Talk:Mendip Hills

message: I was about to add a link to the Mendip Gliding Club, but then noticed that it had previously been delinked.  I can see why; but this has had the unfortunate consequence of removing any link to gliding—which is a pity, given that other sports such as caving, climbing, abseiling and hillwalking are all linked.
As it happens Gliding is a FA & well worth reading.  I wonder whether you could link to it by changing the current wording to something like the following:
:There is a gliding club at Halesland Airfield near Priddy.
Incidentally, the MGC website has rather a nice aerial view of the Cheddar Reservoir: perhaps it could be included.
The Mendip article is excellent.  Good luck with the FAC! --NigelG (or Ndsg) | Talk 12:19, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I just added a link to Mendip Gliding Club in the external links section. Also added links to other activity organisations mentioned in the article. MGC image of Cheddar Reservoir is almost certainly copyright so can't be used here. If you know the author maybe you can encourage it to be posted on Wikimedia Commons! --Cheesy Mike 13:19, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gliding 

message: Featured article status. Woo hoo! Well done Rod for driving this. Lots of us have contributed over the past few months but it wouldn't have reached FA without your input and direction. --Cheesy Mike 08:35, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Seconded!  An excellent article & a good read. --NigelG (or Ndsg) | Talk 22:37, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: FA status

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message: I have resolved the individually templated "citation needed"s. <>Multi‑Xfer<> (talk) 04:49, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations 

message: Have any of the peaks of the Mendip Hills been summited?  If so, it might be useful, from a historical standpoint, to give the dates of the first ascents and the names of the intrepid apinists involved. 98.27.45.153 (talk) 09:14, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Peaks is a rather grandiose word when applied to the Mendips. Mostly it is a plateau with very few peaks, all of which could be ascended by a granny in a wheelchair. First ascents, if they could even be determined, would be in pre-history. --Simple Bob (talk) 09:19, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question 

message: I'm bemused that such an uninteresting image has been chosen for the infobox.  There is a vast range of images on Geograph, such as this one, which in my view would give a better perception of the area.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:20, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. The photo shows what looks like a flat area - odd choice for an article on an area of hills. 82.32.238.139 (talk) 09:34, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: When I worked on this for GA (2006) & FAC (2007) there weren't so many images available. I'd be happy for it to be changed.— Rod talk 10:23, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

text: I like Ghmyrtle's pic suggestion, but I can see some editors complaining that it focuses on the church. I looked around geograph and found several more: , , , , , , , . I'll go ahead and start uploading these to commons; perhaps someone who has worked on this article would like to choose one, be bold, and switch to an image of the Mendip Hills that depicts ... hills? ;) Wine Guy~Talk 22:09, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Gallery here. (Two more were already on commons  and .) I think I'll be bold and go ahead and pick one of these, but feel free to change or revert for whatever reason. Wine Guy~Talk 23:31, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for adding the pics. I think several could be added (& to other articles). I would suggest :File:Crook Peak towards Compton Hill.jpg for the lead image in the infobox.— Rod talk 12:03, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd support that suggestion.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:14, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

text: Much more suitable as lead image. --Simple Bob (talk) 13:34, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

text: Quite agree. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:36, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: After I changed the image originally, I realised that the Crook Peak photo would probably be better, in particular because it reveals the limestone which form the Mendips. I thought I should wait for some input though; I'll go ahead and swap images (again). Wine Guy~Talk 17:43, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: Surely they are commonly called the Mendips, not Mendip?  I have never heard the latter. 82.32.238.139 (talk) 09:33, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Locally, Mendips is regarded as highly incorrect (a bit like Shetlands).  Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:41, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: By whom? Mendip is a government district. Mendips are hills. In the 30 years since I first moved to the area I have never heard anyone say "Let's go up onto Mendip", it is always the Mendips. --Simple Bob (talk) 09:46, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I stand to be corrected by a local resident - I'm just going on what I was told when I lived in Bristol.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:56, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  I see that someone has already made the change, but I must agree with Simple Bob and anon. I only lived there for 5 years, but the term used to refer to the hilly area is most definitely "the Mendips", as in "I was driving through the Mendips the other day." There is the Mendip District Council, and people occasionally refer to the Mendip Hills, but the hills were rarely if ever referred to as "Mendip". Wine Guy~Talk 10:05, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: BTW, great article. I may have lived there, but I learned quite a bit from the read. Congrats on the FA. Wine Guy~Talk 10:09, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I live at the foot of the Mendips and agree the "s" on the end of the name is by far the commonest usage, but it's called Mendip Hills in official documents.— Rod talk 10:25, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Usage seems to be somewhat skewed by the popularity of the phrase "in Mendip" - Google gives 45,300 examples and the website of the District Council itself has quite a few, e.g. "housing in Mendip", "residents in Mendip"; but also "Mendip in Bloom" etc., etc. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:25, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The Watts book on the place-names of England gives the name as "Mendip Hills" and Somerset County Council describes them as "Mendip Hills", so I suggest the article should stay where it is. As Rodw has explained, official documents seem to use "Mendip Hills". Nev1 (talk) 19:29, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree we should leave as is because all the examples given "housing in Mendip", "residents in Mendip", "Mendip in Bloom" relate to Mendip, a local government district.— Rod talk 20:04, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

text: "in Mendip" sounds somehow more natural than "in Cotswold" or "in Chiltern"? Martinevans123 (talk) 20:09, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Commonly called 

message: In IE 7 and 8 there is a huge white space under the geology header. Probably caused by the nav box. Any thoughts? (sarcastic "get a better browser" comments are not useful by the way - 60 odd percent of the world uses IE so whilst it may be rubbish that's not really the point). 86.147.182.85 (talk) 21:28, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Well this WP:BOLDly fixed it unless it breaks in other browsers? 86.147.182.85 (talk) 21:31, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Horrid white space 

message: I couldn't find the Mills book, although I did find . The entry for Mendip Hills is on page 407 and agrees with what is attributed to Mills. As such, I suggest removing mention of mills from the article but retaining the information and simply using Watts insted of Mills. Nev1 (talk) 18:56, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd be happy with Watts (with page numbers) replacing Mills (without) thanks for finding this one.— Rod talk 20:05, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, how do you want these references formatted? Are you going to have a separate bibliography section, do you use harvnb, or do you prefer it done by hand? Nev1 (talk) 20:10, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Personally I just use cite web, cite book etc & duplicate if there are several references to the same book with different page nos - but have been trying to get my head around the complexities of harvnb as it is being used on River Parrett which is nearly ready for FAC.— Rod talk 20:50, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Etymology from Mills

message: Do mast towers and micro-hydroelectric plants belong in the History section? This article needs a general edit, but as an American I'm not going to do it. I did capitalize the first letter of a sentence, but I'm too old to battle other editors over re-writes. 
MarkinBoston (talk) 15:10, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed – there was a crunch of gears when 1813 was followed by a minor car maker. I trimmed a couple of paragraphs. --Wire723 (talk) 19:24, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  That History Section