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[edit] "Manila" as disambiguation page

I would just like to question the change to this page as a disam:Actually, if you look at the what links here page of Manila

Regarding Wikipedia's Wikipedia:Disambiguation policy, it's very clear about the so called "primary topic" disambiguation (see the third bullet in the first list of the policy page). Basically it says that if a term is almost always used to refer to a particular object or thing or person, not just in Wikipedia but moreso in general, then that object/thing/person gets the primary article.
That is why we have Paris instead of Paris, France. Almost all instances of Paris refer to the city. There are only a few that refer to Paris (mythology) of the Trojan War or any of the other towns named Paris.
Now, going back to Manila, I'm quite sure that when you use the term Manila it would mean the city probably 90% of the time in general. Manila hemp, Manila envelope or even the various Manila towns in the US won't be referred to that much (and you almost always disambiguate them like Manila, Utah to avoid confusion). Even Manila hemp was named that because of the city. So I believe that Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is a good candidate for "primary topic" disambiguation.
Besides, I won't expect people to create new Manila, Philippines links and get the spelling of the country right. Even you yourself misspelled it as Filippines.
—seav
Ok, I'm convinced. And sorry about not changing the links, I'll be wiser in the future. And since the whole mess is my doing, I'm going to do the Manila, Philippines->Manila changes myself. --- Timo Honkasalo

[edit] Official Website of Manila's problem

Sorry if this seems to be out of topic. I'm Mozilla Firefox user, and the official website of Manila requires me to have Internet Explorer installed, how do I overcome this problem? - w3bu53r

I don't have problems seeing it and I use Firefox. What problems are you encountering? --seav 21:53, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)
The website denied my access into the main site, it redirected my browser into a special page that basically asks me to have Internet Explorer installed first. - w3bu53r
Well, I clicked on the "View Intro" link, then clicked on the "Enter Site" link. Will that work for you? --seav 21:39, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
That does the trick. Thanks.


[edit] Featured Article collaboration

[edit] Proposed outline

  1. Introduction
  2. City sights
    1. Location and districts
    2. Parks and open areas
    3. Commercial areas
    4. Educational and cultural institutions
    5. Religious landmarks
  3. People
    1. Demographics
    2. Languages
    3. Religion
    4. Sports and recreation
  4. Economy
    1. Manufacturing
    2. Transportation
    3. Public services
    4. Housing
  5. Government
  6. History
    1. Pre-colonial times
    2. Spanish era
    3. American period and WWII
    4. Post-war era and modern times

One problem is how to tackle the subject of Manila as opposed to the other cities and municipalities in Metro Manila. Manila is tightly integrated to the rest of the metropolis, that discussion of some topics might also apply unchanged to other suburbs. --seav 15:07, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] What other encyclopedias have for Manila

Here's a sampling of how other encyclopedias have organized their "Manila" articles.

[edit] MSN Encarta (1993+)

Introduction

  • Manila, capital, largest city, and chief seaport of the Philippines. Location. Metro Manila: area, list of cities and municipalities. Maynilad. Pearl of the Orient.

Population

  • Largest metro area in Phils., second after Jakarta in SEA. 12% of population, Cebu in comparison is 1/8th.
  • Population growth history.
  • Roman Catholic. Tagalog. English.

Economy

  • Manufacturing. Principal port.
  • Tourism, Roxas Blvd.
  • Railway to Legazpi and San Fernando. LRT, jeepneys, Manila Int'l Airport.
  • Natural disasters, Mount Pinatubo, Taal Volcano, within 80 kms. Typhoons.

Urban Landscape

  • Intramuros. Rizal Park. Daniel Burnham. U.S. Embassy. Landmarks. Suburbs (QC, Makati, etc.)

Education and Culture

  • UST (1611), University of Manila (1913), PWU (1919), FEU (1928), MLQU (1947), AdMU (1959), UE (1946). National Library (1901), Metropolitan Museum (1976), National Museum (1901), Santo Tomás Museum.

History

  • Miguel López de Legazpi. Rajah Soliman. Manila galleons. Chinese merchants. Seven Years' War.
  • 1872 Cavite mutiny. (Gomburza).
  • José Rizal. Emilio Aguinaldo. George Dewey. Manila Bay, Battle of.
  • World War II. Capital changes. Metro Manila.
  • Martial Law. Ninoy Aquino assassination. Coup attempts during Aquino administration.

