Talk:Hemel Hempstead

message: Lumos, old fellow, XX does not appear to fit criteria WP:("NOTABILITY"), notably in contrast to the other people on the Notable Peop;le section.  Why do you think he should be inclided?  Jabberwoch (talk) 19:33, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Notability

message: "Bovvi" has been added as a neighbourhood of Hemel. Anybody agree with me that it's not? I see it as a separate village within Dacorum, like KL, Chipperfield, etc Folks at 137 18:06, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree, I've moved to to nearby place list. Lumos3 18:22, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bovingdon 

message: Dave Vanian (real name David Lett), the lead singer of the Damned, was born and lived in Chaulden. Commnent by User:Martintoovey ( please add 4x ~ characters after you post to sign a comment) 
::I have added him Lumos3 14:33, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Notability is set out at Wikipedia:Notability (people). Those included only as redlinks suggest they should be treated as not notable. The issue for those with WP biographical articles elsewhere and listed on this settlement article is reliable evidence that they are connected to the location; not just in a trivial or minor way but something that is sufficiently distinctive / unique to that location that it would normally also be relevant to include in the WP article about them. If there is no reference on the article about the person then a reliable source appended to the name would suffice pro tem. Tmol42 (talk) 16:16, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Notable Hempsteadians

message: The independant newspaper reported Hemel as her birth place in an interview recently, but most sources say Hampstead. Which is correct? Lumos3 17:14, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marianne Faithfull - Hampstead or Hempstead 

message: Anyone claiming tha the name comes from the Dutch word for Heaven or that it was once a centre for the growing of cannabis should provide some solid external references to support this. Lumos3 21:08, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Origin of name

message: I need advice from someone local to Hemel and I thought there'd be knowledgable people here. I want to move into a flat in Bovingdon and the area was quiet when I saw it but I keep reading about the "Bovingdon stack" with many planes circling overhead; does this mean it can be a noisy place to live? 
Thanks - Lisa  172.161.64.247 01:23, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Bit off topic! FYI, the "stack" is more obtrusive visually at Bovvi than noisy. However, there's a frequent passage of light aircraft, helicopters passing the local air beacon. Traffic in the High Street can be busy at rush hours and access to the station via Box Lane can need patience. Hope this helps. Folks at 137 22:09, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Does Hemel/Bovingdon have a lot of aircraft noise? 

message: Is there any evidence for Bennetts End being "popular with the asian (sic) community"? I see no more Asians in that part of the town than anywhere else. I'd suggest it be deleted.
62.105.190.81 19:45, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have removed the commnet as POV Lumos3 10:35, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bennetts End POV

message: That most pictures of the town on the net etc. are of the old town, the more picturesque part of the town, well one of the few parts that are worthy of attention. heaven forbid we show people what the town is really like.
:Can only assume from your lack of activity that you are either an idiot with nothing productive to actually add, or just lazy. Either way this article appears to be better off without you.
Why don't you add them then? Instead of a cheap dig, why not back yourself up with some evidence?  77.221.184.226 20:09, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Isn't it funny?

message: Thanks for drawing attention to the superseded name for the old town: couple of points regarding "Hemel Hempstead (known locally as "Hemel"), lies in a shallow chalkland valley" – isn't it known locally as 'Emel? Also, from memory, the new town is largely on hilly ground around the valley rather than in the valley itself. ... dave souza, talk 09:37, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Have made some changes , what do you think?   Lumos3 14:05, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks an improvement to me, it's a long time ago but I do recall driving down the hill to the octopus roundabout from 'Olstmere End school. 'Owever, "Hemel" is probably fair enough. Ta, .. dave souza, talk 14:42, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Geography and name..

