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{{WPauthor|All of the copyrightable textual content of this article originated with myself. Much of it was previously posted to the Wikipedia article of the same name, but as it was written by myself, and therefore is copyrighted by myself, no WP credit is required. [[User:James F. Perry|James F. Perry]] 11:48, 16 June 2007 (CDT).}}
== Introduction ==
This sentence in the lead: "Certain aspects of the games are so well known as to have become emblematic of Scotland, such as the bagpipes, the kilt, and the heavy events, especially the caber toss." It is an inversion of reality. Kilts and bagpipes did not become emblematic of Scotland because of the games. They became part of the games because they were already emblematic of Scotland. [[User:Derek Harkness|Derek Harkness]] 20:25, 16 June 2007 (CDT)


== Lede ==
:Agreed. I will revise the text accordingly. [[User:James F. Perry|James F. Perry]] 08:22, 19 June 2007 (CDT)


This sentence form the lede "Certain aspects of the games are so well known as to have become emblematic of Scotland, such as the bagpipes, the kilt, and the heavy events, especially the caber toss." is an inversion of reality. Kilts and bagpipes did not become emblematic of Scotland because of the games. They became part of the games because they were already emblematic of Scotland. [[User:Derek Harkness|Derek Harkness]] 20:25, 16 June 2007 (CDT)
== Good job ==
I just noticed this article, which looks great. (Because it's one of the only articles that links to my new [[fiddle]] article.) --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 12:04, 1 August 2007 (CDT)

Latest revision as of 11:50, 12 September 2019

Introduction

This sentence in the lead: "Certain aspects of the games are so well known as to have become emblematic of Scotland, such as the bagpipes, the kilt, and the heavy events, especially the caber toss." It is an inversion of reality. Kilts and bagpipes did not become emblematic of Scotland because of the games. They became part of the games because they were already emblematic of Scotland. Derek Harkness 20:25, 16 June 2007 (CDT)

Agreed. I will revise the text accordingly. James F. Perry 08:22, 19 June 2007 (CDT)

Good job

I just noticed this article, which looks great. (Because it's one of the only articles that links to my new fiddle article.) --Larry Sanger 12:04, 1 August 2007 (CDT)

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