Talk:Megaproject
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[edit] Concorde
Surely the Concorde project, which NASA scientist regard as being a greater technical feat than the Apollo missions, meets the criteria?
[edit] Wastewater plant & Secret underground base
I there's no source for either of these things. I don't doubt that the former exists but if it is a "megaproject" worthy of note shouldn't there be an article on it. And the secret underground base?? There's nothing about it in the airport article. Is there any credibility to this at all?
Egads. There's probably some good content buried in the last few sections, screaming to fight its way out, but right now it's just overwhelmed by all the original-research-ish sociology hogwash ("utopian frictionlessness"!?). Jpatokal 12:49, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright problem
If there was a copyright issue, it is now solved. --Gsaup 11:33, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
- Can you provide evidence of the resolution? Until evidence has been provided, the copyvio message should remain in place. Road Wizard 11:50, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
What would you consider evidence? And what is the copyright problem in this case, exactly? --Gsaup 15:33, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
- If you compare the first version of this article, [1] with the webpage I listed on the notice [2], you will notice that they are nearly identical. This is clearly a copyright breach until such time as the creator of that web page advises us that they are happy to licence the material under the GNU Free Documentation License. To provide that evidence, they will need to either:
- Make a note permitting reuse under the GFDL at the site of the original publication.
- Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions at wikimedia dot org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation.
- However, even if they do meet those conditions, this article will need some significant editing as it relies too heavily on a single source. Road Wizard 15:55, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
An email of the type requested with a permission as requested has now been sent to permissions at wikimedia dot org. Thanks for your help. --Gsaup 16:42, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks for that. I think the procedure now is to wait for an administrator to confirm the email has arrived and then remove the notice. Road Wizard 17:04, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Space
what about The International Space Station, or the Apollo Project as examples?
[edit] Jubilee line extension
I added the Jubilee line extension as an example of a megaproject. It was then removed as "vandalism". However it clearly meets the definition of a megaproject so I can see no reason that it could be considered vandalism. I am therefore putting it back in the article. If anyone thinks that it should not be there could they explain why in the talk page rather than simply deleting it? --83.216.157.38 12:48, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
- I think the definition of "megaproject" is currently so vague as to be almost meaningless, but I find it hard to consider an extension of anything previously existing to really qualify. The entire Jubilee Line might qualify, but is there a reason why it's substantially different from all the other Tube lines, or other megaprojects? (It's a list of examples, not an exhaustive list.) Jpatokal 14:11, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
- Moscow spend $1,5bln+ on metro construction every year. Should then it be classified as megaproject? Building metro is a pretty expensive thing. If such a routine, but expensive thing will be considered as megaproject, then we have to add nearly all metro systems... Elk Salmon (talk) 00:51, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sigh
Is Apollo Program a megaproject? Is Trans-Siberian railway megaproject? Is Internet megaproject? Why the number of entries in the list is so limited and such major projects not included?--Planemo 17:43, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Australian Megaprojects
I fail to understand why the Vision Tower and North-South Bypass Tunnel in Brisbane are on this list of Megaprojects. There are many other tunnels and buildings being built in Australia that are of similar scale, but are not on this list. Furthermore, the impacts of these two projects on (Australian) society are small comapred to those of Parliament House and particulary the Snowy River Scheme, let alone the other megaprojects listed from around the world. I suggest that these Brisbane projects, though significant, are relatively small and certainly do not fit into this category. They should be removed from this list.The Purple Nazz 10:31, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
