Talk:Launceston Castle
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[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).
- BBC news - Historic signs case trio bound over 195.92.168.164 13:26, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
- I removed the article because it was added by an IP address and my opinion is that it was a blatant attempt to publicize the independence of Cornwall. The evidence being the appearance of the same paragraph in eight articles, and now the same paragraph appearing on eight talk pages. At the same time, changing the location from Launceston, England to Launceston, UK supports my case.
- The paragraph is totally biased in favour of the Cornish, just explaining their motivation. There is no mention that they performed a criminal act, which could have resulted in a custodial sentence had that not been shown leniency.
- There was no controversy either. I was living in the area at this time and I do not remember it happening. I have an interest in the castle, and I am sure I would remember a "controversy". The only controversy is the Cornish independence lobby objecting to the fact that the owners of the building has the word "English" in the title. This is POV and nothing to do with the subject of this article.
- Now the article has a named author, probably accidentally, I am just going to walk away. I have better things to do than get into edit wars, which is why I remain anonymous. Putney Bridge 22:34, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Following an independant review, I have toned down the paragraph, which now reports the facts that relate specifically to Launceston castle Putney Bridge 19:47, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
