Talk:Manchester Evening News Arena
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[edit] POV tag
Chunks of this read as though they were written by someone responsible for marketing the MEN Arena. As such, I've inserted a POV tag until these sections are resolved. Matthew 00:13, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
- Other than one or two points, I would say that the article was pretty accurate, rather than marketing. Many of the points made talking about the success of the arena are true, and should be included. Though are are no criticisms of the arena in the article, I can find no evidence myself there are any major ones, and I feel that the article overall giving the impression the arena is a huge success in a correct one. Eastlygod 18:32, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
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- It's the lack of citation behind rather grandiose language that makes it read as it does. For instance, from the introduction:
- 'has remained one of the most structurally advanced venues on the continent'
- 'first large venue in Europe to follow the traditionally American arena layout of 360 degree seating and its style has been a prototype for many other arenas in Europe such as the Kölnarena in Cologne, Germany'
- 'The building of similar venues across Europe depended on the success of the MEN Arena'
- 'because of the success of the MEN Arena since opening, venues such as Sazka Arena in Prague, Color Line Arena in Hamburg, The O2 in Berlin have been built or are under construction'
- 'seating capacity is one of Europe's most dynamic in terms of variation'
- 'the arena's size and layout makes the venue ideal for any type of performance'
- etc.
- In addition, the list of notable stars to perform there hasn't yet hit 1,000; I'm disappointed by my fellow Wikipedians. ;-) Matthew 22:51, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- It's the lack of citation behind rather grandiose language that makes it read as it does. For instance, from the introduction:
[edit] The list
Its stupid havin such a long list, cause no ones actually going to read. Barnjo 12:26, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
