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Good articleEngland has been listed as one of the Geography and places good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
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Current status: Good article

Establishment date

This article explains that England was created over a period of a few decades, not overnight. However the infobox said that England was created on 12 July 927. That is patently false, as well as contradictory, so I have added the word "by" to indicate that that is the latest date, rather than the only date on which England came into being. Richard75 (talk) 01:57, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

English wine

Could English wine be added under cuisine? It's a growing sector and English sparkling wines are in demand. Englandsupport4 (talk) 02:49, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Do we need to reply to a banned sock? Although they may have a point about English sparkling wine. KJP1 (talk) 16:56, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have created an article Food and drink industry in England that explains this areas in detail and the Economy of England article also makes a brief reference to this.
I have also been keeping an eye on this article and the two article mentioned above as there is an issue with sockpuppets usually from one account making edits and impersonating other users. ChefBear01 (talk) 17:18, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 6 January 2024

A source in the politics section claims England isn't a country, when it is. It's source number 86 and 87. 2A00:23C7:69B0:4601:9D6B:AE13:E062:ED3E (talk) 16:50, 6 January 2024 (UTC)(Nota bene Blocked sockpuppet of Lam312321321, see investigation)[reply]

It was removed before this edit yet added back. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=England&oldid=1193262021 2A00:23C7:69B0:4601:9D6B:AE13:E062:ED3E (talk) 16:53, 6 January 2024 (UTC)(Nota bene Blocked sockpuppet of Lam312321321, see investigation)[reply]
@‎ ThaddeusSholto Thank you so much for removing. However, one of the sources is still present and needs to be removed. 2A00:23C7:69B0:4601:9D6B:AE13:E062:ED3E (talk) 16:56, 6 January 2024 (UTC)(Nota bene Blocked sockpuppet of Lam312321321, see investigation)[reply]
 Not done What number? Geardona (talk to me?) 15:32, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2024

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Demonym

I believe "Englishman" and "Englishwoman" should be added as demonyms for England.

It's my understanding that "English", the only demonym listed in the article, is used only as an uncountable noun to refer to English people in general, as in, "The English and Their History", and is incorrect when used as a countable noun, as in: *"I'm an English". In the countable sense, I only see "Englishman/Englishwoman", as in "I'm an Englishman in New York". I searched the Talk archive and found no mention of either as a topic of discussion (only used as demonyms), and any reputable dictionary defines "Englishman" and "Englishwoman" as demonyms. I'm often wrong about these ideas on Wikipedia, and I don't trust myself to twiddle with templates, so I haven't made the edit myself, but I hope someone either does so, or explains why these demonyms shouldn't be on the main page.

FWIW, I mentioned this on English People, and the change was accepted. Atkinson (talk) 10:02, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Royal Navy

In the Union with Scotland section it states that the Royal Navy created the largest MERCHANT fleet- surely that is wrong ? IceDragon64 (talk) 02:31, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]