Talk:Port Talbot

message: Movie director Ridley Scott quotes the sight of Port Talbot Steelworks at night to be his inspiration for the dark, gigantic buildings in films like Blade Runner.
Does anyone have a source for any quote relating to this? ~ CBGB 19:19, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Port Talbot and Blade Runner

message: I have reinstated the statement about not obtaining the Blue Flag in 2009 because this relies on the water quality obtained in 2008. In 2008 the beach failed the water quality criteria thus will not be allowed to legally raise the flag in 2009 Canol (talk) 01:06, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Why not just say something such as, "In 2008 the beach failed the water quality criteria(insert your ref) that will be used to determine status in 2009 (insert a ref on the process)" - that wouldn't raise problems of prediction or speculation. Pondle (talk) 12:01, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

text: I don't have a problem with a form of words as Pondle suggests, you agree Welshleprechaun?Canol (talk) 16:55, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes that sounds much better, but the reference belongs in the article not on the talk page. Do you understand why I disagreed with the your first wording? Welshleprechaun (talk) 18:48, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Blue Flag

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thread_title: File:Porttalbotarms.PNG Nominated for speedy Deletion

message: An anonymous edit has added considerably to the section on Port Talbot history, which is good to see, but unfortunately has not included any information on the sources of the information. If you see this, and can add some references that would massively improve the contribution. (Without it, someone may delete it all as unverified!) If you are not sure how to add the refs, just put some details of where your information came from after each paragraph, and I will be glad to format them as references. Better still, set yourself up with an account, which means helpful discussions can be had on your own talk page. It is free, easy, and much better than working anonymously. RobinLeicester (talk) 23:32, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The added and unreferenced text did include some new information but also repeated large amounts of information that was already in the article. The addition also deleted the governance section. I have undone the change to regain the latter and looked more closely at the additional information, which had some useful nuggets but also some apparent inaccuracies. I have added a para about the medieval history and links to Robert Fitzhamon. Paul W (talk) 09:33, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  History Section 

message: There's a lot of ping-ponging back and forth among different editors; the issue was raised earlier at WP:EAR, here, and I've asked others to weigh in.  JohnInDC (talk) 21:44, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peter Bush / list of 'notable people' 

message: Port Talbot recent contributions were done by somebody who is a local and actual understands the area and that specialises in Geogrpahy, Geology and Politics particulaly in the Port Talbot area and clear, correct, up to date references have been given to support the evidence. Districts of Port Talbot are not cities as Port Talbot is a large town and is not classified as city so the districts are even smaller areas so they are considered apart of internal srucutre of Port Talbot (CBD etc). These districts have their own local Representative in the Neath Port Talbot Council and the areas are clearly marked out in books and on maps. Human Geography and Physical Geography are completely separated subjects. One is about human factors (population etc) and the other physical factors (topography etc). Stick to your rugby not science.
:The information I removed was backed with comments. Mainly, adding a list of districts is not helpful to the article. In fact lists are to be avoided if possible unless in a list article. As much information as possible needs to be placed as text in paragraphs. Also, due to governmental restructuring, in Wales communities tend to be the way we inform people of geographical subdivisions of counties. Please check the Navboxes of most articles on Welsh counties to see how these have been adopted. I removed your cites because they were not of the correct format or of an acceptable academic quality for Wikipedia's standards. Forums, blogs, mention of a published paper or academic journal without stating location or author, wiki sites, circular references or even good sites which just take you to a front-page rather than to the correct page which contains the information required are not acceptable. These are the reasons I removed them. I am not the only person to notice this as another editor tagged the article for formatting immediately after your first post. As a new editor to Wikipedia if you need help then just ask at the forums or just talk to an experienced editor, most are friendly and are willing to help. The reason that I didn't just delete all your work in one sweep should show you that I did not devalue your work just portions that were not within Wikipedia's standards. I completely understand the difference between human and physical geography and your contributions are valid. If you have any further questions, either post it here or on my talkpage, not my userpage. Also don't presume that just because someone is a member of certain projects that they too are not scientists, professors, librarians or lecturers. Many people like to leave work at work. FruitMonkey (talk) 15:21, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Note about Port Talbot Article 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to  on Port Talbot. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add  after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add  to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/20121021190046/http://www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk/downloads/udp/complete_lowquality.pdf to http://www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk/downloads/udp/complete_lowquality.pdf
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Cheers. —cyberbot IITalk to my owner:Online 10:18, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified