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[edit] Wimbledon tennis in Southfields?
I think there must be some doubt about the following sentence, which I've removed from the article: "Contrary to popular belief, the famous annual Wimbledon tennis championships do not in fact occur in Wimbledon but in Southfields."
The championships website gives its address as "Wimbledon"; the post code is SW19 - the postcode for Wimbledon (Southfields is SW18); the championship grounds are in the London Borough of Merton which incorporated the earlier Wimbledon Borough Council in the 1960s (Southfields is in Wandsworth); the phone number begins 946 - converted in the 1960s from the old WIM number (946 = WIM on the dial); and the Wimbledon championships were already well established before much of the development around Southfields tube station had begun.
It is true to say that it's quicker to get to the grounds from Southfields tube station (about 20 minutes walk) than from Wimbledon station (about 25 minutes) but that's not the same as saying the championships are actually held in Southfields. Adrian Robson 13:51, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Mad John
Does anyone know his actual story? I intend to write a page about him, but without any reliable information, it is rather tricky. ____________________________
I heard he was an engineer back in the days, but that is all i know. Good luck with the article, but someone has to include him here!
[edit] Mad John?
I don't know whether adding an article about "Mad John" is really approperiate.
Firstly, 'Mad John' is a pejorative nickname given to the local gentleman, and perhaps even disrespectful to him.
Secondly, seeing as John is not a public figure, you need his permision to publish information regarding him on the internet.
Finally, we must remember that Wikipedia is a worldwide encyclopeadia. Futhermore, it is arguably the internet's most credible encyclopeadia and the authority on online factual information. "Mad John" bears no factual information whatsoever, and the article would probably fit the criteria for speedy deletion and possibly wikipedia abuse.
Please bear these points in mind before you decide to add this article to Wikipedia.
I have also taken the liberty to delete the following sentence: "Southfields is also home to the local legendary hero "Mad John", an old man prone to walking around Southfields shouting at people, his favourite phrase being "Have a nice day!"."
It is completely irrelevant to anything about Southfields, and also disrespectful to 'John.'
It's argueably relevant as he can be quite the local nuisance, especially bothering old women although he does it seemingly unknowingly.
Even if it's not wiki worthy does anybody know his backstory. My parents claim he's been around here since they moved in twenty years ago in much the same condition.
Though the rumors of him having been a succesfull person in a well respected career seem to be reacuring. I've heard them ever since I started at Sherringdale.
Should the high percentage of Asians dominating the local job market be mentioned? and the high degree of mulitculturism in all the local schools be mentioned?
[edit] He is very popular though!
A simple search on google for "mad john southfields" brings up quite a number of pages dedicated to him, as well as a myspace page!
[edit] South African immigrants
What do people think about whether it's worth mentioning the significant South African population in Southfields? I think this first entered the article in a perjorative way which has been removed, but I wonder whether there is a serious point of information here that might be worth mentioning. --Nmcmurdo 19:43, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Why do people keep removing the photo
This is the only one we have at the moment! Stop taking it off. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 90.193.153.153 (talk • contribs) 19:09, 4 December 2006 (UTC).
