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April 20, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
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This article is written in Scottish English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, realise, travelled) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

Remove top tag

Remove or mark as satire the top tag: "This article was nominated for deletion on 1 April 2020. The result of the discussion was keep". Luhanopi (talk) 23:56, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BRD

That's two editors that have asked you to support your edit, one because they thought the wording was not an improvement, myself because your reinstatement without discussion with them was not a constructive or co-operative course. I had been aware of your series of edits and the impression I had was that they were largely beneficial and am open to the potential benefits of the wording in the edit that is in contention. Warring, instead of engaging, is not a persuasive way of advancing your case. BRD is optional, yes, as is shooting yourself in the foot. Please restore the status quo ante and persuade us. You may have made that hill a little harder to climb now. Mutt Lunker (talk) 09:53, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Official status

the link used to define it as "official" in Scotland is dated and current page no longer claims that. Just says the language is recognised. Is there a citation to actual status under Scottish or UK government? GraemeLeggett (talk) 13:19, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2025

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In the infobox's native name section (Braid) Scots should be on the one row i.e. '{{lang|sco|(Braid) Scots}}<br>…' rather than how it is now. 2001:BB6:B817:800:18A6:8EB:B1E8:D8C3 (talk) 12:21, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Mutt Lunker (talk) 14:31, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2025

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At the end of the section 'Literature', please ADD:

In 2022, the release of Poemes Ecossais by French poet Paul Malgrati, marked the first publication in Scots written by a non-native Anglophone.^[1] Wormshill30 (talk) 18:59, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

^ https://www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page/po%C3%A8mes-%C3%A9cossais

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