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The section on bird records needs work, as at the moment it tends towards recentism. It would seem more sensible to describe some of the most notable historical occurrences first (for which plenty of sources are available), before attempting to keep up a running commentary on recent records (especially if this includes less notable species such as Green-winged Teal; the 2009 bird may have been the first for Fair Isle, but given that the island has 27 British Firsts to its name and this species has occurred hundreds of times in the UK, its inclusion seems unjustified). Also, if it continues in this vein this section could ultimately come to dwarf the rest of the article, and assume undue prominence. Dave.Dunford (talk) 16:07, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
It is very hard for me to believe that the Gaelic is actually Eilean nan Geansaidh - which I suspect means "island of the pullover". I note the Gaelic language Wikipedia calls it Fara and I have changed the entry to this. I will appeal to a more knowledgeable source. Ben MacDui 16:25, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
On Google Earth they are listed as within the Orkneys. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.108.30.208 (talk) 00:01, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
The lead sentence is perhaps misleading: Fair Isle cannot be "halfway between Shetland and Orkney" since it is part of Shetland. I think this could be made clearer. --Deskford (talk) 00:17, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
Careful map measurement confirms Fair Isle to lie 38km from Sumburgh Head and 43km from North Ronaldsay. An editor recently swapped these figures, claiming that Fair Isle is closer to Orkney than to Mainland Shetland, but this would appear not to be the case. Can anyone find a reference for this? I would be grateful if someone could check my map measurements too, to save me potential embarrassment if I have made a mistake! --Deskford (talk) 22:50, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
Not much to go on I'm afraid a maritime chart or guide would be best. According to the locals "It is approximately 25 miles away from both of these places.". I'll take a look at a map asap. Ben MacDui 19:13, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
...there is but a single primary school... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.44.164.5 (talk) 22:12, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
[4] -- frankly, I do not think you should mess with people's style or turn of phrase unless it is really terrible, or unless you are yourself adding some value. But this actually turned a grammatical sentence into a non-grammatical one.
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The article says Fair Isle sweaters are an important source of income for the "women of the islands" (plural). Since Fair Isle is a single island, is this supposed to mean that women in other parts of Shetland knit Fair Isle sweaters - but, if so, are they allowed to call them by that name? Or should "islands" simply read "island"? The rest of the paragraph refers to "male islanders", which is presumably a reference to Fair isle only. Incidentally, have any Fair Isle men yet got into the knitting act, as a change from crofting?!213.127.210.95 (talk) 16:27, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
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Could some linguistically skilled person add IPA pronunciation after the name, beginning of article or on sideboard, where the name's origin and versions are mentioned? Pronunciation in standard British, but if local dialect differs, then that as well. Is it [fɛə(ɹ)], [fɛː(ɹ)] as in 'fair' - 'beautiful; pale'? Or maybe [vair]? And is it [aɪ̯l] or different when 'Fair Isle' spoken together? Like [fɛəraɪ̯l] or smth? BirgittaMTh (talk) 07:53, 5 July 2017 (UTC)
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The paragraph about harbours seems confused and confusing. Looking at the map, there is South Harbour at the southern end of the island. Either side of Bu Ness on the eastern side are South Haven and North Haven. The section at present seems to be conflating South Harbour and South Haven. Don't have local knowledge to sort it out. Anyone? Dave.Dunford (talk) 08:01, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
The article is in category Underwater diving sites in Scotland, but this is not mentioned in the text.· · · Peter Southwood (talk): 09:19, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
the cited paper for the 1862 emigration is quite interesting and I think more than eleven words could be spared on elaborating on the event, though I'm unsure on how much of an expansion should be done based on the single citation or if perhaps more could be found to justify a larger expansion(I doubt there could be enough to warrant a separate article). Akaibu (talk) 06:36, 2 September 2024 (UTC)