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 :::As an observation, I'd say that the term ""British Isles"" is relatively straight-forward for some (mainly British people) in any context and for any subject matter.  Others tend to avoid the term these days unless it's within a particular geographic or scientific context.  Sure - the term is used less today.  That's an observable trend.  But who knows - it might be used more tomorrow, generating another trend.  And *of course* nobody but some Irish cares - who else would give a hoot?  It doesn't mean it's not a real issue though.  So we'll always get editors (probably Irish) popping up here to question/query/object/argue/etc for all the same reasons we've heard before.  It doesn't mean that those editors are necessarily trying to cause trouble, or are evil, or are anti-British, or have read the history of this page to understand how consensus works and how it was achieved.  I don't go in for the ""POV pusher"" arguments on either side - we've entrenched views by some editors, but they're entitled to their views, and those views (and everyone elses too) help establish consensus. 
 :::This discussion, I believe, has reached its natural conclusion.  Consensus remains as it was, no changes agreed.  "