Talk:Belper
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Does this new infobox really have to be this large? Apart from anything else it's totally screwed up the layout of the page. Sources? It seems to have beem written mainly from local knowledge plus the reference book given at the bottom of the page. Chevin 09:28, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
- It's the standard infobox for UK places. I don't know if there's anyway to change the size. I do think there's a lot of benefit to having standardized summary information like this. Sorry about the layout, I should have noticed. I'll have a look at how to make it look better - I haven't done that before, so it may take a day or two to get right :-). Is it just the layout problem you don't like about the infobox? --SiobhanHansa 16:12, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
- To adjust for the info box I've integrated the photos into relevent sections of the article. There are still some layout issues with the first couple of photos where they are in the article at the same level as the info box. I can't seem to find a good solution for this that will work with any browser width. I'll look into it further. --SiobhanHansa 03:58, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
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- I've had a little go at it which (on my browser) puts the images on the right and de-emphasises the size of the infobox. See what you think Chevin 07:10, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Religion in Belper
Siobhan - noted your deletion of a church link. Your point is valid. I volunteer to do some research into the religious scene in Belper, and produce a paragraph as a result, and then add links to all churches that I can find. A little preliminary research shows that there seem to only be about 4 churches that have websites, so there's no need to fear that we'll fill the page with 20 links or so. Religion is a very significant part of the lives of a great number of people, so I think that a paragraph on this would be definitely of value (more value than knowing what Supermarkets there are, for example! :-) ). Do we have a consensus on this? 86.31.253.100 10:12, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
- I think a paragraph on the religious scene would be a very nice addition. It's an important part of the cultural fabric of the town. I'm against listing individual churches though. I don't think it's appropriate unless the chruch is itself notable within the town. Four websites, that represent a fraction of the religious institutions, would be a gross over representation in the article. In general, external links that merely promote a site are not appropriate for wikipedia (see WP:EL). A link to an appropriate, reasonably comprehensive listing of Belper religious groups might be good though.
- On the supermarket comparison - I think more people in Belper use the supermarkets than the churches, and the fact that there are only three makes naming them individually more relevent (though it's not what I'd consider a priority) If people wanted to start naming every corner shop I'd think the comparison would be more solid. I also note that no one has tried to put in external links to the supermarket websites. -- SiobhanHansa 14:11, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
