Talk:Noise regulation

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Contents 1 Picture of ear 2 Picture of Capitol building 3 First country to bring in legal controls? 4 Hotel picture 5 Rewrite need

[edit] Picture of ear

Theres that ear again! Do we really need to show a picture of someones ear?--Light current 02:27, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

I intend to remove picture of ear unless someone can justify its retention.--Light current 23:17, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

tick-tick--Light current 02:26, 16 April 2006 (UTC) Zero hour-- delete!--Light current 22:00, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture of Capitol building

Why?--Light current 00:26, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Still no answer? It will be removed if no proper answer is forthcoming!--Light current 02:25, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Tick!--Light current 20:15, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] First country to bring in legal controls?

This article is fundamentally flawed. The UK passed the Noise Abatement Act in 1960. See the Noise Abatement Society' webpage for more details.

i think the operative words here are enactment of broad based, enforceable legislation. the early action of the UK is laudable and now in the article intro, but the UK and Japanese actions fall far short of comprehensive attack on environmental noise. the UK laws did not have a basis for strict numerical limits on products and vehicles, nor the stiff fines for non compliance, nor comprehenive directives to local government which would lead to "teeth" in local building and planning standards. today the UK is progressing well but still not operating at the level of designing buildings for example as the U.S. does in local planning oversight. you are welcome to expand the international section, but it is important to be specific regarding what type of noise control each country actually has. i welcome your further involvement. please sign your posts in the future. cheers Covalent 23:22, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hotel picture

Has trhis hotel been soundproofed? If not, what's it doing here? I will remove it if no satisfactory answers in 2 weeks--Light current 22:14, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rewrite need

I believe this article needs a pretty comprehensive rewrite. It seems to violate NPOV and especially fairness of tone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Npov#Fairness_of_tone The entire article takes the stance that noise regulation is a positive and that any slowness in it being implemented is "unfortunate". If I knew a bit more on the subject I would try to do rewrite myself but if someone more knowledgable than me could have a go at it that'd be nice. --BHC 19:56, 1 December 2006 (UTC)