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She is half Hungarian so she may not be a prime example of a Cornish-American. Perhaps we should use a picture of her mother instead. 70.189.144.100 ( talk) 00:58, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
OK, there are several problems with this article
There's no problem in principle here with calling people Cornish American, but the text needs to be coherent and consistent, and any assertions about sepcific individuals need to be properly sourced. WP shouldn't go around claiming people for random ethnic groups like this, it's simply a question of accuracy. And while I dislike invoking WP:BLP, it does call for the immediate removal of poorly sourced material, whether positive or not. -- Nickhh ( talk) 18:40, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
"The lead also states that the Cornish are "recognised as a separate ethnic group in the UK census". This is only half true - there is no specific Cornish option for ethnicity included in the basic form, although it is counted if people choose to add the category themselves under the "Other" heading." You obviously don't know much about the census. There was (and still is) a specific Cornish option for ethnicity. There was no tick box option, but just like the English, Welsh etc. there was/is an ethnic code so that it can be written in to the others category. You cannot just enter anything into the others category, it has to be pre registered with a specific code. The Cornish had the code 06, so they were recognised. Bodrugan ( talk) 21:23, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Actually the Cornish are recognised as a national minority through the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, just the same as the Irish, Scots, Manx and Welsh in the United Kingdom. It is true there is not a specific Cornish tick box on the census, Cornish people must tick other and then insert Cornish. They ARE recognised as an ethnic group however, but the Office for National Statistics claims there is only local demand for a Cornish tick box, so basically cannot be bothered to spend the money rejigging the forms. Not having your own section on Census in the UK is not about whether you are a bona fide ethnic group, it is about numbers. Cornwall has only around 750,000 inhabitants. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.100.25.101 ( talk) 01:11, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
Now that's been closed as keep for the article as a whole (a decision I broadly agree with, as it happens), the points above remain problematic. Most importantly, what evidence is there that any of the named "noted Cornish Americans" - two of whose pictures are also splashed across the top of the page - are described as such, by themselves or anyone else? -- Nickhh ( talk) 18:39, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
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She is half Hungarian so she may not be a prime example of a Cornish-American. Perhaps we should use a picture of her mother instead. 70.189.144.100 ( talk) 00:58, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
OK, there are several problems with this article
There's no problem in principle here with calling people Cornish American, but the text needs to be coherent and consistent, and any assertions about sepcific individuals need to be properly sourced. WP shouldn't go around claiming people for random ethnic groups like this, it's simply a question of accuracy. And while I dislike invoking WP:BLP, it does call for the immediate removal of poorly sourced material, whether positive or not. -- Nickhh ( talk) 18:40, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
"The lead also states that the Cornish are "recognised as a separate ethnic group in the UK census". This is only half true - there is no specific Cornish option for ethnicity included in the basic form, although it is counted if people choose to add the category themselves under the "Other" heading." You obviously don't know much about the census. There was (and still is) a specific Cornish option for ethnicity. There was no tick box option, but just like the English, Welsh etc. there was/is an ethnic code so that it can be written in to the others category. You cannot just enter anything into the others category, it has to be pre registered with a specific code. The Cornish had the code 06, so they were recognised. Bodrugan ( talk) 21:23, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Actually the Cornish are recognised as a national minority through the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, just the same as the Irish, Scots, Manx and Welsh in the United Kingdom. It is true there is not a specific Cornish tick box on the census, Cornish people must tick other and then insert Cornish. They ARE recognised as an ethnic group however, but the Office for National Statistics claims there is only local demand for a Cornish tick box, so basically cannot be bothered to spend the money rejigging the forms. Not having your own section on Census in the UK is not about whether you are a bona fide ethnic group, it is about numbers. Cornwall has only around 750,000 inhabitants. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.100.25.101 ( talk) 01:11, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
Now that's been closed as keep for the article as a whole (a decision I broadly agree with, as it happens), the points above remain problematic. Most importantly, what evidence is there that any of the named "noted Cornish Americans" - two of whose pictures are also splashed across the top of the page - are described as such, by themselves or anyone else? -- Nickhh ( talk) 18:39, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
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