Talk:Big Ben/Archive 1

message: This has a fair amount of detail in it. The angle makes the inscription under the face easier to read.  It's not a perfect image, though. Hope it's useful. Mr. Jones 08:57, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another picture 

message: I notice that SpNeo removed the BrE template—obviously didn't like the fact that British English says that the -ize spelling is preferred by many British dictionaries, and about on par with -ise in actual usage. Gene Nygaard 09:25, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of BrE template 

message: The article states:
:"The clock had its first and only major breakdown in 1976. The chiming mechanism broke due to metal fatigue on August 5th, 1976, and was reactivated again on May 9."
Is that May 9th, 1977? Does anybody have a cite for that? this article claims the clock restarted on August 27th 1976. --Jmstylr 20:14, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Broken from August to May?

message: Considering the duplication between this and the Clock Tower, as well as the confusion in its naming, should we just merge the two articles? violet/riga (t) 11:47, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds like a plan. -- Solipsist 12:43, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with [[Clock Tower]]? 

message: "The tower consists of brickwork with stone cladding, that is 61 m (200 ft) high; the remainder of the tower's height is accounted for by a framed spire of cast iron. The tower is founded on a 15 by 15 m (49 by 49 ft) raft, which is is made of 3 m (9 ft) thick concrete, extending for 7 m (23 ft) below ground level."  Ok, now I have a mental picture of a rectangular block 49 ft along one side by 49ft on the other and 9ft deep.  How does 9ft extend for 7m (23 ft) below ground?  I assume it means the whole foundation goes this deep but that muudy so I am editing.  If my assumption is incorrect please re-edit with a description that can be comprehended without ambiguity.  Dainamo 08:26, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Foundation dimensions?

message: Why is this a Big Ben article with a redirect from St. Stephen's Tower; shouldn't this be a St. Stephen's Tower article with a redirect from Big Ben? joturner 02:30, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Given that "Big Ben" in near-universal common usage refers to the whole thing - tower, clock and bell(s) (however technically wrong that may be) - it makes the most sense for this article to remain as the default, I would think. --Hux 17:45, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  St. Stephen's Tower 

message: Is it just me, or does the number of pictures need cutting by about half? Repeated pictures of the clock tower don't really add much to the page. --Mpk 12:53, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too! Many! Pictures! 

message: Since this page deals with a device designed to keep an accurate measurement, could people get over these little contradictions in metric/imperial units please? It would be great if something could be decided and kept that way right across all of WP, but maintaining the same units on one page would be a start!
I for one feel anyone who makes imperial measurements the default in an encyclopedia is crazy. 124.168.242.221 13:48, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Isn't imperial the standard in America? Either way, it would be a good idea to use both American Imperial (or whatever its correct name is) with a note specifying that, and a conversion to decimal, again with a note.--Jcvamp 15:10, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Units of measurement 

message: "Big Ben was originally created so that people in England wouldn't need pocket watches. Also it is the bell of the Palace of Westminster in London, England, United Kingdom also known as the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster. Many people refer to the whole tower as Big Ben, but the name properly refers only to the bell. The clock tower, St. Stephen's Tower, is at the north-eastern end of the building, the home of the Houses of Parliament, and contains the famous striking clock and bell"
:At least the first part of this paragraph doesn't come off as being either factual or competantly written 'Big Ben was originally created so that people in England wouldn't need pocket watches'?  What on earth is that?  I'll do a rough revision but it'll need a more professional edit soon. Kingpin1055 19:10, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Intro paragraph