Talk:Madrid/Archive 1

message: Wouldn't it be preferable to have the Madrid article to be about the Spanish capital, rather than a disambiguation page majority of writers, so that accidental linking would be encouraged that way. Besides, it's not even clear that we will ever have or even want articles on Madrid NY and Madrid the province. Just like the disambiguation policy says: if one meaning of a term is vastly more important and common than the others, disambiguation can become counterproductive. AxelBoldt
The Spanish page for Madrid says that before 1561 the capital was Toledo, not Valladolid. --Mihai 22:14, 31 Oct 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Opening comments

message: The area's center is the Plaza del Dos de Mayo (celebrating the expulsion of Napoleon's forces from Madrid and consequently Spain).
Now this is not what happened on Dos de Mayo: a popular (though possibly orchestrated) revolt against the French soldiers was brutally and effectively repressed. However, if this is what the Madrilenes celebrate, who am I to change it? So, can Spaniards please tell me what they think happened on that fatefull day? Renke 21:35, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: You are right, that's not what we celebrate. We celebrate the beginning of the popular uprising in Madrid against the French invaders, and the very heroic actions of people such as Torrejón, Malasaña, Daoíz or Velarde. Even though the revolt was (as you say) brutally repressed, it started the Spanish Independence War, which ended in 1814 with the French effectively out of Spain (although still maintaining a political influence). I'm going to modify the article slightly to reflect this. Sarg 10:22, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dos de Mayo 

message: Hi! Somewhere in the Madrid article, you said "Madrid is the largest hub in Spain for university life, though the academic centre is in Salamanca". I have been living in Madrid for all my life (and going to a Madrilenian university for 6 years) and I've never heard about Salamanca being the academic centre of Spanish universities. Are you sure about that? Perhaps I'm wrong and I'm just a bit unculturate :) Sarg 15:45, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Most prestigious university

message: Is that a bear on the coat of arms?  What is the meaning?  An explanatory caption there would be appreciated. Funnyhat 01:22, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coat of Arms 

message: I have added a citybox based on the one presented on the Vienna article. Also, I translated the climate section from the Spanish wiki article on Madrid and it has its own section between the tourist and neighborhood sections. --Lrd1rocha 04:54, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Update

message: I have noticed that some city articles such as Paris, New York City and London have a picture instead of the info box on the top. Does anyone know why? Is this because Paris can show off an Eiffel Tower picture (a symbol) on top of the box as a way of recognition? -- Lrd1rocha 02:15, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: When do you move the right box moved to the top?

message: The neighborhoods section is very thorough and complete, I wonder if it might be better as a separate article.  I would suggest leaving the introductory information and the picture of Plaza de España then creating a separate article with all of the information and photos of the neighborhoods. A list of the neighborhoods described on the main article might also be good for the main Madrid page.  I would be happy to make these changes if anyone thinks they are a good idea. VisiGrad 10:38, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Madrid Neighborhoods

message: I was born in Madrid more than thirty years ago. And I live in Madrid since then. The so called "cuatro torres business arena" is not a district nor a "barrio". In Spanish cities, a barrio is a residential area. And this four skyscrappers, now unfinished, will be used as offices by a lot of companies. So, no Spanish person would call them a "barrio".
Even more. If these four buildings would be used as apartments, buying or renting would be very, very, very expensive. And Spanish rich people do not call "barrios" their supposedly prestigious properties. The word "barrio" is only used for the houses inhabited by workers (blue or white collar).
Did somebody ever hear the expression "el barrio de La Moraleja"?
The only reliable source of information about districts and their "barrios" is the one in the "Administrative Divisions" section.
:Resultados 1 - 10 de aproximadamente 20.400. Would you rather "neighbourhood"?
:DRAE does not make your nuances.
: --Error 00:30, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  CTBA? A "barrio"? 

