Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Physical geography of Somerset
Physical geography of Somerset
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I would like to nominate "The Geography of Somerset" as a featured topic as it covers all the protected areas within the county. Exmoor is a National park and the Blackdown Hills, Mendip Hills and Quantock Hills are designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Chew Valley Lake and the Somerset Levels are the only two other Special Protection Areas within Somerset. These are supported by the Geology of Somerset and the two major Gorges Avon Gorge and Cheddar Gorge which are amongst the Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset and Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Avon (which covers part of the county). 4 articles and 2 lists are FA out of the 12 in total, with the rest being GA. I believe they represent comprehensive coverage of the topic. I nominated all of them to their current status, (except Cheddar Gorge and Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Avon which were nominated by User:SP-KP and Avon Gorge which was a GA in 2006 & I can't find the nominator) although I obviously acknowledge the contributions of other editors particularly User:TimTay, User:Pyrotec, User:Malleus Fatuorum and many others many of whom are members of WikiProject Somerset.— Rod talk 19:52, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Oppose for cherry-picking. Why are articles such as Mendip, Sedgemoor, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Somerset, Taunton Deane and West Somerset not included? –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 19:58, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- The articles you have selected are Unitary Authorities or district councils and not part of the physical geography - they are man made arbitrary divisions for local government purposes.— Rod talk 20:22, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- You're completely right, I misread the topic. Sorry about that. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 20:43, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- The articles you have selected are Unitary Authorities or district councils and not part of the physical geography - they are man made arbitrary divisions for local government purposes.— Rod talk 20:22, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- Support - nice work. Though can you clarify why Avon Gorge and Cheddar Gorge are more notable than other articles excluded? You need to convince me that they should be included - rst20xx (talk) 22:12, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- The gorges are the largest individual physical features which provide unique insights into the geology and ecology of the county - but could be removed if you feel this is vital?— Rod talk 07:42, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
Oppose- The main article is not appropriate for the topic. I would like to see Somerset removed and Geology of Somerset become the lead artilce. Zginder 2008-09-16T22:24Z (UTC)- The main Somerset article provides context and demonstrates how the physical has influenced human behaviour (for thousands of years). If you really want the main article changed would I have to move the nomination template to the Geology of Somerset article?— Rod talk 07:42, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
- Support.
Oppose. Sorry, but I have to agree that the main article as it stands now is inappropriate for the topic.Rreagan007 (talk) 19:04, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
Main article changed In response to the comments by Zginder & Rreagan007, I have changed the main article for the topic to Geology of Somerset. I hope I've done all the right things to the template & talk pages - but I'm not sure.— Rod talk 20:20, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah you did it right - rst20xx (talk) 21:02, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
- Support now main article has been changed. -- Escape Artist Swyer Talk Contributions 16:35, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
- Comment - in light of the removal of the Somerset article, would this topic merit a rename to "Geology of Somerset"? rst20xx (talk) 22:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
- Several of the articles (eg Exmoor, Mendip Hills, Somerset Levels ... ) deal with ecology, human use and other issues, which are only partly defined by the geology - but I could live with the title change if everyone thought that was more appropriate.— Rod talk 08:06, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
- I would actually like to see the name changed. "Physical geography" as it is being used here is basically just geology, and I don't see ecology or human uses is any better captured by "physical geography" than "geology." It is also best if the topic and the lead article are the same if possible. Rreagan007 (talk) 15:22, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
- I'm with the nominator on this one, "phisical geography" captures the human uses better than "geology". --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 04:26, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
- I would actually like to see the name changed. "Physical geography" as it is being used here is basically just geology, and I don't see ecology or human uses is any better captured by "physical geography" than "geology." It is also best if the topic and the lead article are the same if possible. Rreagan007 (talk) 15:22, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
- Close with consensus to promote - there doesn't appear to be consensus for a further rename so I shall promote this as "Physical geography of Somerset" - rst20xx (talk) 14:07, 27 September 2008 (UTC)