Talk:Great power: Difference between revisions

 

== India ==

The first set of articles, describing India as a great power has started to emerge.

*[http://www.opendemocracy.net/openindia/chris-ogden/emerged-india-enter-great-power Emerged India: enter a great power]

 

Now what's the conclusion. Can we add India to the list with the above four articles.[[User:Bcs09|Bcs09]] ([[User talk:Bcs09|talk]]) 01:36, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

 

== Big Three ==

 

== Removal of Britain from Great power list ==

I propose a discussion for a constructive argument for the removal of Britain from the great power list. I invite all to take part in it. We can do it over this week and the next. But let's all make it constructive with valid arguments and sources. Thank you.[[User:Bcs09|Bcs09]] ([[User talk:Bcs09|talk]]) 01:38, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

:Any editors willing to engage in this should note the discussions and incidents [[Talk:Blue-water_navy#Neutrality|here]], [[User_talk:Bcs09#January_2011|here]], [[Talk:Blue-water_navy#Royal_Navy|here]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=407166517#Some_problems here] (an admin indeed placed a block on this user for such things) as they all show a motive behind the proposed removal of Britain as a great power by this user and that it seems to be an on going campaign with this user after having their proposals defeated on other pages relating to removing Britain as X or Y power. It is my opinion that he is simply retaliating due to the Indian Navy being removed from the Blue water navy article. The very aim of his discussion, '''building an argument to remove a country from the list''', smacks of POV pushing and I don't think he should be engaged on this subject given recent situations as detailed above.

 

::I oppose removing the United Kingdom from the great powers article. The United Kingdom is quite clearly a great power and this is supported by the majority of academic sources. The United Kingdom is as much a great power as France and more so than Germany and Japan. The United Kingdom, alongside France, possesses all the typical characteristics of that of a great power. This is obviously just more POV from Bcs09 as the user has recently been banned for POV and edit warring. [[User:Quite vivid blur|Quite vivid blur]] ([[User talk:Quite vivid blur|talk]]) 00:01, 13 January 2011 (UTC)