Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Vancouver

rating of "Burrard Bridge" article

1) I would like to know why the neutrality of the "Burrard Bridge" article is now contested. I, not a Vancouverite, am principal editor of it, who reshaped what was there, clarifying the engineering, historical, and site information (inserting illustrative photogaphs). I also separated and put in chronological order reports on ongoing developments regarding the bicycle lane issue. I'm happy to see that subsequent contributions to that history have followed the format. I visit it from time to time to make sure that notes added are all *documented* with links to independent press, civic and other public sources. Contents of these will disagree among themselves and vary in accuracy, neutrality, relevance. Such is the nature of public discussion. That way the article serves as an updated history of a public planning situation of a kind that occurs in many countries, also as a good Wiki source for those who want information about current developments there. Query: therefore, what in the *editing of this article* is considered non-neutral?

(I also deleted vanitas photos, leaving those in text that are illustrative of the text. Thus the old complaint about that on the Discussion page is out of date.)

2) Why does it have a "Low Importance" ranking? What would the Project require of an article on this Bridge, demonstrably important to Vancouver in many ways, to give it a better ranking? Alethe (talk)

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Point Grey

This is currently a redirect to West Point Grey and it shouldn't be; its source-use is the physical point, where Wreck Beach is, but to my surprise BCGNIS has only Point Grey Beach, which has me wondering exactly where that is. But "Point Grey" is also in common use for at least on electoral riding, and also for a well-known school, and isn't just West Point Grey, i.e. insofar as within the City of Vancouver goes; the physical Point Grey of course isn't, although that usage was also generally applied to hte whole headland approaching Point Grey - which indeed why West 10th and the area north of it are caleld Point Grey; the "West" was added because the Alma-Jericho area was also part of Point Grey....and then there was Point Grey (municipality) wasn't there? Also NB South Vancouver (city) needs making.....cites from local atlases and book on teh point and other uses are needed to make that redirect into a proper article and if it's not a disambig then Point Grey (disambiguation) seems called for.Skookum1 (talk) 09:29, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

spanish & vancouver

Missing from the mention of the Spanish and George Vancouver is the rendezvous off Point Grey, and how Spanish Banks got its name; this is iconic in Vancouver history - and isn't it one of the murals in the Ledge? Or the Courthouse? I'll see what I can find to cite it, should just be in teh Vancouver Expedition article already.Skookum1 (talk) 09:31, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Banner was replaced

FYI, with this edit, your wikiproject banner was eliminated from your instructions by a member of WPCANADA who is not on your membership rolls. Do you assent to the change, or should that be reverted? {{vancouverproject}} still exists, and will continue to function, but it was completely removed from your instructions (instead of the two coexisting). 76.66.202.72 (talk) 07:32, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. -- œ^™ 06:55, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

WPCanada appears to be implicitly wanting people to replace your banner per Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada/Assessment ; where your banner is listed under other sections with  Done to indicate total replacement of other banners. 65.93.12.108 (talk) 06:12, 3 December 2010 (UTC)