Talk:Kingston upon Thames
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[edit] Politics
As parts of Kingston upon Thames fall in 2 parliamentary contituentcies, I have added 'Richmond Park' (which covers the northernmost wards in the Borough) alongside 'Kingston and Surbiton'. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Indisciplined (talk • contribs) .
[edit] City Contacts
I removed the remark: "It is also twinned with Delft in the Netherlands". This city contact was ended years ago. Jaho 01:52, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
>All the signposts still claim this fact, though. --82.43.144.131 18:18, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Postal districts
I've removed KT3 and KT4 again. They are not even in the Kingston upon Thames post town. MRSC • Talk 10:47, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] List of notable people
I have just deleted two names from the list and was tempted to zap a few more. Of the two names removed, one was insufficiently notable to yet have a wikipedia article, the other linked to a 'vanity' article proposed for deletion. I know it is subjective but the people on the list should elict some degree of interest among the general populace. I can't think of a simple rule, but somehow obscure murderers should not qualify even if they have articles. One possibility would be to remove anything not immediately put in alphabetical order; that would catch most of them! Any ideas on a policy? JMcC 08:59, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Personally I think the redlink/bluelink distinction is the key one. Beyond that, as the list is currently titled, it seems wrong to pick & choose, except perhaps on length of residence. I'm surprised Birch has an article though. The next step could be to up the standard and retitle the list "famous people" , "very notable" "significant...". But all these involve subjectivity & would perhaps shorten the lists too much Johnbod 13:20, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- I've checked the list, deleted irrelevances and moved it around making it prose rather than a list. Hope that you feel it is better. SuzanneKn 17:46, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks Suzanne. It is better, but some of the names in this section are still distinctly odd. No doubt eminent in their own fields, but are Andrew Doughty, Fritha Goodey, the murderers and the two Butlers really worth a mention? I will happily zap them unless someone can justify them. JMcC 17:52, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
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- I'm surprised the film actor Jonny Lee Miller isn't listed. Born in Kingston and educated at Tiffin. Catwizzle 11:04, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Etymology
An anon user has been changing the etymology from the accepted old english derivation of -don, -ton, to indicate a farmstead, to a Welsh derivation meaning hill. This is incorrect, as referenced by the Dickens citation, and also looking at other sources, such as a British Museum worksheet which makes direct reference to it.
On another matter, would be a good source to extend the historical information. Cheers Kbthompson 13:22, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Hyphenation
Just for the record, unlike other placenames like "Henley-upon-Thames", "Stratford-upon-Avon" and "Newcastle-upon-Tyne", "Kingston upon Thames" and "Richmond upon Thames" are unhyphenated. I have removed hyphens from these in the article and added a comment immediately after each one. — Paul G 09:23, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Thomson Local
Twice within recent weeks separate people have added the Thomson local to this article. It keeps being reverted on the grounds of Spam. This is not a link to a specific company plugging their own products, but a very useful local directory which contains a considerable amount of info on local topics including hospitals, school, social services. It is delivered free in hard copy to households and has its own Wiki entry. It can also be a useful source for expanding the article. I think there is a strong case for retaining it Motmit (talk) 12:29, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
