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Christmas

Hello there Andy, You say there's a task force objecting to British Isles, but really there's just one editor who's driving this. The editor seeks to junk the term from the whole of Wikipedia and his actions cause agro all over the place. Christmas is just the latest of hundreds of articles he's had a go at. I've put British Isles back again in this article. At the very least the issue should be brought to something called the Special Examples page. This editor no longer has permission to get rid of British Isles. Mister Flash (talk) 09:30, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Andy - Quit removing references to other Holidays that use the phrase "Happy Holidays"

You quoted this for the reason for removal:

• Deepavali ki Shubhkamnaye: Diwali greeting in Hindi.

Obviously You don't know that Hindi is one of many languages spoken in India.

Fact: Every state speaks it's own language.

If you think these should not be here, then change the "Happy Holidays" title to reflect it doesn't include any other festivals/celebrations around the world!

I Disagree Andy - This section needs to be re-written appropriately

I Disagree Andy that the content I provided as perceived by you as false. You’re quoting how Deepavali wishes may be said in a particular language. In your case you quoted “Hindi”. Hindi is just one of many languages spoken in the sub-continent of India and as such there are more than 20 official languages.

With your perception if someone who speaks the language “Tamil” in India would say ”Chrsitmas Nalvalthukal” which would translate to “Happy Christmas” would be considered Non-English because it is said in a different language? That is not making sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mysticjay (talk • contribs) 19:51, 26 December 2010 (UTC)