Talk:Milford Sound

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Contents 1 Post office rock 2 External links, references 3 Gallery empty 4 Lead image caption

[edit] Post office rock

I reckon this is worth including in the article. Milford's first post office was this tiny rock at the mouth of Milford Sound. A rum barrel was hung on a tree on the rock in which mail would be posted. A white flag was then raised and passing ships would stop and sift through the mail. If any were addressed to a location they were heading it would be taken along and posted.

Would like to include this later on, as the article gets longer - currently, we are near the limit in terms of photos, before it startes getting too cluttered. MadMaxDog 09:59, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] External links, references

I have removed three external links to travel agent's websites. I could not see any encyclopedic content in them, and they appeared to be in the article only to promote those travel agents, thus failing the guidelines at WP:EL. The reference for the use of the sound in The Lord of the Rings would not normally pass WP:RS; isn't this information anywhere better, like a NZ newspaper or an official LOTR book/website? Mr Stephen 09:08, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gallery empty

I can't see any pictures in the photo gallery. Could someone fix this please? Truetyper (talk) 21:50, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

It works for me - I see four pictures there. Are picture galleries in other Wikipedia articles (e.g. Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Photo gallery) visible to you? -- Avenue (talk) 01:14, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lead image caption

The caption for the first image says "Panorama of Milford Sound on a beautiful day.", recently reverted from "clear day". I want to remove the opinion as I feel it discredits the article, one of the first items people read is someone's comments on the weather. "Beautiful" is listed on peacock terms, sounding like a travel brochure. Suggested alternative is "Panorama of Milford Sound, looking northwest". If there is no dissent or better alternative in one week I plan to go ahead with this change. XLerate (talk) 01:13, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree, although I think it would even better if we specify where it was taken - i.e. "looking northwest from ...". -- Avenue (talk) 05:39, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

I strongly disagree - I think we are making a hobgoblin of a rule here. But I won't revert the change again. Ingolfson (talk) 23:13, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

I'd rather get consensus before making the change. Peacock is a guideline, but I feel this is a bad case that needs to be fixed - I think it is like labeling Hitlers lead image "The evil dictator", gives the reader a clear message about the credibility of the rest of the article. Looking at featured articles for geography, I don't see any photos similiarly labelled - take a look at Yosemite National Park or The Catlins for example. People can see in the photo the kind of day it is, not necessary to have the opinion.

Oh please, invoking Godwin's law ALREADY? I said I would not revert it again, so go ahead. I just feel that it is way too minor an issue to merit using the rule on it. Ingolfson (talk) 04:12, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

With respect to the location I can suggest "from Milford Sound township". I think it from the road (State Highway 94?) between the airport/lodge and wharf/boat ramp, but am not sure. XLerate (talk) 01:13, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

It is between the restaurant carpark (which you might call as constituting the northern end of the 'township') and the ferry/visitors centre. Pretty much here: -44.670927,167.928976. Ingolfson (talk) 04:12, 26 April 2008 (UTC)