Talk:Hartlepool nuclear power station
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[edit] Dubious tag
- Many local people are also opposed to the move - the power station lies just one mile from the resort of Seaton Carew.
Yes. And? Lots of things are near to other things - could someone explain why the assertion that it is one mile from Seaton Carew is relevant to "local people's" (whoever they may be) opposition? Are these people BANANAs, or is there some particular reason why proximity to Seaton Carew is important? DWaterson 22:58, 6 August 2006 (UTC) Perhaps the resort is financially important to local people and they fear that new nuclear installations in the vicinity will deter visitors.
Seaton Carew is a run down resort of dubious value. More likely, the people of Hartlepool are just opposed to any changes in the town. I live around 4 miles from the power station.
[edit] Move to Hartlepool nuclear power station
I have reverted User:Pencefn's recent change, which was a cut-and-paste move to Hartlepool nuclear power station. This cannot be done as it breaks the GFDL, and in any case Hartlepool Power Station is the correct name and in accordance with naming conventions. DWaterson 14:51, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
I dispute this naming convention as many nuclear power stations are named Name nuclear power station. Stewart 16:12, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
- I think the question of whether the power station is nuclear is a red herring - it could be gas, coal, or pixie dust; they should follow the same convention irrespective. It seems to me that there are two possibilities in accordance with Wikipedia naming conventions; either "Hartlepool Power Station" is a proper title, in which case it should be capitalised as for a proper noun, or "Hartlepool (nuclear) power station" is just a description of a power station that is located in Hartlepool. If the latter, then you are correct that subsequent words should be decapitalised. In terms of Ghits, there seems to be a slight bias for "hartlepool power station" (697 hits) over "hartlepool nuclear power station" (522).
- For comparison purposes, there seems to be no consistency. On the one hand, we currently have Didcot Power Station and Battersea Power Station, but we also have Ferrybridge power station and Sizewell B nuclear power station. Which should prevail I leave as an exercise to the reader. Perhaps time to propose a new naming convention? DWaterson 02:08, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
