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Is the full text of the Act strictly necessary? To me, it seems like article-padding, and the full text of the act is already on the hmso.gov.uk website, which is linked to at the bottom of the article. -- RDevz 22:12, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
In this edit, User:Computerjoe reverted all of User:MikeHobday's edits to the article. It is far from obvious to me why they should be reverted - they seemed to me like useful edits that improved the article. I don't want to just re-revert without discussion, so I hope we can discuss how best to move the article forward here. — ciphergoth 13:26, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
I have removed the following text:
because, legitimate information as it may be, it is relevant to fox hunting or fox hunting legislation rather than this article. MikeHobday 14:22, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
this seems to border on POV at times, and definitely needs sourcing. where are we getting the "intent" of Parliament from? Morwen - Talk 09:39, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm confused about the status of fox hunting in Scotland. The intro paragraph seems to unambiguously state that it is illegal. But then later on, we have this line:
Traditionally, in some upland areas, foxes were flushed by packs of dogs to be shot. This activity is still permitted in Scotland under the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002.
So you can hunt foxes in Scotland? We need clarification. 68.40.65.164 05:51, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Starting to become slightly concerned about this list. Wikipedia is not a fan of lists, with the specific statement of:
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We dont have a list of failed charges/convictions or dropped cases under this Act, and if we did the whole article would start to miss the point. Similarly on the page of the Theft Act 1968 we dont have a list of convictions, nor on possibly more contencious issues such as Terrorism Act 2006 do we.
I think this needs consideration.
See Wikipedia:Lists_in_Wikipedia for more.
-- TFoxton 14:06, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Despite the Countryside Alliance claiming that the Hunting Act is unworkable, at least twelve people have been convicted for breaking it:
Glad to see the removal of the "Convictions list". However, I'm starting to feel that this has simply been transferred to the External Links section.
Possibly too many case judgements I think! Could the people responsible for adding please familiarise themselves with the Wikipedia:External links page - in particular:
Important points to remember
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3.Try to avoid linking to multiple pages from the same website; instead, try to find an appropriate linking page within the site.
Avoid undue weight on particular points of view
On articles with multiple points of view, the number of links dedicated to one point of view should not overwhelm the number dedicated to other equal points of view, nor give undue weight to minority views. Add comments to these links informing the reader of their point of view. If one point of view dominates informed opinion, that should be represented first. For more information, see Wikipedia:Neutral point of view - in particular, Wikipedia's guidelines on undue weight.
With this subject, informed opinion is divided, therefore using this section to make or emphasise a point of view is not acceptable in Wikipedia. Links here should only relate directly to the Act itself. Other more controversial issues should be saved for the Fox Hunting article.
Thoughts...
-- TFoxton 20:33, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
Tim Bonner ( talk) 14:46, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
I've avoided editing this page because I work for the Countryside Alliance and obviously have a point of view. But it contains some unsupportable content.
In 'enforcement' I've added a reference. In 'flushing' I've deleted quotes from a judgment from Barnstaple Magistrates' Court which was succesfully appealed at Exeter Crown Court. That judgment was upheld in the High Court. The Barnstaple judgment sets no legal precedent and has been rejected. I have also deleted references to the 'flushing' exemption which are very misleading. The exemption should be referenced and read in full, not just presented in partial form to support an interpretation of the legislation. I have also corrected a reference to the R v Down and Pillivant judgment. There are several other sections of the page which are clearly POV and I'd rather someone else addressed them.
I was a bit surprised to see that the actual Penalties are not reported in the Article. So I have supplied this information. In the Enforcement section of the Article there are a number of cases of prosecution and the plight of the people accused; however with no Penalties included in the Article there was no real perspective, or backdrop, of just what kind of trouble they were in. ( Valhalan ( talk) 02:44, 12 March 2011 (UTC))
I have done a reasonably thorough rework of the article to present it in a clearer way with some adjustments to the order and section headings. I have tried not to diverge from the main content of the article, but have toned down some statements where I felt they were straying in the POV territory. PeterEastern ( talk) 21:39, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
Section 16 of the Act specifies the short title to be the Hunting Act 2014, not The Hunting Act 2004. The introduction to this article therefore incorrectly emboldens the definite article The. In addition, the {{ Infobox UK legislation}}-->short-title of The Hunting Act 2004 is similarly incorrect and should be Hunting Act 2004.
-- Senra ( talk) 23:50, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
Wikipedia article currently states about the 2004 ban that "Simultaneously, a demonstration of 400,000 people from the Countryside Alliance filled Parliament Square outside." The source listed is vague and says "Some 400,000 people marched against the ban" but is not news coverage of the event and doesn't specify which march. Also, logistically, 400,000 would not fit in Parliament Square.
That 400,000 figure seems to have come from a different 2002 march, and was contested as an exaggeration at the time: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2274129.stm
For the 2004 march, a more realistic number is between 8,000 and 10,000: "Outside Parliament, police estimate there were between 8,000 and 10,000 protesters but the organisers put it at 20,000." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3656524.stm
I am new to Wikipedia. Could someone else confirm that this number should change before making the edit? Thanks! -- DanPublicPolicy 12:09, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
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User:Dynamite16 has twice reverted my addition of Anne Widdecombe to the list of Conservative MPs who supported the bill, on the grounds that she is no longer a Conservative MP (which is true – she retired in 2010, though she stood unsuccesfully as a candidate for the Brexit Party in 2019). Aside from the fact that they carelessly removed a valid reference along with their edit, I find the logic that she should be listed separately unconvincing: the point is surely that she was a Conservative MP at the time, and I suggest that this is implied. If only sitting MPs are to be listed, then someone is going to have to curate the list and remove names as the MPs lose their seats and retire, which I suggest isn't going to happen, and is unnecessary anyway. Comments welcome. Dave.Dunford ( talk) 14:20, 26 December 2019 (UTC)