Talk:Bedford

message: I propose that the transport section is split out into a separate 'Transport in Bedord' article as with Transport in Ipswich, Transport in Luton and Transport in Manchester etc to give space for additional information. PeterEastern (talk) 12:39, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, the transport section of this article is already too big, it needs its own article. Bleaney (talk) 02:55, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

text: Agree, bolding doing now. Tiggerjay (talk) 01:06, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed split for the Transport section 

message: I'm new at editing wikipedia and I was wondering about the crime section.  It basically states that Bedford has a low crime rate, then goes on to list a few one off events.  That seems a bit of an odd way of writing for an encyclopedia.  Should it be re-edited to give some crime stats and more of an overview?  Or am I missing something?  BedsBookworm (talk) 10:59, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think you are right, it would be better to have some sourced statistics and an overview (perhaps crime and policing). There is no hard and fast rule on this but I would think only nationally reported crimes are notable enough to be mentioned.--SabreBD (talk) 11:59, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Ive always thought it odd that Bedford has a separate 'crime' section, when other more notable crime hot spots do not! Bleaney (talk) 14:14, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: As the crime section seems to be little more than an indiscriminate collection of facts and the comment above indicates this is unusual, I've removed it for now.  I hope this meets with approval. BedsBookworm (talk) 14:29, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I approve! Bleaney (talk) 14:32, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. BedsBookworm (talk) 14:34, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crime 

message: A number of national news sites have been reporting civil disorder in Bedford last night (involving a group of 150 people) following the England vs Italy football match in Euro 2012.
Is this notable enough to appear on this article? the links are links to news articles about this subject.
 213.121.4.45 (talk) 14:28, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Pretty much the same think happens every time there's a major football tournament - BAN THREAT TO FOOTBALL YOBS, June 2000 Shritwod (talk) 14:40, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Does this have a place on the article 

message: I intend to propose changes to the section concerning the role of the  Flemings and Huguenots in the development of the lace industry in Bedford. This is in conjunction with what will be related proposals to the Wikipedia Huguenot entry. Before making any proposals I am conducting a discussion of the topic in the Talk section of the Huguenot entry and suggest any editors of the Bedford section with an interest in the topic read and join the discussion there. It is hoped that this will allow resolution of any conflicts that might otherwise arise. Socialambulator (talk) 22:51, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal to modify the section on the history of lacemaking 

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message: I deleted a number of unsourced statements about the ethnic origin of Bedfordians, not because they are untrue but because they were unsourced and unquantified. Reinstatement will be welcome but only when these issues are addressed. See wp: reliable sources for more information. If help is needed, feel free to leave any questions here. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 14:15, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I have rewritten the section using the Census data. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 21:39, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Demographics 

message: If anyone would like to work on the history, the Victoria History has all the details you would need. See https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/beds/vol3 . --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 21:39, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: History of Bedford

message: These are an under-researched area, and the details I have found are here: User talk:Lajmmoore/sandbox/Women's Citizens League Lajmmoore (talk) 18:47, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Women's Citizens League 

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message: We agreed above that the article needed to include some reference to the "Bedford BUASD" figure, since some sources quote it as the population of Bedford (others use the Borough-wide figure of 157,479 but I don't think we need to intercept every conceivable error).
So I have attached a footnote to the 106,940 (Bedford BUA) figure. I think that this is the best place for it because it immediately qualifies the figure without disrupting the flow of the lede.  
A few immediate questions for discussion and consensus:
# is this the best place? Or is there a more suitable place in the body?
# If editors agree to the footnote method, the quiet single-letter superscript an appropriate markup created by  or would editors prefer the more "assertive" style of "note tag" (which displays a note or nb "call out"). 
# I'm sure my text could be improved even though I have revised it about ten times before posting!
Comments welcome. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 14:42, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for doing this. Happy with both the format and placing. Only suggestion is to shorten the wording to something like: The Office for National Statistics also defined a "Bedford built-up area subdivision", as the Bedford built-up area minus Kempston. The population of this area at the 2011 census was 87,590. Rupples (talk) 18:30, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: That is almost exactly how I drafted it first But then I felt I had to introduce it with a context because of the insane decision by the ONS to use the same name for two different things. I was also concerned to make clear that the ONS was responsible for both definitions. Do you see those as real issues or am I being too picky? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 19:07, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Get where you're coming from but as a reader I'm finding the longer text/explanation slightly hard to read/follow. So yes, my preference is for a more concise wording nearer to your original draft. While we see the issue here, I doubt the average reader would have any great interest. Rupples (talk) 20:06, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, feel free to revise. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 21:54, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  How best to report the 87,590 figure 

message: If anyone has the time and inclination, the climate table needs updating. The latest Met Office source now goes to 2010: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcr9j7q0s 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 12:55, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: There are some minimum and maximum sources at Woburn, Bedfordshire#Climate which maybe could be mined? esp the 2022 heat wave. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 12:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Climate table