Talk:Worcestershire

message: Just to let you know there's now the  userbox which you can add to your userpage and which will automatically add you to :Category:Wikipedians in Worcestershire. --Daduzi talk 16:33, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Userbox

message: The userbox  has been created for Wikipedians who were born in Worcestershire. Its related category is :Category:Wikipedians from Worcestershire. Chaz6 (talk) 05:45, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Alternate Userbox

message: "The north such as Kidderminster, Bromsgrove and Redditch consists of a Brummie twang"
As someone who has lived in Bromsgrove for most of his life this doesn't seem quite right, Redditch and Kidderminster it seems fairly accurate for but not Bromsgrove. I'm not sure how you'd describe the Bromsgrove accent, but I most certainly wouldn't describe as being like the Brummie accent.
:The unsigned comment above draws attention to the problems of speech accents. I agree that the whole sentence is probably inaccurate. Kidderminster's accent has far more in common with the Black Country towns of Stourbridge, Dudley, Halesowen and the communities of Gornal, Lower Gornal, Blackheath and Cradley Heath with whom it had trading links for over two centuries. Redditch's accent may well have a similarity to that of Birmingham because it was a post-war "New Town" deliberatly rehousing the war damaged housing of its near neighbour Birmingham. However, I have not listened closely to the accents of those residents who were living there before the "New Town" was created.DonBarton 16:59, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It  is possible that a very detailed description  of the accents is not necessary within the scope of the entry  for the county. Such  detail would be probably more appropriate in an article on  Accents of England. I have added the mention of The Archers, not only because of the accent used, but  also for its notability as the world's oldest radio  soap, and being set somewhere in or near the area of our county that has an accent closely resembling  it. --Kudpung (talk) 05:13, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brummie Twang? 

message: Where is it being detailed?  Anchoress 23:14, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  July, 2007 flooding incident 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:EH icon.png

message: Is the school performance table appropriate here? It relates to a single year and no information is given about the current data. Chaz6 (talk) 13:34, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: School performance

message: :The West Midlands County Council existed for only a short period before abolition in April 1986 by the Government, though legally the county still exists to this day.
The first part is unstartling, but the second is completely unmentioned in the West Midlands County Council article, so if it's to stay here it needs a solid reference. Loganberry (Talk) 01:16, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation please? 

message: I have split this into sections (according to Wiki recommendations) for easier reading and editing. However, although  all the points are important  and relevant, the article needs rewriting with  all the historical  sequence being put into as near chronological order as possible in their relative sections. At present, it darts back and forth and is not very  easy to  follow.  --Kudpung (talk) 02:33, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: County  History

message: The the mammoth  article on  radio completely  dominates the Worcs article, is long without any  subsections, contains far too  much  detail for a single subject  for a county  article, probably 99% of it  belongs either in  an article of its own or as a sub-page of radio in  Britain or something  similar.--Kudpung (talk) 02:33, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I agree, and actually I'd say that wherever it ends up (perhaps Broadcasting in Worcestershire or something?) there's too much detail, full stop. Given that, for example, Wyvern FM already exists, the fine details about its ownership and history surely belong there, not in a general article at all. There's considerable overlink in the section as well. Radio is not my field, but I'd certainly be happy if someone who did know what they were talking about made the changes Kudpung suggests. Loganberry (Talk) 02:43, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I've tried to cut it down. I've been pretty brutal, but the information is, of course, still available in the history. Would someone read over the sectiion and check it still makes sense? I can't see it any more. GyroMagician (talk) 17:31, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice work Gyro :) - I've even hacked a bit  more out and copyedited it. Loganberry, thanks for your support in  motivating these actions. --Kudpung (talk) 14:53, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's nearly there. I think we should be able to reduce that last paragraph a bit more, but I can't really find the words tonight - I'll try again later if you don't get there first ;-) GyroMagician (talk) 19:19, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Radio

message: Several English counties have started projects in order to clean up and apply a code of standards for all the stubs and articles about the cities, towns, and villages in  their county, (and in  our case within the category  Villages in Worcestershire), and to  invite more contributors to  complete the infoboxes, extend the information,  and add formal references and images.
According to Wiki guidelines, before a proposal for the creation of a WikiProject is made, the proposing  editor should gather a minimum of 5 registered Wiki users who are in favour of the idea. You only need to be in favour - you do not need to be an active Wiki editor/contributor.The place to add your name is here:User:Kudpung/project Worcestershire.
:Count me in GyroMagician (talk) 08:00, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: and me, but it will be a mouth before I will have much time Iccaldwell (talk) 08:21, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

text: They places of interest on this article is the only article I've seen that uses a legend like here. A table with a description would be better 86.42.78.36 (talk) 11:35, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Suggestion for icon removal
Place of interest                     	Type of attraction   	Description                                                                                                                                           	English Heritage site
Croome Court                          	                     	                                                                                                                                                      	No
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings	Non free museum      	                                                                                                                                                      	No
Walton Hill and the Clent Hills       	Accessible open space	                                                                                                                                                      	No
Witley Court at Great Witley          	Historic house       	A burnt-out shell of a large English stately home, famous for its gigantic fountain, now restored to working order. Currently run by English Heritage.	Yes
86.42.78.36 (talk) 15:59, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

text: The above example by user 86.42.78.36 was originally  transferred from  my  talk page by me and reverted/replaced by  user 86.42.78.36 (see history) --Kudpung (talk) 17:27, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Definitely not! Its ugly and it adds absolutely nothing to the article apart from taking up more space! Jeni (talk) 18:56, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's ugly isn't much of an agreement while. Ease of reading is, Ease of sorting is. As is Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(icons)#Remember_accessibility_for_the_visually_impaired and Wikipedia:ICONDECORATION and it only uses more space if POI are ever listed in 2 columns which I've not seen 86.42.78.36 (talk) 22:59, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it would be best to write the section in prose rather than a table. A sortable table might not actually be that helpful, for example there are many types of attractions and being able to sort that column wouldn't serve much purpose. The information you suggest including in the table would be just as good written as prose. Nev1 (talk) 23:07, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree moving this to prose would be the best solution. 86.42.78.36 (talk) 00:00, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

text: The icons and the legend used in the article is commonly used in other articles about places in England as well. See Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:EngPlacesKey. --Joshua Issac (talk) 14:27, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for pointing  that  out. Please see the preceding  comments  by  Nev1 -  it would be interesting  to  know how many  of those articles a re GA or FA  status. I've had a look  at  one or two  of them and some indeed look  quite messy.--Kudpung (talk) 04:25, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Project Worcestershire (pre-proposal)

message: Now that all the settlement articles have been rated and put  on 'to  do' lists on  the project  page, probably  a serious look  at  this Worcestershire page is now required because  it  really ought  to  be the project's flagship  article. Apart for a great  many  minor edits, there has been a full  two-year  hiatus until Gyro and  one or two  others started taking  an interest in  it  in  April. Most  of the information  is in  the article, but  it  needs a massive restructuring and prose rewrite, and has no  formal  references or sources. There iprobably  won't  be  any  objections from previous contributors as Gyro and Iccaldwell were the only editors to  respond to  to  the dozens of editors who  were contacted. Maybe a good starting  point  would be to  organise the available material around the schema Giro  made on his user page for the malvern article, and then clean up  section  by  section. It  might  be an idea to  archive this talk page to  start  here (but  this action  needs a consensus). --Kudpung (talk) 05:58, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: To  do

message: I have reverted the placing  of an icon issues banner by User talk:86.42.78.36. After referring  back to  MOS I  have been unable to  identify  any  specific problems with  the icons on the page. I  have asked the editor to  provide further details. Apologies all  round if I  may have acted in error. --Kudpung (talk) 08:20, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: They places of interest on this article is the only article I've seen that uses a legend like here. A table with a description would be better 86.42.78.36 (talk) 11:35, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Suggestion for icon removal
Place of interest                     	Type of attraction   	Description                                                                                                                                           	English Heritage site
Croome Court                          	                     	                                                                                                                                                      	No
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings	Non free museum      	                                                                                                                                                      	No
Walton Hill and the Clent Hills       	Accessible open space	                                                                                                                                                      	No
Witley Court at Great Witley          	Historic house       	A burnt-out shell of a large English stately home, famous for its gigantic fountain, now restored to working order. Currently run by English Heritage.	Yes
86.42.78.36 (talk) 15:59, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

text: The above example by user 86.42.78.36 was originally  transferred from  my  talk page by me and reverted/replaced by  user 86.42.78.36 (see history) --Kudpung (talk) 17:27, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Definitely not! Its ugly and it adds absolutely nothing to the article apart from taking up more space! Jeni (talk) 18:56, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's ugly isn't much of an agreement while. Ease of reading is, Ease of sorting is. As is Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(icons)#Remember_accessibility_for_the_visually_impaired and Wikipedia:ICONDECORATION and it only uses more space if POI are ever listed in 2 columns which I've not seen 86.42.78.36 (talk) 22:59, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it would be best to write the section in prose rather than a table. A sortable table might not actually be that helpful, for example there are many types of attractions and being able to sort that column wouldn't serve much purpose. The information you suggest including in the table would be just as good written as prose. Nev1 (talk) 23:07, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree moving this to prose would be the best solution. 86.42.78.36 (talk) 00:00, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

text: The icons and the legend used in the article is commonly used in other articles about places in England as well. See Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:EngPlacesKey. --Joshua Issac (talk) 14:27, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for pointing  that  out. Please see the preceding  comments  by  Nev1 -  it would be interesting  to  know how many  of those articles a re GA or FA  status. I've had a look  at  one or two  of them and some indeed look  quite messy.--Kudpung (talk) 04:25, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Icon  issues 

message: Currently the article says "Malvern is the home of the Malvern Fringe Festival, one of the oldest festivals of its kind in the world". The reference is to Wikipedia's own article on fringe festivals, and unfortunately doesn't count as a reliable source. Does anyone have something better to back up the claim? Nev1 (talk) 20:27, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed Wikipeida's own Fringe theatre page gives Brighton starting in 1967 and Edinburgh Fringe as founded in 1947 - and that's only the UK. I always though 1977 sounded a bit late for a first fringe festival, but never checked. It sounds like we should remove the claim. GyroMagician (talk) 12:11, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Malvern Fringe Festival]]

message: Hi
Just to let you know that I (with contributions from others) have been working on an article known as Evolution of Worcestershire County Boundaries, which could help clear up the 'Local Government' section on the Worcestershire page. Maybe some parts of the Worcestershire page dealing with historical boundary changes to the Local Government structures can be deleted in favour of a brief overview and concentration on the present local government structures of the county.
This page is already linked from the Worcestershire page.
Evolution of Worcestershire county boundaries
Bellow558 (talk) 14:35, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Evolution of Worcestershire County Boundaries 

message: The usage of Worcester is under discussion, see Talk:Worcester. Found5dollar (talk) 19:53, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: "{{noredirect|Worcester}}"

message: I find it odd that Worcestershire Sauce is only mentioned toward the end of the page. The sauce is the only reason most people have heard of this place. 74.58.46.152 (talk) 13:18, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: A lot more people have heard of it than Rockland, Ontarion. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 18:15, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: From an encyclopedic point of view, Worcestershire sauce is merely a product that originated here.  It would be different if this were a promotion for the area.What I am interested in is opinions on the actual size of the Worcestershire sauce image.  If no one objects, I would like to reduce its size to reduce its impact on the entire article.— BoringJim (talk) 00:56, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sauce 

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message: I think the weakest section of this page is the history section. I have been expanding History of Worcestershire so some of that could move here. However I am not sure what the best balance between the two is. I think the Wikipedia advice is that the 'lead' section should be the basis of the crossover? Some time to think, as the history page is not yet complete. Jim Killock (talk) 07:42, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  History section 

message: If anyone is interested, there is a discussion taking place here . All comments are welcome. Roger 8 Roger (talk) 22:48, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed changes to guidelines on UK counties

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message: I see discussions in the past and old attempts to change it, so I can't follow why all the pronunciations we are giving insist there is an r sound at the end? --Andrew Lancaster (talk) 20:16, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  pronunciation -r? 

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