This article presently reads like a review or an advertisement by the tourism board. It would be useful if an editor familiar with the area could sort out facts and cut out any mentions of places not considered notable in the usual Wikipedia sense; also, there are several instances of peacock words ("peerless" and the like) that should be removed or replaced with more neutral wording. Lawikitejana21:20, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I have edited the first paragraph, but the rest still needs doing. I will come back and do the rest in future. I think the reason it sounds a bit like a tourist guide is because there's not immediately obvious reason why it belongs in an encyclopedia. It sounds like the person who wrote it just added it because he or she liked it. I like it too but that isn't enough of a reason. London's a great city overall, but that's not why it's in the encyclopedia. I added the Ho Chi Minh reference as an example of the type of thing that may be helpful in grounding the article further. Marcus J Gilroy-Ware07:12, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Old Dairy - Iconic?
I'll have a go at clean-up when I find the time (if I'm not beaten to it). I'd like to just check now - would anyone object to me deleting the current picture? As far as I can tell from either the article as it stands or my current knowledge, The Old Dairy is not notable, and the front-on picture of it provides no meaningful illustration of the nature of Stroud Green Road. Cmch8315:48, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think it is notable because of the building. It is a listed building with panels illustrating the progress of milk from the cow to the consumer, in the 19th century. Unfortunately the photo doesn't show the panels.
I think perhaps if there is a picture of the Old Dairy, it should actually show the, which was the Friern Manor dairy farm in around the 1840s[citation needed], and because of the more general history of the area as a dairy farming one[citation needed]. There should probably also be a more general picture of the street showing its dimensions etc. Next time I am there on a nice day, I'll take a picture of it. I'll find these citations next time I'm properly editing the page. Marcus J Gilroy-Ware17:42, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
