Talk:Twillingate

message: This article should be changed to 'Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador'
:No, I don't believe this is necessary as I don't know of any other Twillingate it might be confused with. Sincerely, John Hill (talk) 17:20, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

message: Someone has recently created new articles called Twillingateabout and Toulinguet (which is about the history of this place).  I think at this time this info would be better served as sections of this article, rather then as its own article.  So it needs to be merged, history and all.  ~ ONUnicorn (Talk / Contribs) 15:13, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge 

message: Dear Site Webmaster/Administrator/Owner
I am in the process of doing an evaluation and clean-up of the website of the Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador.
My analysis shows that your site has links to our discontinued website "Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society"  at URL address  http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/nlgs/.  The Society name has been changed to "Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador" and our website now resides at URL address http://fhsnl.ca/
We would greatly appreciate it if you could make an effort to update your site links with the correct name and latest URL address of our Society.
Thank you, your efforts will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Kevin Reddigan
205.251.51.218 16:50, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Outdated Link 

message: Article is messy so I'm rewriting. Posting the contents of the last revision (well, the part of it I'm rewriting/removing) here for reference:
Twillingate is a town of about 3,000 inhabitants situated on two neighbouring islands in northern Newfoundland, accessible from Route 340. It was founded on September 30th, 1965. It's name comes from the French word "Toulinquet" which was given to the islands by French fishermen, who named them after a group of islands off the French coast, near Brest, also called Toulinquet.
Twillingate is at the mouth of the Exploits River where it flows into Notre Dame Bay. The islands provided an excellent sheltered harbour and easy access to the rich fishing grounds nearby. In recent years a causeway has been built connecting it to the mainland via New World Island.
Twillingate was probably used as a seasonal fishing port during the 15th and 16th centuries, but there were no recorded European settlers until the 17th century. The native Beothuk managed to survive until the early 19th century in small numbers near Twillingate and the mouth of the Exploits River. 
By the winter of 1739, there were 152 people - the "livyers" or permanent settlers - living in Twillingate. They were mostly fishermen and their families from the West Country in England.
As the population grew, Twillingate became an important fishing community - the "Capital of the North." It was a busy trade and service centre for Labrador and the northern shore fisheries for more than two centuries.
One of the most prominent historical events of Twillingate history was its local newspaper -  The Twillingate Sun which served the Twillingate district from the 1880's to 1950's. Today The Pilot, a newspaper published in Lewisporte serves the area with it's "Island's Collection" segment.
The Sun was a robust and professional newspaper that covered not just local & provincial but international news as well.
Since the moratorium on fishing northern cod was announced on July 2, 1992, Twillingate has been forced to look to the tourist industry for income and is becoming a popular spot for visitors in the summer. It is now being promoted as the "Iceberg Capital of the World".
Twillingate is home to a popular summer festival, called the "Fish Fun and Folk Festival". Many tourists from around the world come to take part in the events and concerts held annually.
The "Fish Fun and Folk Festival" is usually held in the last part of July and has many fun things to do including booths and games at the stadium, entertainment on Thursday & Friday nights, gospel concerts, the ever-popular Split Peas concert, and many more things that are great for the entire family. The festival invites many tourists to the beautiful town and ends with a massive fireworks display.
~NeonFire372~ (talk) 01:19, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  old article 

message: The article should make reference to Georgina Stirling, who was born on Twillingate Island. Just a thought...--HJKeats (talk) 01:45, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Georgina Stirling 

message: I am glad to report that this article nomination for good article status has been promoted. This is how the article, as of May 5, 2008, compares against the  six good article criteria:
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version of artricle passedSriMesh | talk 03:48, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Successful [[Wikipedia:Good articles|good article]] nomination

message: I notice User:SkyMesh has made a chart of religious affiliations for Twillingate. It is a useful addition to the article except that it contains an error that is confusing and might well upset some people. People are listed as being either Protestant, Roman Catholic or Christian. Now, both Prtotestants and Catholics consider themselves to be Christians. So, it is unclear who is meant by "Christians" (maybe "Pentacostals", "Evangelical Christians", Baptists, or some other group or groups???), and it also implies that Protestants and Catholics are NOT Christian. Would someone please adjust the chart so that it is accurate and will not offend people - otherwise it may well be removed from the article. Thank you, Sincerely, John Hill (talk) 17:18, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Twillingate Religious Affiliation

message: The chart is misleading as it did not indicate that the category "Christian" actually referred to Christians who did not nominate a denomination, nor did it indicate the people who gave no religious affiliation on the 2001 Canadian census. So I have removed it from the page on Twillingate - at least until it can be adjusted. The 2001 Canadian census which gives the figures by religious denomination as Catholic - 60; Protestant - 2405; Christian (unspecified) - 55; and "no religious affiliation" - 50. I hope someone can repair the chart - but I thought I should remove it until this can be done. Sincerely, John Hill (talk) 00:53, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Why the chart on religious affiliation has been removed