Talk:Ashburton, New Zealand

message: "In January 2007, a small island in the lake at Ashburton Domain was claimed as part of micronation the Aerican Empire, and named Retsaot Island. Evidence of this can be found at the official Aerican Empire website."
This is a well-documented and significant fact, but it has thrice been deleted from the Ashburton page without any discussion whatsoever.  The Aerican Empire is one of the best-known and most well-established micronations on earth, and the fact that they have a 'colony' in Ashburton is of significance, as this is the case in only a very few places worldwide.  If anyone disputes this significance, at least please discuss it, rather than just deleting with a short "rm nonsense" note.
:The micronation is completely irrelevant to Ashburton. Wikipedia is not for such silliness. In particular, you appear to be attempting to use Wikipedia for self-promotion. Do not add such material again.-gadfium 18:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Never heard of it and I've been here 15 years, what rubbish. Trumpy (talk) 09:42, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Retsaot Island

message: The town is not the same as the district; they should have separate articles. Rakaia and Methven and Mount Hutt and Mount Somers are not in Ashburton. (Not the only town and district pair in NZ to have that unencyclopaedic error, of course.) Robin Patterson (talk) 04:22, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Should not have district page redirecting to it

message: Great work on the recent expansion of this article.  It is close to B class (or perhaps might be a candidate for GA nomination soon).  However, I suggest that a bit more content is added.
# The economy of the town. The existing content under the heading Agriculture is mostly about the region, not the town, and doesn't tell the story of the significant businesses in Ashburton that service the rural sector.  The existing content provides useful context, but it would be great to have something about the industries and employment in Ashburton. Here are some possible sources: , .  
# The history needs filling in. There is minimal content between the 1920's and 2020. Hopefully there are published works giving some of the history, such as the casualties in WWII of people from Ashburton, and events that would have made national news.  One item from the past decade that should be included is the 1 September 2014 shotgun murders of two workers at the WINZ office. Fortunately, this kind of crime is rare in New Zealand, and it received a lot of news coverage. The offender received the third longest sentence on record. Here is one source: 
Marshelec (talk) 05:16, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestions for additional content 

message: You have made great contributions to this article over the past year. I think it is ready for being nominated for Good Article status.  Are you interested in following up on this?  It does take work to respond to points raised in the review process, but can be really satisfying, and definitely helps to improve the article even further. Here is the link to the page for nominations: Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations It would probably be best for you to be the nominator, but I could chip in to help with any improvements that are suggested.Marshelec (talk) 03:33, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: , great idea. Article's looking good, but the lead is way too short for a GA. Schwede66 04:36, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ready for Good Article nomination 

message: Peter Lynn would be a good addition to the notable person section.  He has lived and made his wonderful kites and other inventions in Ashburton for many years.  Would someone familiar with editing the page consider adding him - he already has a Wikipedia page BarryRJackson (talk) 16:24, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you Schwede66 for making the change so quickly . I am just learning how to use editing etc, I can't yet work out how to thank someone directly so I do so publicly! BarryRJackson (talk) 18:50, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: You are welcome. Schwede66 19:00, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peter Lynn is a notable Ashburton person, can someone add him?