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Template:Irish nationalism has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. The Banner talk 13:52, 31 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi @CeltBrowne, I've been aiming to build an appropriate nationalism template for all the Celtic nations. See ((Welsh nationalism)), ((Scottish nationalism)), ((Cornish nationalism)), ((Celtic nationalism)).

The Irish republican template is comprehensive but it doesn't include major organisations like e.g Fine Gael and SDLP which both advocate for e.g a united Ireland, which is why I started a broader overview template ((Irish nationalism)). What would your view be on the criteria for each template or a potential merger?

Thanks Titus Gold (talk) 13:55, 31 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Irish Republicanism and Irish Nationalism are not one-in-the-same. Irish Republicanism is a subset of Irish nationalism but has very distinct, arguably unique characteristics that separate the two. Irish Republicanism has characteristics and a history so complex even within Irish Nationalism that a narrow, rather than broad approach, is more suitable. Thus, "broadening" the template is not appropriate.

There are also several issues with your Template:Irish nationalism, the standout being your classification of Fine Gael as "Irish Nationalist". I do not believe a majority of reliable secondary sources would refer to the Fine Gael of the last 50 years as "Nationalist" (Being in favour of Unification is not the same thing as being "Nationalist", at least in the Irish context). In fact, a very credible academic can be made that Fine Gael alongside it's coalition partners Labour in the 70s, 80s and 90s were effectively the main anti-Nationalist political force in the Republic of Ireland.

While I understand you're seeking to categorise all the "Celtic Nationalists" into templates all using the same format, I'm afraid a "one-size-fits-all" approach may not be the correct approach. CeltBrowne (talk) 04:03, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sorry but as I said on my last edit note this notion of a "long decline" period is a MYTH and a self serving one put about by a string of promoters trying to put themselves over as the Great Revival of British Wrestling. (This was a step backwards from an earlier worse myth which claimed that the industry had actually died out in 1988 - á la WCW in March 2001 - and that such-and-such promotion was Bringing It Back.)

The industry had its ups and downs (like the wrestling industries in many other countries and like the UK business during and before the TV era) but largely found its level and has performed consistently comfortably at that level ever since. Indeed the immediate years after TV were a major box office boom period, specifically for All Star with Nagasaki as flagship talent. The "Traditional" and "Americanised" sectors kept themselves largely apart until the FWA's Old School vs New School storyline in 2001, after which there was some overlap but the sectors retained their distinct identities.

There are multiple sources for the history of British Wrestling in both sectors for the 1990s/2000s/2010s - with particular regard to the Traditional sector I could refer you to Daniel Bryan's autobiography "YES" which dedicates most of a chapter to his time in the UK - particulary with All Star - in the early 2000s as well as assorted interviews with talent from the time period for Fighting Spirit Magazine (some of which were compiled into J.N Lister's book "Have A Good Week Until Next Week") TV documentaries such as BBC2's "Masters of the Canvas" documentary focussing on Kendo Nagasaki and featuring highlights of his 1991 championship match with Giant Haystacks at the Fairfield Hall Croydon, Robbie Brookside's video diary and Michinoku Pro Wrestling's 1996 documentary of their visit to the same Croydon venue, articles in Sleazenation magazine 1998 and The Independent on Sunday colour supplement 1994 by Polly Borland (cover featuring Giant Haystacks). Even Simon Garfield's book which ends on a somewhat pessimistic note (which Brian Dixon later regretted going along with, as he stated in in his FSM interview) contans good source material for the post TV boom such as the Kendo-Rocco feud 1988-1991. Romomusicfan (talk) 11:44, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Romomusicfan

I would prefer if we kept this discussion to Talk:Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom since we are discussing specific changes to that page, and if others want to join this discussion, it's better for the discussion to be held and later archived there.

Regards, CeltBrowne (talk) 17:15, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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I see that in the past you have worked on the Frank Ryan page. Currently there is a anonymous person inserting the Nazi flag under Allegiance with no edit summary. Recently that same person has been blocked from five pages. I've asked that we discuss this on the Talk page but no response. When you have a chance can you take a look at the page and let me know what you think? Thanks, Palisades1 (talk) 16:29, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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