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What, no mention of V for Vendetta??60.240.14.140 (talk) 13:50, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In what way is V for Vendetta significant for an understanding of Guy Fawkes? Malleus Fatuorum 14:03, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It's significant regarding Guy Fawkes because the main Protagonist in the story wears a Guy Fawkes mask through out the entire movie, not to mention the fact that the story is essentially a modernized and reworked version of the Gunpowder Plot Znel2010 (talk) 03:43, 25 August 2010 (UTC) |Z| 22:40, 24 Aug 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Gotcha. It's not significant at all then. Malleus Fatuorum 03:45, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, that there should be a popular culture section, as he is frequently mentioned nowadays, both in V for Vendetta, and as part of the Epic Fail Guy nomenclature.Stregamama (talk) 02:16, 6 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
See the linked article Gunpowder Plot in popular culture where these items were relocated to. Keith D (talk) 11:25, 6 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Daria

In Daria series in one episode Guy Fawkes was portrayed as Sid Vicious. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.73.230.207 (talk) 20:43, 30 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Education

Proposed edit: about Fawkes's education in York. We know he was educated at St Peter's School, York - could this be referenced in the introduction to the article? It may also be of interest that Guy Fawkes's lantern is on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.23.232.140 (talk) 10:51, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I moved your comment down to the foot of the page (you can create new sections with the "new section" button at the top). I'm not sure if its necessary to mention the school he was educated at in the lead, unless you add more to qualify why it matters (educated alongside the Wrights, for instance). As for his lantern, its mentioned in Gunpowder Plot. Parrot of Doom 11:01, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not convinced any of the three External Links presented in that section are at all relevant to Guy Fawkes. The first is a walking trail only tangentially relevant as sites to see, the second is an outdated (and very likely inaccurate) site more about Bonfire Night and the Gunpowder Plot than about Guy Fawkes, and the final is a gallery of images more related to Bonfire Night. If there are no objections, I'd like to remove these links and perhaps replace them with some superior ones. ɳOCTURNEɳOIR♯♭ 23:28, 6 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No objections here. Parrot of Doom 23:38, 6 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from 91.125.8.33, 26 November 2010

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replace England with Great Britain as guy fawkes is celebrated in Scotland and Wales too. Fawkes became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, which has been commemorated in England since 5 November 1605. His effigy is burned on a bonfire, often accompanied by a firework display

91.125.8.33 (talk) 09:07, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is something I've never been able to satisfactorily establish. I know its celebrated in Scotland today, but I don't yet know if it was always so. Indeed I've read reports that in the 19th century Glasgow council stopped funding the celebrations. Parrot of Doom 10:05, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm unclear on the exact rules--does this issue need to go to WP:BISE? Qwyrxian (talk) 10:26, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
A load of people arguing about what to call a few bits of rock? I doubt it. The question is, was Guy Fawkes Day mostly an English celebration, or was it generally also celebrated in Wales and Scotland? I don't know. Parrot of Doom 11:11, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not done for now: As doubt has been expressed, per WP:BURDEN you'd need to provide a reliable source that states this has been celebrated throughout Great Britain since as early as 1605. Alternatively, find a source to back up something along the lines of "...been commemorated in England since 5 November 1605, and throughout Great Britain since at least...". Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 05:38, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of mask

I think we should have a picture of the iconic "Guy Fawkes mask" somewhere (probably in the Legacy section), as it's so often used to represent Guy Fawkes or the idea of rebellion. Sonicsuns (talk) 05:55, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps then the mask image should be placed in an article about rebellion, since it tells us nothing about Guy Fawkes. Parrot of Doom 16:08, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rewording needed for clarification

"...Fawkes jumped from the scaffold where he was to be hanged and broke his neck, thus avoiding the agony of the drawing and quartering that followed." This makes no sense the way it is currently worded. Was he to be hanged or drawn and quartered? If both (which doesn't seem to make sense), then it makes no sense to say that the agony (of the drawing and quartering) was avoided because if he had been hanged this agony would have been avoided anyway.

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