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Didnt get from article if Barbuda was a part of Antugua or an Indpendenat nation of its own. Thank you!(datedAMMorn Sn.Sept.13th2009 21stcent.Byr Dr. Edson Andre' Johnson D.D."X") ANDREMOI ( talk) 18:47, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
«In 1719, Codrington and the island of Barbuda had its first census (of both people and livestock), conducted by Sir William Codrington (1715–1790).» A 4 year old boy conducted the census?! - 2.82.165.211 ( talk) 13:46, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Yes, very funny. You guys might want to go over to Encyclopedia Dramatica or TL; DR Wikipedia for that stuff. Titanium Dragon ( talk) 23:17, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
We, the Natives, are Taino. We're not Carib, or Arawak.-- 184.101.190.233 ( talk) 06:18, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
The pens rather than for slaves were probably for cattle rwhich was an important activity of the Coddington's. RichardBond ( talk) 12:22, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
¿Por qué se llama Barbuda? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.150.4.221 ( talk) 01:50, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
The link to the "official site" looks like a commercial spammer owned by an entity in New York. The actual site appears to be http://ab.gov.ag/ 2600:8804:88:4A00:7D02:7454:567B:8E2F ( talk) 02:45, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for adding the correct pronunciation. The Americans have been mispronouncing it Barbooda. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.35.33.162 ( talk) 21:10, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
User:dawnseeker2000 deleted some of the content I had added about the Hurricanes (along with a snide comment) ... and guess what Wikipedia is now saying about that section: This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2017) Peter K Burian ( talk) 23:50, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
Although Ambassador Sanders' quotation that Barbuda is "uninhabited for the first time in 300 years" is receiving wide circulation, is it true? Was there some gap between the genocide of the Carib or Arawak population of the island and before permanent European settlement? If not, isn't this the first time in nearly 5000 years? Ibadibam ( talk) 18:01, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
The population of Barbuda was evacuated due to the destruction caused by hurricane Irma, but is it really accurate to describe the island as "uninhabited" after a presumably temporary evacuation? This fits with commentary that says the description is overly dominated by recent events. Barbuda has a long history of being inhabitated. The current description, while topically accurate creates an impression of a long term situation. 74.96.158.227 ( talk) 18:07, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Sister Isle and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 May 1#Sister Isle until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. signed, Rosguill talk 19:46, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
@Peter Ormond I would like to discuss your misuse of the citation needed tag, as a source was already provided, a better tag ti add is better source needed. CROIX ( talk) 15:27, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
I'm a Barbudan Native. You're wrong, we're Taino, like the name of our island. Don't you see the bar of barbecue in our island name? Sorry if my English is poor. But, we're Taino. And, we are not extinct. We're not all mixed with African or European either. Calling Taino extinct, or heavily mixed is racist wikipedia vandalism, stomp it out. The language of our island is still Taino. We still speak fluent Taino. And, this is not a British island. And, showing nothing but pictures of Africans and Europeans is very misleading, and is another racist vandalism. -- 184.101.190.233 ( talk) 06:26, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
We still speak fluent Taino. --
184.101.190.233 (
talk) 06:40, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
The people who wrote this wikipedia article aren't reliable sources. -- 184.101.190.233 ( talk) 06:43, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
The current article contains:
”Between the months of August and October, the island is at risk of being hit by hurricanes.”
The wording “Between […] August and October” is a circuitous way of writing “In September”, since that is the only time interval that is between August and October. (No day in August or October, for example, is between August and October.)
And what’s more is that on https://climahealth.info/country/antigua-and-barbuda/#:~:text=Hurricanes%20can%20occur%20from%20June,every%20three%20years%20(7). the WMO and the WHO state:
“Hurricanes can occur from June to November; historically, the most likely time is mid-August to mid-September.”
which contradicts the statement in the article. Even the time mentioned as the most likely time for the occurrence of hurricanes, i.e. that from mid-August to mid-September, contradicts the article statement.
