Talk:Wales
"Tom Jones (To avoid disturbing historic ruins, Dogs must be kept on a leash.)" Sheer quality! RabbiTechno 18:41, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
WALEZ[edit source]
WALEZZZ – Preceding unsigned comment added by Icantthinkofone (talk • contribs)
Some ignorant basdud can't spell Llareggub. – Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.70.7.80 (talk • contribs)
Sheep[edit source]
I love the bit about the sheep near the cliff! I think it's hilarious! – Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.10.45.139 (talk • contribs)
ahh Wales... i think its a pretty damn good thing many people dont even know theres such a country cus they wont come snooping. i bet you theres english people that dont evem know hahaha...exept for those who watch rugby because last year WE TOTALLY KICKED BUTT! – Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.144.226.109 (talk • contribs)
this needs work[edit source]
It is long and rambling and not very funny at present. Though there are some good ideas in it. Mh96 22:31, July 2, 2010 (UTC)
Oh lovely[edit source]
This article seems to have been imported when the Welsh Stereotypes junk was still around. I think I may be using this version of Uncyc as well as or instead of the other one, so I will delete the section if nobody minds. We agreed here that the section was no good rubbish, so it should obviously be tossed. Llwy-ar-lawr (user page here) 01:17, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
- Section is gone. If you don't like it, revert and block me or whatever. llwy 01:26, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
1917 Eisteddfod[edit source]
Regarding this, I think you ought at least to be aware of the actual history, see for example here. The section as a whole was clearly written by someone with a degree of actual knowledge of the National Eisteddfod, and I think that the rest of the section is mildly amusing to others who also know something about it. But equally, the same target audience will know perfectly well what happened in 1917, and most likely just be offended by making this particular event the subject of the same sort of humour. If that's what you want, then do what you must, but be aware that it is likely to drive readers away. --It is me (talk) 22:47, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- I respectfully disagree that this is likely to drive readers away. It certainly wouldn't drive more readers away than, for example, this article. I hope this doesn't drive you away, but please remember that this is a humor website. MrX blow me
23:04, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- I don't intend to look at the article that you linked to, but I would challenge your underlying assumption that all pages of the site attract the same type of readership. There are certain widely held taboos in society, and it is reasonable to expect that humour that violates such taboos should only appear on those pages where it is obvious from the page title what readers are letting themselves in for. So for example, given the title of this page, people have only themselves to blame if they choose to read it but are then offended because they are sensitive about jokes about Wales, but on the other hand they would not expect here to encounter material that makes light of the horrors of war. The year 1917 was clearly not randomly chosen, but is relying on the reader's knowledge of the history of the eisteddfod, and in particular the fact that the winning poet had been tragically killed in battle before the ceremony took place. I am going to neutralise this by changing the year to one of the times when nobody was chaired for the simple reason that the entries did not reach the necessary standard that year. To a reader without the historical knowledge, the change will make no difference, but to the informed reader, it will avoid unnecessary offence. I would be grateful if you please don't undo my change this time. --It is me (talk) 21:13, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- Change now made here. --It is me (talk) 21:20, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- The horrors of war, while something we are all sympathetic to, are not off limits on this site. We don't really have any issues that are completely off limits here. We quickly eliminate things like hate speech, i.e. things that are meant to be hurtful with no comedic value, but this joke, while arguably in bad taste, is far from hate speech. As for only violating taboos on certain pages, that isn't a rule here. Even if it was, the war history of a country is not something you should be surprised to find in said country's article. I've undone your edit because it significantly detracted from the humor of the article. I hope you still feel welcome here, and I'm happy to help with anything else. Cheers. MrX blow me 22:37, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- The horrors of war, while something we are all sympathetic to, are not off limits on this site. We don't really have any issues that are completely off limits here. We quickly eliminate things like hate speech, i.e. things that are meant to be hurtful with no comedic value, but this joke, while arguably in bad taste, is far from hate speech. As for only violating taboos on certain pages, that isn't a rule here. Even if it was, the war history of a country is not something you should be surprised to find in said country's article. I've undone your edit because it significantly detracted from the humor of the article. I hope you still feel welcome here, and I'm happy to help with anything else. Cheers. MrX blow me
- Change now made here. --It is me (talk) 21:20, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- I don't intend to look at the article that you linked to, but I would challenge your underlying assumption that all pages of the site attract the same type of readership. There are certain widely held taboos in society, and it is reasonable to expect that humour that violates such taboos should only appear on those pages where it is obvious from the page title what readers are letting themselves in for. So for example, given the title of this page, people have only themselves to blame if they choose to read it but are then offended because they are sensitive about jokes about Wales, but on the other hand they would not expect here to encounter material that makes light of the horrors of war. The year 1917 was clearly not randomly chosen, but is relying on the reader's knowledge of the history of the eisteddfod, and in particular the fact that the winning poet had been tragically killed in battle before the ceremony took place. I am going to neutralise this by changing the year to one of the times when nobody was chaired for the simple reason that the entries did not reach the necessary standard that year. To a reader without the historical knowledge, the change will make no difference, but to the informed reader, it will avoid unnecessary offence. I would be grateful if you please don't undo my change this time. --It is me (talk) 21:13, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
