Wikipedia:WikiProject Ireland Collaboration/Poll on Ireland article names/Position statements

This page lists statements by members of the Ireland Collaboration Project regarding the options on the poll on Ireland article names. The statements appear in alphabetical order by username.

Reminder of the options

Option A: Merge Ireland and Republic of Ireland into one article at Ireland.
Option B: The state at Ireland. The island at Ireland (island).
Option C: A general "all-Ireland" topic at Ireland. The island at Ireland (island). The state at Ireland (state).
Option D: The island at Ireland. The state at Ireland (state).
Option E: A disambiguation page at Ireland. The island at Ireland (island). The state at Ireland (state).
Option F: The island at Ireland. The state at Republic of Ireland.

Position statements edit

Please do not put any comments in this section. Comments will be removed. A brief and neutral summary only may be given. The order of the links below is given in the alphabetical order of the username. In the summaries below, arguments in favour are listed before arguments against, although individual statements my have a different emphasis.

Statement by Bastun — in favour of option F.
Statement by BritishWatcher — in favour of option F; against option B.
Statement by Evertype — offers generic arguments for and against each option. Also advocates opposing options A, B, and F.
Statement by GoodDay — in favour of option E; against options A and C.
Statement by HighKing — in favour of options E, D, and C; against options A, B, and F.
Statement by Rannpháirtí anaithnid — in favour of options F, D, and C; against options B and E.
Statement by Rockpocket — general statement.
Statement by Sarah777 — in favour of C, A, B, D, and E (in that order); against option F.
Statement by Scolaire — in favour of option A.
Statement by Tfz — in favour of option A.
Statement by Valenciano — in favour of option F; against options A and B.

Summaries provided after the start of the poll. (Please place additions in alphabetical order.)

Statement by RTG - Vote for :D Vote not for :C
Statement by Red King - my reasons to support option C.

Comments edit

Note that Red King's statement above is from an earlier stage of the collaboration statement. It was written before the other statements that appear on this page and (at present) does not conform to the same format as the other statements linked from this page. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 00:55, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]