Talk:Alton Towers

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Due to the vast amount of comments - I have moved all the comments to Talk:Alton Towers/Archive. If anybody has a problem with this.. please revert the page. :) --Eddie ^{(talk/contribs)} 17:35, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Moved it to Talk:Alton Towers/Archive 1, as that's more logicasl - the next dump will then go to Talk:Alton Towers/Archive 2 etc. _Talk Islander 19:50, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] External Links

I would like to request that ThemeParks-UK ([1]) is added as an external link to the Alton Towers page on Wikipedia, according to the guidelines for external links websites that provide meaningful, relevant, neutral and accurate material should be considered.

Established in 2000, the ThemeParks-UK website has been providing an independent guide to the UK's theme parks for over 6 years. It enables visitors to view a wide range of information and images covering 5 of the UK's top theme parks all on one easy to use website: Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Chessington World of Adventures, Drayton Manor and Legoland Windsor.

Although ThemeParks-UK is not operated or funded by the parks that it features, due to the close relationship with the parks own management it always has the latest and most accurate information. In order to offer visitors more than the parks own websites ThemeParks-UK provides extra features such as opinion polls and the opportunity to have their own reviews and photos added.

During its time online, ThemeParks-UK has become a recommended website of the tourist boards VisitBritain and EnjoyEngland. It has become popular both in the UK and internationally, been featured in the press (Daily Echo), a national computer magazine (Web User) and has been included in the official magazine of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (Fun World).

Xtraterrestrial 22:49, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

looks good, appears to be impartial and independent, and has some good info on there. I reckon it's worthy. camelworks^(Mclowes) 16:38, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

There used to be quite a few fan-site links in the External Links section of this article, but it was problematic as there were frequent edits by various anonymous users to bump their preferred site to the top of the list, or even remove links to sites they disliked. In the end they were all removed, which fixed the problem, even if it wasn't the ideal solution. But as long as people can be responsible with this section, I don't see why unofficial site links can't be added - my site is Alton Towers Almanac, I feel it's worthy of a link, but I'm wary of a repeat of the earlier situation I described, hence why I've kept links to ATA off the article.

Dan Kett 07:14, 11 March 2007 (UTC)