Talk:Metropolitan Borough of Oldham

message: I have added a section on the office of Mayor. Any feedback would be appreciated.
user:wc674 10:56 April 2009  —Preceding undated comment added 09:57, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Mayor

message: I have just removed the following text from the article:
:Oldham Council have consistently achieved poor ratings when assessed by the Independent Auditor of councils.  Oldham Council have the highest council tax rates of any of the surrounding councils in addition to the worst assessments from the independent auditor.
I removed it for two reasons:
# it was in the wrong place in the article
# it's quite a strong assertion, and as such should really have a source cited - see WP:V
if anyone can find documentary evidence to back these claims up feel free to reincorporate the relevant material, quoting your source in-line. Aquilina 14:34, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Oldham Metropolitan Borough also sets the second highest council tax in Greater Manchester.
- has anyone got a source for this? I couldn't find one at a quick check, but something like this should be easy to verify.  
If no source is found by the end of the week, it would have to be struck out per WP:CITE and WP:V.  Shouldn't come to that though. Aquilina 02:24, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done now.  Thanks very much! Aquilina 01:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Council

message: Is the list of schools really necessary? There may be a case for keeping the table of secondary schools, but the 100+ primary schools just seem to be cluttering the article up. Nev1 (talk) 03:02, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd have to agree with you here. Looks like it is, or will be, superceded by List of schools in Greater Manchester anyway. -- Jza84 · (talk) 03:04, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

text: In that case, would you object if I removed them? After checking the list against List of schools in Greater Manchester of course. Nev1 (talk) 11:59, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Not at all. Go for it! -- Jza84 · (talk) 12:19, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There all there, should I copy accross the web addresses? Nev1 (talk) 12:43, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it's your call, but looking at the GM list, it seems there would be no need for now. Certainly that article needs some TLC, but perhaps after List of churches in Greater Manchester and Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester eh? -- Jza84 · (talk) 12:48, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll leave them out then, they shouldn't be too hard to get hold of if necessary, touch wood. Sounds like the project needs a 'To Do' list. Nev1 (talk) 12:51, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Education section

message: In the last revision I edited, I found duplicate named references, i.e. references sharing the same name, but not having the same content. Please check them, as I am not able to fix them automatically :) 
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message: Re this edit: I thought New Moston was in Manchester, not Oldham?  Mr Stephen (talk) 23:31, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
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message: I've found a useful resource here. --Jza84 |  Talk   12:25, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source 

message: As you'll notice from my cunning username Oldhamcouncil (talk) 14:49, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I see now that a lot of the edits were already done, and so I'm closing the request. I made some edits, filled in the references using http://tools.wmflabs.org/refill/, and thinned out the intro - there was a lot of detail in the intro better suited to the body of the article. Let me kknow if there are any comments or questions.--CaroleHenson (talk) 21:23, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed changes to a number of sections

message: #Introduction requests
##Wouldn't it make sense to put the geographical information in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham#Geography section, which is nice to have as one of the first sections for orientation. For a more encyclopedic tone, what do you think about: "Part of Oldham is rural and semi-rural, with a quarter of the borough lying within the Peak District National Park. It also has high-density urban areas and suburbs and is a ‘Gateway to the Pennines’, located between the cities of Manchester and Leeds." Do you have a source for this information? - this was already  - but I put the edited language in Geography, which I moved to the top
##I wonder if it would be good to put the following in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham#Landmark section. Suggested wording based upon the source: It was reported in March 2014 that within the year the Grade II-listed Old Town Hall would be transformed into an entertainment complex with a cinema and restaurants in Oldham town centre. 
##Do you have a source for: "A 360-degree virtual tour of the building was put online before restoration work began as part of a wider project to bring some of Oldham’s civic buildings to life on Google Streetview." - this was already , I found a source and added it
##For Alexandra Park, I made some tweaks to better paraphrase / avoid a copyright issue: "Alexandra Park status on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England was upgraded in 2013 from Grade II to Grade II* due to the large number of listed statues and buildings in the park. It is  one of only 30 parks and gardens to receive the award in the North West and the only open space in Oldham to receive the distinction. Alexandra Park has also been a Green Flag Award winner."
#Change to Mayor - Do you have a source for: Delete - Cllr J Hudson (2012-3) and Add - Cllr Fida Hussain (2014-5)? - this was already 
#Council section - All of these items were already . No need for a change.
#Demography -  - There's table that might be nice to update, though.
#Education - this was already 
#Transport - this was already 
Look forward to hearing from you and any thoughts you might have about the wording changes.--CaroleHenson (talk) 20:37, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I see now that a lot of the edits were already done, and so I'm closing the request. I made some edits, filled in the references using http://tools.wmflabs.org/refill/, and thinned out the intro - there was a lot of detail in the intro better suited to the body of the article. Let me kknow if there are any comments or questions.--CaroleHenson (talk) 21:23, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
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