message: I know for a fact that Pie in the Sky was filmed in Hemel Old Town, and it even says so on the article for Pie in the Sky. Seeing as it is one of the few notable televsion pointso f interest around Hemel, should this be included in the article? - Weebiloobil 11:10, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pie in the Sky 

message: Why is there a section on climate?Laconic Loiner (talk) 15:00, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: See guidance on writing about Settlements at Wikipedia:WikiProject UK geography/How to write about settlements#Geography Climate is a topic listed in the guidance for inclusion in articles about settlements.Tmol42 (talk) 15:08, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Fair enough, but does it need to be so prominent? Most towns have this a bit lower down the page.Laconic Loiner (talk) 16:08, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It happens the Geography section where climate sits has been put at the top of this article when its normally a bit further down. I think the climate box can also be set by default to hidden, not sure how to do this though If you look in edit mode second row provides instructions although normally these boxes are not set as 'collapsed'!Tmol42 (talk) 16:48, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Unless anyone objects I will move this between 'New Town' and 'Neighbourhoods...' and hide the climate data, as I don't feel it adds much to the article. Looking at the guide on settlement articles a lot of the rest of the article could do with a bit of a restructure too...Laconic Loiner (talk) 17:24, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Climate section? 

message: Lockers Park School is in Hemel, Lockyers Park Middle School is in Dorset. Are we sure that all the notable people went to the Hemel school? If so, correct the school name! Folks at 137 (talk) 10:02, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Lockers Park School v Lockyers Park School

message: Isn't this of a bit sensationalist way to title the buncefield fire? Largest peacetime explosion? This isn't The Sun.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.69.38.15 (talk) 11:56, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Europe's largest peacetime explosion?

message: I think the infobox image focuses on a tiny picturesque corner of the Old Town. As such it is a rather distorted "Olde worlde"  point of view of the town which is unrepresentative. I have tried to provide a more realistic  image which is a view of the modern town centre with the old town beyond. I think anyone visiting Hemel will recognise this more than the other image. Both images are here.
File:Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead - geograph.org.uk - 377717.jpg |Modern town centre
File:Old Town Hemel Hempstead.jpg| Hemel Hempstead Old Town .
Lumos3 (talk) 09:56, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox Image 

message: Correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't Hemel have an Amazon warehouse? I read that somewhere. If it's true then does anyone else think it belongs in the 'present day' section of 'Commerce, Industry and Agriculture'? MIVP - (Can I Help? ◕‿◕) (Maybe a bit of tea for thought?) 22:44, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: True it opened in December 2012 on the Maylands Business park right next door to the Buncefield oil storage terminal. I will amend the article. Lumos3 (talk) 10:53, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  commerce, industry and agriculture 

message: Should the lead image reflect the modern Hemel Hempstead and show it nature as a large 21st century new town , or focus on quaint aspects of the old town ? This is an encyclopaedia  and reflection of reality must trump spin. We are not a travel brochure . The old town is a nice photogenic district but it is only a tiny part of the town. I have restored the Marlowes image , which captures its nature today, but am open to other suggestion that reflect the modern state of the town. Lumos3 (talk) 09:30, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV in lead image. 

message: The following coordinate fixes are needed for
—24.132.241.170 (talk) 16:19, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: To save others wasting time the Co-ordinates are OK. Tmol42 (talk) 17:42, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coordinate error 

message: Harry winks. Tottenham Hotspur player 
played for england u21s
played for tottenham many times and scored on his premier league debut  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:1408:1B00:640A:B7DB:281:11F (talk) 19:07, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  add Harry Winks 

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message: There is a temptation to place a picturesque image of the old town at the head of the article. While this may be appropriate if we were trying to attract tourism to the town, we are an encyclopedia trying to describe the world accurately as it is. Hemel Hempstead is, today, a post war new town. The modern town centre view of the Marlowes represents this. Pictures of the Old Town high street are pleasant to view but they are a romantic misrepresentation of the town. There is space to describe the old town, perhaps in more detail, in the article. Lumos3 (talk) 10:59, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: You are absolutely right, Lumos3. This unrepresentative image has previously been added and removed.Tomintoul (talk) 13:15, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  The image in the lede 

message: Greetings from your New World counterpart, the reason I changed it is that  is not supported by , it renders as . Esszet (talk) 18:49, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation