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So how is it POV Gob Lofa to state "loyal Irish"? Any evidence that it is so? Ireland was under British control and the Irish were either considered at the time loyal or disloyal/traitors. Terms such as "Pro-English" or "Anti-English" were never used even by the Irish. So how is it POV if neither side used the terms?

In fact by your logic you should also have changed "rebels" to "Anti-English", however you will have a very hard time proving that it is POV and that your personal opinion is what is NPOV. However your edit has been challenged and you should practice what you preach as you recently told another editor to abide by WP:BRD.

If you can source the usage of such terminology to refer to loyal and rebel Irish lords at the time then there would be less of a problem. Mabuska (talk) 23:12, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I delight in the irony of your advice; do you not recall being told similar by me? One can be loyal to one's friends, allies, relatives etc.; a government doesn't have to be the recipient of your loyalty. Betraying your allies, however, is not generally termed rebellion. Gob Lofa (talk) 23:16, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
So personal analysis and commentary and no evidence is your justification? Doesn't stand up to Wikipedia protocols. Mabuska (talk) 21:34, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
If you doubt me, look up the definitions of those terms. Gob Lofa (talk) 21:41, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
As you are the one contesting and complaining about the use of the terminology in the first place the onus is on you to provide evidence not me. I await as ever for you to actually provide sourcing to back up most of your claims... Mabuska (talk) 19:20, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Are you sure? Gob Lofa (talk) 02:28, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]