01:5201:52, 14 September 2023diffhist−20
Kingdom of Prussia
→1871–1918: Peak and fall: Removed the phrase "sealed with a golden braid". Apart from being an unnecessarily flowery metaphor, it appears to have been lifted from Britannica, where it's used about another pre-WWI alliance (between France and Russia). Even there it's slightly jarring but that usage makes a little more sense as the Franco-Russian alliance was sealed by financial inducements (hence "golden"). Here it's a bit of purple prose that doesn't seem to add much.
04:3504:35, 25 March 2021diffhist−4 m
Cliff Burton
Corrected time of death, apparently a hangover from an earlier episode of vandalism that hadn't yet been reverted.
23:4223:42, 21 October 2020diffhist−10 m
The Miami Valley School
Not sure if the original author intended "teaches using" or "teachers use" but "teachers using" is clearly wrong. "Uses" is perhaps the best and shortest solution.
18:0618:06, 20 October 2020diffhist−12
Irish language
The language is known in Ireland as "Irish" and outside Ireland as "Irish" or as "Gaelic". Nowhere is it known as "Irish Gaelic". The sources cited here (Webster's etc) clearly refer to it as "Gaelic". If there are sources attesting to "Irish Gaelic" then let's consider them but do we really need a third name?Tag: Reverted
22:5522:55, 27 September 2020diffhist−29
Irish language
Removed POV, which was unsupported by the sources provided (in fact directly contradicted by one of them). Wikipedia is not prescriptive, nor does it opine that respected dictionaries such as Websters and the OED are "incorrect". Its purpose is to reflect what they say. The question of whether Gaelic is "correct" is discussed later, with both sides reflected, and is clearly too long for the lead. If anyone else wishes to weigh in could they please follow guidelines and raise it on the talk page.
04:5004:50, 26 September 2020diffhist+40
Irish language
Undid revision 980366801 by Lets123 (talk) Content is entirely correct and appropriately sourced. Whether the term Gaelic "should" be used for the language is a separate question, dealt with later in the article. That the term IS in use for the language is not in dispute and has been extensively documented, both in the lead and later.Tag: Undo
01:2201:22, 26 September 2020diffhist+565
Irish language
→In English: Notes that the language is sometimes referred to in English as Gaelic. I've left in Titley's unsubstantiated claim that to do so is "wrong", though he does not provide any evidence for it. A better source (ie one with evidence) would be helpful.
22:4222:42, 25 September 2020diffhist−29
Flanders
→Beeldenstorm: No citation is given and the assertion seems to be factually wrong. The Beeldenstorm lasted on and off for much of the 16th century, and the 1566 outbreak in the low countries from August until October. If anyone can find a citation for "less than a month" then I'm happy to revert.
21:3321:33, 1 October 2019diffhist+1
Incel
Fair enough but let's put misogyny first as it's a much more prominent feature. Also, can we get a better reference for misanthropy because hatred of society is not the same as hatred of mankind in general. (Lots of people hate the former but not the latter, eg Marx etc). It seems to me that incels are very specific in their hatreds. I'll leave the reference for now but at the very least we can improve on the source.