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The result was: rejected by BuySomeApples (talk) 07:22, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Greenland is not an independent country though it is the biggest island? Source: https://denmark.dk/people-and-culture/greenland

Created by MynameisShaun (talk). Self-nominated at 10:49, 22 February 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Greetings MynameisShaun. Unfortunately this article does not qualify for DYK as it has not been created, expanded more than 5x in length, or promoted to WP:Good article status in the past seven days. Further information on the requirements can be found at Wikipedia:Did_you_know#Eligibility_criteria Cielquiparle (talk) 14:02, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I would like to suggest "the citizens of all these countries are citizens of Denmark and of the European Union.[15] " be changed to "the citizens of these countries are citizens of Denmark but not citizens of the European Union." source: https://www.thedanishparliament.dk/en/eu-information-centre/greenland-and-the-faroe-islands PSW-NM (talk) 07:50, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: This is not correct. See this document: Relations between the EU and these OCTs - all 25 of which are islands scattered around the world’s oceans - are based on EU law rather than on the constitutional law of the EU country in question. OCT nationals are EU citizens. Tollens (talk) 17:12, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In response to the comment left here removed for violating WP:NPA: I have corrected the error. When checking whether the requested replacement was factual (which it is not, as citizens of Greenland are also citizens of the EU), I didn't additionally check the factual accuracy of the existing content. Thank you for the correction. Tollens (talk) 19:04, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Improper and erroneous reference to Landnámabók (The Icelandic Book of Settlements)

"Similarly the Icelandic Book of Settlements records famines during the winters, in which "the old and helpless were killed and thrown over cliffs"."

The Book of Settlements records nothing of the kind. However, there is a humorous poke at remote and primitive farmers in Gautreks saga, where, besides not knowing the rules of hospitality, they engage in such outlandish behaviour as killing off their old and infirm by throwing them off cliffs, which most do voluntarily. This is the only recorded instance of such a custom in the literature and only indication that this was ever a custom. However, modern legends surrounding the Ætternisstapi have been growing for over two centuries now and permeating the popular imagination. EliasHalldor (talk) 12:06, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Greenland and EU

Greenland is not part EU, they left eu in 1985. 86.52.161.47 (talk) 21:55, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nice try. Greenland still belongs to Denmark and Denmark is in EU. 188.113.95.213 (talk) 17:29, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That does not mean anything. It is not in the EU as it left in 1985 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_and_the_European_Union Agiotagegeniophobiafarris (talk) 19:25, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It means EVERYTHING as Greenland still BELONGS TO DENMARK and Denmark still belongs to EU! 188.113.95.213 (talk) 18:57, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@188.113.95.213 Please look at any source. You will find that Greenland left the EU and there are many occasions where territories of EU members aren't part of the EU.

Aside from this, there are many things that don't belong to Denmark, these are called the home policies.

Please educate yourself. Agiotagegeniophobiafarris (talk) 19:17, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So why did Trump ask Denmark to buy Greenland, if Greenland doesn't belong to Denmark, who still gives the people on Greenland lots of money to live there? And so does the EU? Hmm..? Educate yourselves, US-brains. 188.113.95.213 (talk) 23:09, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@188.113.95.213 Yes it belongs to denmark, not the EU. EU membership isn't hereditary.

Agiotagegeniophobiafarris (talk) 00:10, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did you read the third paragraph at Greenland#Political system? It explains it quite well. CambridgeBayWeather (solidly non-human), Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 21:04, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Danish America" listed at Redirects for discussion

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1+8- 34 ok thanks 🙏