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Christian Bale is Welsh not English. Born in Wales. ~2025-38678-00 (talk) 10:15, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: There is a notice at the top of this page and one that appears when you edit. Please read that regarding Christian's nationality. Bale is on record that he is not Welsh. Halbared (talk) 11:05, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In short: A person is not Welsh just because his mother happened to be in Wales the day he was born. Largoplazo (talk) 13:17, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Change English actor to Welsh actor. ~2025-43220-75 (talk) 22:15, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: See above closed discussion and this archived discussion. Changing English to Welsh requires strong community consensus which must be achieved before making an edit request. — Rtrb (talk) (contribs) 22:25, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, you did that as I was in the window! Speedy! :D Halbared (talk) 22:26, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gotta be quicker on the draw — Rtrb (talk) (contribs) 00:20, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If he was born in Wales he's Welsh not English ~2026-36405-9 (talk) 22:14, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done I see you edited on a mobile, so you may not have seen the large red header. Bale is English. Please read the article lead plus notes. Halbared (talk) 22:27, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I see I don' get the big kiss/X...I've missed a template thingy? It's Sat night, I've had a shebert or two. Can someone remind me? Halbared (talk) 22:30, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]