumbledore (HBP promo) 3.jpg. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 05:10, April 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * The user also vandalized File:Dhharryroomhighreso.jpg, File:PromoHP7 Harry Potter.jpg and File:Blood Quill.jpg. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 05:14, April 19, 2015 (UTC)