message: Don't you people think that there're a lot of redundant and unnecessary pictures in the article? we should add more information instead of adding more pictures that in the end say nothing. It is fine to try to illustrate what we tell through images, but in the end the article is increasing in pictures but not in new information making it too large according to wikipedia standards. I think we should make a selection and delete all the pictures that don't add anything new.
- And what's the point with that picture of Chueca with the obvious remains of rubbish of a Friday or Saturday night? Isn't that quite mischievous of that Korean user who has posted it evidently to damage Madrid's image? Is nobody going to check that?--Garagerockermadrid (talk) 21:07, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Unnecessary pictures

message: The Arabic name appears as both Mayrit and Majerit.
Somebody knowledgeable should use a proper transcription according to the usage of English-speaking Arabists.
--Error 12:51, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Arabic name

message: I found these inexplicable remarks in this article. However they could not be found in the editing page. Instead there was the correct "Madrid is a city of great cultural and political importance." How did this happen and how do we fix it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.118.155.41 (talk) 02:05, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "renk is the coolest person ever to not go to Spain" 

message: As noted above, a Peer review has been requested for this article.  Please feel free to edit this article to improve it and/or leave a comment at Wikipedia:Peer_review#Madrid.  EspanaViva 18:51, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer review requested for this article 

message: A Peer review of this Madrid article has resulted in a number of significant and very helpful suggestions.  If you are interested in improving this article, please see the Peer review suggestions, here.  EspanaViva 03:03, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: All of Madrid's Administrative divisions info is has now its own main article. Please see Madrid (Administrative Divisions). I believe this will get a better Madrid article Maurice27 20:58, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Great addition Maurice27! :-) I agree with you about removing the tv and Barajas info, but maybe a few lines about the two main unis should stay? Raystorm 00:37, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Madrid Peer review - assistance requested 

message: London as largest city within city limits? That must mean Greater London; the City of London is rather tiny. I'm not sure exactly what someone means to say here, so I leave it to someone else to edit. - Jmabel | Talk 05:02, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  London 

message: I just reverted a user who added Getafe CF. in the sport section because I considered Getafe not part of Madrid's city council, but then I thought about the metropolitan area to which Getafe IS part of. The question is... Is this article only about the city or also its metroplitan area? Cheers, --Maurice27 18:35, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "City" or "metropolitan" area?

message: I believe that the section on the city
government needs to be updated. To begin with, the current President of the Autonomous Community of Madrid is Esperanza Aguirre from the People's Party (PP). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Alejfig (talk • contribs) 22:02, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  City Government 

message: "La suma de todos" is the motto of the COMMUNITY of Madrid, doesn't the city of Madrid, thenks Arqet 11:48, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  La suma de todos 

message: This section has serious problems between economic data from then, and a "modern vision" of the franco's dictatorship.
The franco regime in his late term (1959-75) was based in "desarrollismo" (an aproximated tranlation could be development) lead by a group of technocrats who come out from the elite of the opus dei. Spain was only in partial political isolation from europe, not economic. 
In the middles 70's Spain reachs the mark of 1 million cars yearly produced, was the fourth largest shipmaker in the world and had a bouming tourism industry. The first million phone lines in spain (12 country on reach the mark in the 20th century) was set in the 60's.
The "economic shambles" were trigger by the supply shock caused by oil in 1973, and the spain goverment inhability to figth inflation and unemployment, due to the lack of clear monetary policies. That situation reaches spain in the 1975-78 period, after franco's death. This took to the pactos de la moncloa against inflation / monetary expansion, unemployment, fiscal deficit and promotion of economic stability, that begin to control the situation in the earlys 80's).
Yet great landmarks of madrid were build in franco regime 1960-70, like Plaza España or AZCA.
A personal note: dictatorships are bad in self, is not necesary change history to realize that. But changing history brings unnecesary arguments to tyrants defenders.
--Morkhan 03:34, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  City Government 

message: Substituted at 21:19, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment