Talk:Lundy

message: "Residents did not pay taxes to England and had to pass through customs when they travelled to and from Lundy Island."
:Is this still the case? Seabhcán 13:10, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: No! seglea 22:28, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:   When did that change?   JAJ 01:37, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Customs check

message: Do someone know if it's possible to move on the Lundy? I mean to live there, not just a trip. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.70.255.54 (talk) 20:04, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Generally, no, it's not. The Landmark Trust, which administers the island, does, however have a few people who live there temporarily as volunteers or employees.--MichaelMaggs 22:25, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Moving

message: I've started editing this article & noticed that most of the history & ownership section is directly copied from History of Lundy - does anyone know if this was done with the owners permission? I will try to edit this to overcome the problem, but any help appreciated as it will take me a day or two.— Rod talk 16:08, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  ? copyright problem 

message: I've taken on this article for review under the Good Article criteria, as nominated on the Good Article candidates page. I've given the article a brief read through and you'll be pleased to hear that the article meets none of the quick-fail criteria. I will be carrying out an in-depth review and will post the findings below. If you have any questions then feel free to leave a message on my talk page. Many thanks, Seaserpent85Talk 12:13, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I've tackled most of the issues raised. I can't find the repeated wikilink to the Blackbird. I can't find the info for a climate section. Also I've left the gallery as I don't think there is room to neatly fit them into the article & couldn't decide what to remove. Any further edits or comments welcome.— Rod talk 11:57, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The map is really ugly. If anyone knows of someone who could do a better job, that would be good. Otherwise, what about getting rid of it entirely? --MichaelMaggs 12:50, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You could try Jza84 who has done a number of the maps for the template  Keith D 13:57, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

text: Thanks. I've asked. --MichaelMaggs 15:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

text: I've tackled many of the issues raised.— Rod talk 08:03, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The article looks good now, and will be listed at WP:GA. Cheers! Dr. Cash 20:18, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA Review 

message: I have now reviewed this article under the six Good article criteria, and have commented in detail on each criterion below:
1 Well written
1.1 Prose
I think the article would definitely benefit from a copy-edit to increase the readability. There are no major issues, but here are a few suggestions that should improve the flow of the article:
* Overuse of the word 'about' in the lead section - the specific distances and areas may be better off in a new subsection, away from the lead.
* "...It has a resident population of 28 people (2007), almost all of whom live and work in the village on the south of the island." What do these people do? Having followed some of the links in the article it seems that these people are volunteers, maybe this should be mentioned.
* "One-day visits are most usual" Needs rewording - maybe mention the extent of excursions or organised trips etc.
* Government and politics section - consider merging the first 2 sentences.
* Geology section - the last sentence could perhaps be split up, it's all squashed into one sentence for no reason.
*Birds subsection - the first paragraph contradicts with earlier statements about how the island got its name. 
*"...Lundy is home to an unusual range of mammals..." should this read "a range of unusual mammals"?
*"The behaviour of the Soay Sheep (Ovis aries) on the island has been shown to vary their behaviours..." - beginning of sentence is repeated.
*Deed quote contains random characters "&c"
*King built the Castle - should this read "the King"?
*Lundy stamps section - The last few sentences could do with being rewritten and integrated, they read like trivia.
*"...with flying between 12 noon and 2pm, making it ideal for weekend visits and short breaks." - last part of sentence reads like an advertisement, should probably be removed.
*"The heliport is basically a field" and "It consists essentially of a shed" - be more specific - Is the heliport a field? Is it a shed? Consider removing these ambiguous comparisons altogether.
*" If you are staying on Lundy..." - this reads like a travel guide, maybe change to "those staying on Lundy"
*"to enable people food, fuel, farming and building materials safe access to the top of the island" - slightly muddled statement, not entirely sure what is trying to be said.
*Economy section - this is all repeated information from earlier in the article.
1.2 Manual of Style
*Sections - a restructure would help here. The present sections are confusing, nearly half the article falls under "history". I would suggest something along the lines of Geography, Ecology, History (split into subsections!), transport etc.
**The "See Also" section should come before the references section, per these guidelines.
*Wikilinking - generally fine, I noticed there's a repeated wikilink to the Blackbird page though.
*Units of measurement - again mostly fine, but there's at least one instance of using ft instead of feet, in the "Human habitation" section.
2 Factual accuracy
Mostly fine, though the "Transport" and "Economy" sections could do with a few more references. There may be some original research in the former section, particularly with regards to the cafe - this will need to be removed if no sources can be found.
3 Coverage
The article seems to be largely focussed on the history of the island, something which will need to be dealt with. There are certain basic sections missing, such as climate, tourism etc. which are quite large gaps, especially when compared to the almost overly-detailed "Human habitation" section.
4 Neutrality
No signs of bias in the article and a neutral tone is present throughout.
5 Stability
No problems here.
6 Images
*Images - Gallery sections are discouraged, seeing as there are only a few images there they can probably be integrated into the article where appropriate, or removed if not necessary. 
**The map would be better off in the infobox, with the image of the cove later in the article. At present, the image placement causes some display issues (particularly the map after the infobox).
**Captions - The map refers to Great Britain, perhaps this should be the British Isles as that is what's shown.
As a result of the above concerns I have placed the article on hold. This gives editors up to a week to address the issues raised (although in some circumstances the hold period can be briefly extended). To help with tracking, editors may like to strike through each comment as it is dealt with, or use the template  after each comment.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or are ready for a re-review. In any case I'll check back here in seven days (around 23rd September). Regards, Seaserpent85Talk 20:56, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I've tackled most of the issues raised. I can't find the repeated wikilink to the Blackbird. I can't find the info for a climate section. Also I've left the gallery as I don't think there is room to neatly fit them into the article & couldn't decide what to remove. Any further edits or comments welcome.— Rod talk 11:57, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The map is really ugly. If anyone knows of someone who could do a better job, that would be good. Otherwise, what about getting rid of it entirely? --MichaelMaggs 12:50, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You could try Jza84 who has done a number of the maps for the template  Keith D 13:57, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

text: Thanks. I've asked. --MichaelMaggs 15:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

text: I've tackled many of the issues raised.— Rod talk 08:03, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The article looks good now, and will be listed at WP:GA. Cheers! Dr. Cash 20:18, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA on hold 

message: It's a little ironic that the article's being nominated for GA without the mention of the fact that the island is currently closed (and has been since the 23rd) due to an outbreak of norovirus. This is easily sourced, from the BBC website amongst others - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/21/nlundy121.xml ; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7006182.stm ; http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i8GZrqKOnU0EM3bis1X97uK0sxAA; http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2500379.ece
Also, there is little to no mention in the article as to why people would want to visit it - no mention of the unique geological features or the island's popularity with climbers either. 81.153.168.16 14:19, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: GA articles have to be "broad in coverage", rather than comprehensive, so I see no irony. Any article can be improved, including this one, so if you have information about the unique geology, popularity with climbers or anything else relevant then why not add it? --Malleus Fatuarum 20:48, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Info that might need a mention 

message: Is the Ottoman reference just vandalism? The reference link looks like a malware site of some sort  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.154.189.78 (talk) 12:43, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I see what you mean about the reference (No 16) - this was an English language description of the Turkish navy when I added it (the same as used on Ottoman Empire) but now I presume it is a 404 unobtainable error in Turkish. It may work again in a few days - if not I will remove the reference & look for an alternative source - possibly http://www.everythingexmoor.org.uk/_L/Lundy_Island.php .— Rod talk 13:05, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ottomans? 

message: There is currently an IfD discussion about this image. I would like to put to the community this: do we want the current image as the main one, this one that is currently up for deletion or both on the article. This has been brought up due to the comment by Caltrop [quite rightly] that the new image has no grid or scale. Which image do you prefer? ><RichardΩ612 13:40, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The current main image is :Image:Lundy outline map.png which was kindly created by Jza84 specially for this page at my request. If the image needs a scale or grid, I suggest asking the author if he'd add one. In fact, I will do that now. --MichaelMaggs (talk) 15:24, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It pains me to say that the addition of a scale bar is beyond my very limited cartographical skill. I don't think I'd be able to do this with the limited source material I have sorry. -- Jza84 · (talk) 17:34, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Main Image 

message: Interesting info in the Islam in England article.
From 1609 to 1616, England lost 466 ships to Barbary pirates, who sold the passengers into slavery in North Africa.Rees Davies, British Slaves on the Barbary Coast, BBC, 1 July 2003 In 1625, it was reported that Lundy, an island in the Bristol Channel which had been a pirate lair for much of the previous half century, had been occupied by three Turkish pirates who were threatening to burn Ilfracombe; Algerine rovers were using the island as a base in 1635, although the island had itself been attacked and plundered by a Spanish raid in 1633.History of Lundy Around 1645, Barbary pirates under command of the Dutch renegade Jan Janszoon operating from the Moroccon port of Salé occupied Lundy, before he was expelled by the Penn. During this time there were reports of captured slaves being sent to Algiers and of the Islamic flag flying over Lundy.
JHJPDJKDKHI! (talk) 00:27, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pirates 

message: 1 History
1.7 20th & 21st Centuries:
Twentieth-Century history seems rather sparse. e.g. aren't there still 2 Heinkels rusting on the isle? Sandra Martin's obituary of Flight Lieutenant Douglas Oxby DSO DFC DFM/Bar Did their crews bail out or were the remains seen to?  For World War II buffs, more information would be desirable on how this conflict affected LundyEdJogg (talk) 23:05, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lundy.  

message: An unregistered editor (User:86.133.242.124) has added various comments and questions into the text of the article - which I thought might get better responses on the talk page - therefore moving them here:
* "the village of Marisco at the south of the island" - name not on the OS map, and I can't find any refs that confirm this is the name of the *village*
* "The island is an unparished area of Torridge district" - I don't fully understand what this means, but Lundy is listed as a parish at http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/councildemocracy/improving_our_services/facts_figures_and_statistics/factsandfigures/thecounty/geographicareas/geogareastorrpar.htm 
:*According to page 15 (Community Appraisals and Parish Plans in Torridge) of North Devon District Council & Torridge District Council Core Strategy DPDs: Evidence Base Lundy is unparished. I will add a citation.— Rod talk 10:04, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Questions/comments from User:86.133.242.124 

message: I have just removed a large chunk of text from this article which was copied from this page but I'm not sure I've done this correctly or caught everything - so could others check please.— Rod talk 08:47, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright violation 

message: I propose to merge Seal's Rock to here.--NHSavage (talk) 16:56, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Ooops. You are correct. Moved. I'll leave the other discussion page as once it is created, I feel it's better to leave it in place. (crikey I've got rusty at this).--NHSavage (talk) 19:51, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: 'In the English Civil War Thomas Bushell held Lundy for King Charles I, rebuilding Marisco Castle and garrisoning the island at his own expense. He was a friend of Francis Bacon, a strong supporter of the Royalist cause and an expert on mining and coining.'
Could someone please connect the dots here? The Francis Bacon link is to someone who died in 1626, long before the Civil War era. What is the connection, unless it is a gratuitous connection to someone whose name some of us are familiar with? Grandma Roses (talk) 19:10, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Having done a bit of searching around I found the exact same sentence on this web page  and this one so I think it should removed as a copyright violation. It does not occur in reference 26 which is used as the citation for that paragraph.— Rod talk 19:42, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

text: I imagine it really means "the castle is called Marisco Castle, but this is a mistaken connection because the castle was not built by the Marisco's", so it does not mean that there is another name in current use or that the name Marisco Castle should not be used. So the problem is the word "sometimes" used in the article ("usually" might be more accurate). Meowy 12:59, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Civil War period 

message: At the moment the article has an inconsistent display of units of measure.
* The height of Beacon Hill is listed twice, once with feet first and the second time with metres first.
* Two lighthouses are metric first while the other one is imperial first.
* Some other passages are metric first while others are imperial first.
I believe the article would be better if it was consistent and I propose making it metric first throughout. This would require flipping the display of units than at present. Are there any comments or concerns? Michael Glass (talk) 23:12, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Just because metric first is your preferred order, as this is UK related I would suggest that imperial is more appropriate. Keith D (talk) 23:20, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

text: Source based units have been rejected numerous times when you have tried to push them so I would avoid that approach and follow the MOSMUN and go with miles first as per UK article preferences, I would also go with imperial first for heights in this case. Keith D (talk) 00:47, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

text: Changed as per the above proposal. Michael Glass (talk) 12:35, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  A proposal to remedy the article's inconsistent display of units. 

message: As suggested above I propose that the article follows MOSNUM in putting both mentions of the height of Beacon Hill in metres and referring to the area of the island in hectares first. Are there any comments or concerns in following MOSNUM in these two instances? Michael Glass (talk) 12:16, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Changed as per the above proposal. Michael Glass (talk) 12:35, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Revised proposal

message: The article explicitly states "Although the island was ruled as a virtual fiefdom, its owner never claimed to be independent of the United Kingdom, in contrast to later territorial 'micronations'". This seems to be stating quite categorically that Lundy should not be classified as a micronation, which is defined as "an entity that claims to be an independent nation or state but is not officially recognized by world governments or major international organizations", yet it is included in that category (all emphasis mine). I therefore propose that Lundy be removed from the Micronation category. RichardOSmith (talk) 09:35, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Discussion moved to Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Micronations#Lundy. RichardOSmith (talk) 18:34, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Micronation? 

message: The text currently reads: "In 1971 a proposal was made by the Lundy Field Society to establish a marine reserve, and the survey was led by Dr Keith Hiscock, supported by a team of students from Bangor University". I am reluctant to change that wording as I don't know all of the surveys which Keith may have led. However, the principal survey in preparation for the marine reserve was carried out, in the summer of 1977, by recent graduates (not students) of what was then University College Swansea (not our rivals at the then University College of North Wales, Bangor). There were at least five of us (maybe more -- memories fade), with Richard D.M. Nash in the lead role, along with Keith and Bernie Picton, from Ulster.
My source is personal experience, having been one of the diving team. A report was written, and probably put out by the Oil Pollution Research Unit (which was Keith's employer at the time), but I am not sure that I ever saw a copy.
I will leave it to anyone who knows the origins of the existing wording to decide whether a change would be appropriate.
Trevor Kenchington  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.142.55.190 (talk) 01:54, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: There seem to have been a series of studies (eg Hiscock 1997, Hiscock (1985) Rep. Lundy Fld. Soc. 36, Hiscock Rep. Lundy Fld Soc., 25 (1974), King Rep. Lundy Fld. Soc., 27 (1976), George (date unclear), and loads more. A starting point would be The archives of the Lundy Field Society. I think there are too many to include but if there were one specific paper which you think is key just say which one.— Rod talk 19:47, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lundy: Marine Habitat 

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message: This article now has three infoboxes, one at the top and one for each of the north and south lighthouses. This means that, on my screen, part of the second is next to the references. This could be reduced as both have a map showing the island outlined in red but they don't add any useful information. This seems to be generated from :Template:Infobox lighthouse and I can't see any way to remove it - anyone any ideas? I will also ask at the template talkpage.— Rod talk 17:45, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks to helpful advice at Template talk:Infobox lighthouse#Maps in the infobox I have now removed these and they take up a bit less space.— Rod talk 19:28, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maps in lighthouse infoboxes 

message: I think it's time to split off the lighthouses to their own page, as with other lighthouses qv Dungeness lighthouse for example. As noted above, the page is congested with three infoboxes and there is plenty for a standalone, with precedent. Suggestions for a title for them, or whether to give each lighthouse a start page of its own would be appreciated. If no one gets to it, when I havefree time I will look to do it. Mramoeba (talk) 22:14, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Good idea - the page is getting pretty congested now. I'd suggest Lundy South Lighthouse, Lundy North Lighthouse and Lundy Old Light.  MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:39, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

text: I have split to Lighthouses on Lundy. If you think they should be split further then go ahead, but I would suggest the 1897 pair might be better covered together? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:44, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lighthouses 

message: On 10/10/19, I added this to the lede: In the 1920s, one self-proclaimed king, Martin Harman, tried to issue his own coinage and was duly fined by the House of Lords. The word ‘duly’ was deleted by 45.47.85.167 on the grounds that it was unnecessary POV, as though it indicated approval of the outcome. It merely meant ‘in due course’. Valetude (talk) 23:27, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Duly is fine in this context. The lede however seems a little scrappy over all, and could use a rewrite. It should reflect the sum of the whole article. Mramoeba (talk) 15:58, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Which parts of the article do you feel to be unrepresented in the lede? Valetude (talk) 22:02, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  ‘Unnecessary POV’ 

message: That my mention of Lundy View House in the Barbara Vine novel has been deletet, is probable a great improvement for the article in the eye of the destroyer: as long as he is happy, I don't mind... --Terminallyuncool2 (talk) 22:44, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: @Terminallyuncool2, the reasons for your edit being reverted appear in the edit summary, which includes links that would be worth your reading. As to the other items, whether they are problematic or not has no bearing on whether your addition was. You've made over 40 edits now, so you should really be familiar with WP:CIVIL. MichaelMaggs (talk) 05:41, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Read,  but not understood in view  of the other items quoted. Perhaps you should read the Vine novel. The most important thing, however, is that I will not debase myself by entering into an editing war; perhaps at 5:41 in the morning I might myself be inclined to censor others... At 10:32, I am quite conscious of my own limitations...  Terminallyuncool2 (talk) 09:34, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barbara Vine 

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