Talk:Nelson, New Zealand

message: IP addresses keep adding the word "super" to describe the beaches. While agreeable, this statement violates the NPOV. I can't fix it anymore today, as that would violate the 3RR. Someone, please help keep this article neutral! --Gray Porpoise 01:18, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If there are sources that describe Nelson's beaches as "Super" and no sources that state they are not "super" then a NPOV mandates that we say Nelson's beaches are "super" too in the article. WP is not concerned with arbitrating truth or opinions - merely summarising in a balanced way all referenced points of view. W. Frank ✉ 22:45, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Super beaches and NPOV 

message: I have removed the unreferenced statement about the Nelson urban area having the largest population growth in the country. According to Statistics New Zealand,  Nelson experienced 4.2% growth between 2001 and 2006. The national average was 8.4%. dramatic 08:28, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a distinction between the statistics for the City of Nelson unitary authority area and "The Nelson urban agglomeration (including the fast-growing adjacent town of Richmond)". I will try and find a reputable source for the text you excised that it: "has a population of approximately 60,000 - and has recently had a population growth rate exceeding any other population centre in New Zealand."W. Frank ✉ 10:29, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Population Growth 

message: Quite a few of the temperatures in the table are inaccurate, for example the yearly average minimum of 47 in Fahrenheit and 7 in Celsius.  47 Fahrenheit is 8.33 Celsius.
The biggest error is for September, in Fahrenheit, the average minimum is given as a rather cold 32 Fahrenheit but in Celsius, it is given as a much milder 5 degrees.  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.158.177.163 (talk)  
:I suppose that comes from using an American source. I'll go and check the source again W. Frank talk ✉  22:37, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've double checked and you're correct. Sorry I made the error when I was transposing them. I've added a Notes section now so you can double check the source I used if you would be so kind? W. Frank talk ✉  22:52, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weather averages for Nelson, New Zealand inaccurate 

message: People access WP using a variety of screen resolutions and operating systems. I believe that all NZ geographic articles now have the Infobox.
The lede paragraphs are always intended to be just a short introduction to (and encapsulation of) the rest of our article.
For the mast majority of readers, it will be a better use of their screen space to have the lede in a "newspaper column" with the TOC to the left and the infobox to the right. This format achieves the minimum "white space" and waste of screen resources and leads to the minimum amount of scrolling needed to read to the end of the article. It is also aesthetically more pleasing.
Those few users that dislike this format can always "toggle off" the TOC display.
Does anyone disagree and, if so, why please? W. Frank talk ✉  13:20, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Table of Contents (TOC) position 

message: I oppose such a merge. The flag is a specialised topic which is probably not of interest to most people looking at the article on the city, but as one of the few city councils to adopt its own flag, it has an inherent notability. A separate article seems justified. A brief paragraph on the flag could be added to the Nelson article since at present it is linked only from the infobox.-gadfium 05:53, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Generally support retention of separate article. Wikipedia is not paper, and otherwise as per Gadfium. Ingolfson (talk) 23:53, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Seeing that there was no other comment except mine and Gadfium's oppose, I am now removing the merge proposal. Ingolfson (talk) 23:53, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed merge with [[Flag of the City of Nelson]] (failed)

message: According to the 2006 NZ Census, the nelson region has by far the highest number of "jedi" followers per capita. See http://www.jedichurch.org/uploads/4448/files/NZStats2006.pdf and http://www.jedichurch.org/webapps/site/4448/5930/news/news-more.html?newsid=204814 . Does that deserve a mention in this article? I'm too clumsy at wikipedia to put one in myself. (No, I'm not a follower, I just happened to stumble on this information). 60.242.34.19 (talk) 06:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Jedi census phenomenon]] and Nelson

message: The Colonist newspaper was published in Sydney, from 1835 to 1840, is this the same paper as the The Colonist once published in Nelson, and mentioned in the article? wcrosbie (talk), Melbourne, Australia 08:06, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: No, that's a different newspaper. For further information write to the The Archivist, Nelson City Council, Trafalgar Street since theirarchives are currently closed to the public for earthquake strengthening. --2.124.220.128 (talk) 14:25, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Or look at The Colonist (New Zealand newspaper). Schwede66 03:30, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Colonist newspaper 

message: How about mention of the Nelson School of Music ?
:It's a wiki. If you've got a reliable source (online or offline), write that part and include the source in between some reference tags:  Schwede66 17:20, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Music 

message: IP did a spot of wikifiddling, adding nonsense to Irredentism and misleading maps on Nelson Province.  Added a list of notable "Nelsonians" to this article, checking the list its not that bad but a couple have only a tangential connection to Nelson.  I didn't delete the whole lot, only those with a tangential connection.  The IP is edit warring them back.  About to warn for 3RR but not going to indulge their edit war.  Would appreciate other wikipedia editors checking this and reverting if they concur with my assessment.  WCMemail 00:39, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent IP edits 

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