So I wonder what was the reason behind writing the quoted sentence in the article the way it has been written. Redav ( talk) 01:46, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
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Didnt get from article if Barbuda was a part of Antugua or an Indpendenat nation of its own. Thank you!(datedAMMorn Sn.Sept.13th2009 21stcent.Byr Dr. Edson Andre' Johnson D.D."X") ANDREMOI ( talk) 18:47, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
«In 1719, Codrington and the island of Barbuda had its first census (of both people and livestock), conducted by Sir William Codrington (1715–1790).» A 4 year old boy conducted the census?! - 2.82.165.211 ( talk) 13:46, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Yes, very funny. You guys might want to go over to Encyclopedia Dramatica or TL; DR Wikipedia for that stuff. Titanium Dragon ( talk) 23:17, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
We, the Natives, are Taino. We're not Carib, or Arawak.-- 184.101.190.233 ( talk) 06:18, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
The pens rather than for slaves were probably for cattle rwhich was an important activity of the Coddington's. RichardBond ( talk) 12:22, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
¿Por qué se llama Barbuda? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.150.4.221 ( talk) 01:50, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
The link to the "official site" looks like a commercial spammer owned by an entity in New York. The actual site appears to be http://ab.gov.ag/ 2600:8804:88:4A00:7D02:7454:567B:8E2F ( talk) 02:45, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for adding the correct pronunciation. The Americans have been mispronouncing it Barbooda. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.35.33.162 ( talk) 21:10, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
User:dawnseeker2000 deleted some of the content I had added about the Hurricanes (along with a snide comment) ... and guess what Wikipedia is now saying about that section: This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2017) Peter K Burian ( talk) 23:50, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
Although Ambassador Sanders' quotation that Barbuda is "uninhabited for the first time in 300 years" is receiving wide circulation, is it true? Was there some gap between the genocide of the Carib or Arawak population of the island and before permanent European settlement? If not, isn't this the first time in nearly 5000 years? Ibadibam ( talk) 18:01, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
The population of Barbuda was evacuated due to the destruction caused by hurricane Irma, but is it really accurate to describe the island as "uninhabited" after a presumably temporary evacuation? This fits with commentary that says the description is overly dominated by recent events. Barbuda has a long history of being inhabitated. The current description, while topically accurate creates an impression of a long term situation. 74.96.158.227 ( talk) 18:07, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Sister Isle and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 May 1#Sister Isle until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. signed, Rosguill talk 19:46, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
@Peter Ormond I would like to discuss your misuse of the citation needed tag, as a source was already provided, a better tag ti add is better source needed. CROIX ( talk) 15:27, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
I'm a Barbudan Native. You're wrong, we're Taino, like the name of our island. Don't you see the bar of barbecue in our island name? Sorry if my English is poor. But, we're Taino. And, we are not extinct. We're not all mixed with African or European either. Calling Taino extinct, or heavily mixed is racist wikipedia vandalism, stomp it out. The language of our island is still Taino. We still speak fluent Taino. And, this is not a British island. And, showing nothing but pictures of Africans and Europeans is very misleading, and is another racist vandalism. -- 184.101.190.233 ( talk) 06:26, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
We still speak fluent Taino. --
184.101.190.233 (
talk) 06:40, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
The people who wrote this wikipedia article aren't reliable sources. -- 184.101.190.233 ( talk) 06:43, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
The current article contains:
”Between the months of August and October, the island is at risk of being hit by hurricanes.”
The wording “Between […] August and October” is a circuitous way of writing “In September”, since that is the only time interval that is between August and October. (No day in August or October, for example, is between August and October.)
And what’s more is that on https://climahealth.info/country/antigua-and-barbuda/#:~:text=Hurricanes%20can%20occur%20from%20June,every%20three%20years%20(7). the WMO and the WHO state:
“Hurricanes can occur from June to November; historically, the most likely time is mid-August to mid-September.”
which contradicts the statement in the article. Even the time mentioned as the most likely time for the occurrence of hurricanes, i.e. that from mid-August to mid-September, contradicts the article statement.
So I wonder what was the reason behind writing the quoted sentence in the article the way it has been written. Redav ( talk) 01:46, 5 November 2023 (UTC)