[edit] Columbia Encyclopedia (6th Ed)

  • City, capital of the Philippines, SW Luzon, on Manila Bay. Largest metropolitan area, chief port, center of everything. Airports, railways. Manufacturing center. Pasig River. Intramuros. Some districts and landmarks.
  • Cosmopolitan city. Mass Media, colleges and universities (examples). Luneta.

[edit] Encyclopædia Britannica (online)

  1. Introduction
  2. Physical and human geography
    1. The landscape
      1. The city site
      2. Climate
      3. Plant and animal life
      4. The city layout
      5. Housing
    2. Architecture
    3. The people
    4. The economy
      1. Industry
      2. Commerce and finance
      3. Transportation
    5. Administration and social conditions
      1. Government
      2. Public utilities
      3. Health and security
      4. Education
    6. Cultural life
  3. History
  4. Additional Reading

[edit] World Book Encyclopedia (1992)

Introduction

  • Capital and largest city. Center. Maynilad.

The city

  • Location, geography, climate.
  • Description. Daniel Burnham planning. Districts. Landmarks. Transportation.
  • The people. POpulation growth. Cosmopolitan. Religion. Housing. Architecture.
  • Economy. Commerce. Port. Banks. Manufacturing. Public utilities.
  • Government. Metro Manila. Six congressional districts. Health services. Law enforcement. Education.
  • Cultural life. CCP. Mass media. Parks.

History

  • Rajahs. Legazpi. Spanish Title. Intramuros. Religion. Chinese immigrants. Seven Years War. Philippine Revolution, Andres Bonifacio, Katipunan. Battle of Manila Bay. WWII.

[edit] NAIA

Isn't it NAIA is at Paranaque/Pasay? If then, should we remove it from the article? Circa 1900 11:26, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

That's true, but you can not mention it since that's the airport's that services Manila. It was even called Manila International Airport before. Vancouver International Airport is not in Vancouver, but in Richmond, just south of Vancouver. But the airport gets mentioned in the Vancouver article. Just place proper context. --seav 11:36, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
OK. How about the map? It needs minor updates, like the San Lazaro Racetrack is now SM City San Lazaro, etc.
I'd have to recreate the map again. My hard drive crashed bringing down with it all my source files for ALL the maps I did. And I don't have the time right now. Baka sa Christmas break na lang. =( --seav 09:57, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

Although the Infobox is elegantly designed and informative, why not try adding some colors and revising font styles to make it more attractive? --User:Matthewprc 9:00, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

I think the first priority is the content. Right? --seav 10:00, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
How about using the national colors? Like blue, red, yellow and white? Circa 1900 05:59, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
Eww, I don't see that working out very well. I'd prefer something in the more standard Wikipedia colors. Take a look at the infobox I implemented at Valencia,_Negros Oriental... how about we make that the standard infobox? Coffee 07:23, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
I like that. Circa 1900 04:46, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Images

Please forgive me if I offend anyone, but I stumbled across this article and the images here were a bit of a mess. I removed some pics, moved others and changed the size and placement of some. Certainly the article looks a great deal neater now. *Exeunt* Ganymead | Dialogue? 15:19, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

That stereo image is too small to view on the page and too big to view when you click on it. If someone who knows how to do that sort of thing were to arrange the size such that the two images of a central object (like the cart in the foreground) appeared about 55mm apart, we would be able to view the scene in stereo. - Pepper 150.203.227.130 08:11, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

I made it bigger. Is it OK now? --Howard the Duck 08:16, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SM Mall of Asia

is at Pasay City, not Manila. --Howard the Duck 04:07, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Commerce or Nightlife?

Commerce talks about malls and nightlife. Shouldn't commerce talk about trade and you know... money in general. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 125.60.243.85 (talk • contribs).

Well, you may add some info there. But malls are like markets, where you trade, so I guess it can be included. --Howard the Duck 14:51, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Climate

To be added when a climate section is ready.

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Avg high temperature°C 30 31 32 33 33 32 31 30 31 30 30 30 31
Avg low temperature °C (°F) 21 22 22 24 25 25 24 23 23 23 23 22 23
Avg precipitation (cm) 2 1 1 3 12 26 40 36 34 19 13 6 197
Source: Weatherbase

--Howard the Duck 13:03, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

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