Talk:Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service

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Contents 1 Copy edit suggestions 2 Bringing this article up to standard 3 Unfortunately i disagree 4 Semi-protection 5 Done

[edit] Copy edit suggestions

This article needs a bit of an overhaul, it's littered with repeat Wikilinks, uses too many links, (not relevant to the article eg: rectangle). Has no sources/refs, is written in a non-encylopaedic style, and need de-Cap-itating. I've made a start on this, any help would be appreciated. There's also some painfully long-winded descriptions of buildings, uniforms and appliances, and I think these should go. Escaper7 11:56, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bringing this article up to standard

I'm baffled by some of the edits to this article, any help in copy-editing would be appreciated, please discuss here. Escaper7 20:18, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unfortunately i disagree

I think the article is good with appliance descriptions, uniforms etc on as it gives readers a useful description of how TWFRS is set out. Tellyaddict ^Talk 14:23 14 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Semi-protection

This article has been the target of a rather patient vandal who normally makes a few edits from an IP address, then goes dormant for several weeks, then returns and adds similar nonsense again. Semi-protecting the article has become a habitual safety measure and if my note appeared directed at any registered editor who wants to improve the article I apologize. The latest request for protection was accompanied by some more serious allegations that haven't been supported by page diffs or other evidence so I've held off on responding to those. Any registered account more than 4 days old may edit this article now. So please continue making the page better. If there's some sort of prior history or need for further sysop intervention then follow up at my user page. Regards, Durova^Charge 14:20, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Just to clarify: I haven't decided to stop reading anyone's messages. It's just a matter of evidence. If someone wants to say that vandalism has happened at this article then please verify it with page diffs when you contact me. This site's ratio of sysops to registered accounts is roughly 1:3000 so I address a lot of other matters as well. I'll certainly pay attention, but the burden of evidence rests with the person who makes a complaint. Respectfully, Durova^Charge! 21:20, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Done

I've corrected the article and de-capitated areas where necessary and removed a section (per above). The references don't seem to be showing, can anybody else see them?Tellyaddict 18:06, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Maybe it's you, but I see 23 references. --Daysleeper47 18:12, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

• You fixed them (thanks!) and I can see them now it's jsut ever since the new link to formatting refs appeared on the toolbar underneath the edit thing it's been confusing me but I understand it now.Tellyaddict 19:20, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

• Instead of all of the individual list of fire stations, I've put them all into a clear and easy to read wikitable.Tellyaddict 16:21, 3 February 2007 (UTC)