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Dubious? Discuss?[edit]

What's the part for metro and urban populations which is classed as dubious? Is this as a comparison to the built up area or the county of West Yorkshire? DragonofBatley (talk) 16:21, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox[edit]

I do not believe the UK place infobox is best suited for Leeds and similar articles about a city eponymous with its local government district.

Using the standard infobox as was previously used allows multiple area and population statistics to be shown for the different definitions of Leeds. For example, the settlement itself, the city, and the metropolitan area, so that the distinctions are clear.

Using the UK place infobox is likely to be confusing as only the population and area for the central settlement are given. Although this is one definition of Leeds, alternative definitions include the surrounding towns and villages within the metropolitan borough. The data for all these definitions should be visible in the infobox.

I would support a transition back to the former infobox, possibly with the information altered to more clearly emphasise the central settlement, which I understand to be the main argument for the change.

My argument also applies to Sheffield.

Green450 (talk) 21:37, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Green450: This was discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK geography#Leeds and Bradford infoboxes and per Wikipedia:WikiProject UK geography/How to write about settlements#Infobox the other infobox is only used when the district is combined with the settlement such as Leicester, all others like Canterbury, Carlisle and Lancaster, Lancashire. I would support modifying {{Infobox UK place}} so that the other figures can be added, this would also be useful in cases like Hatfield Peverel where there is data available for the BUASD, BUA and parish. @Keith D: is it possible to modify Template:Infobox UK place so that the population (and area) and thus resulting population density can be specified for 2 or 3 different figures rather than just 1? Crouch, Swale (talk) 21:58, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Culture[edit]

Why is culture covered further on the Leeds article than the Culture of Leeds article. Shouldn’t the information be swapt round. Chocolateediter (talk) 16:38, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I’ve swapt the art sections for this article and Culture of Leeds#Art since the Leeds article version was longer than the article that is meant to expand further than the main Leeds article. Chocolateediter (talk) 16:19, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Trade[edit]

Debenhams have closed their department store in the centre of Leeds. The original business was liquidated. Only an online shop remained. Hamy01 (talk) 14:27, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GLAM/LEEDS 2023[edit]

Hello all, I'm working on a piece of paid wiki-work for Leeds 2023 as part of the legacy of the year of culture (see here). Images are due to be shared to Wikimedia Commons in the next few weeks, and there are three articles now sent to AfC. I'll keep you posted. Lajmmoore (talk) 15:54, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox images: we've lost the Town Hall[edit]

Leeds Town Hall is such an icon of the city that it is used in media as a "this is Leeds" setup shot, so it really ought to be in the infobox. Preferably as the shot which will appear as the banner for the article when seen on a mobile (there is a formula for this: it's the first image with a particular ratio of length to height: at the moment Leeds Dock is showing up). I see that on Jan 1st the Town Hall was prominent. Please replace it. I won't get into edit wars on this but bring it to the attention of @DragonofBatley, @Chocolateediter and @Murgatroyd49 who seem to have been editing the images lately. Yes, it's a difficult building to photograph as it's so vast, but this one is recent and looks good (though it's not landscape-format so won't get priority): lots of others to choose from on Commons. One way or another, we really need the Town Hall up there. Thanks. PamD 17:31, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

erm it's been readded. I dunno why it was gone but I wanted to maintain the minster since it is a prominent landmark by Leeds Dock which is also in lead photos. DragonofBatley (talk) 21:43, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DragonofBatley Thanks.It appears as the leading image on mobile too. PamD 00:24, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Glad I got that right, wasn't sure how the mobile image was selected for display. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 10:07, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]