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no picture of the isle??

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[edit] Headline text

Bored, Bored, Bored! Help me on my Rhodes project!! :)

[edit] Pictures of Rhodes and the Dodecanese

You can find quite a lot of good quality pictures of Rhodes and the Dodecanese here: www.go12islands.com

[edit] New link added, think has allot of useful and informative content

As I have been told I should discffkyruss this over here. I am adding rhodesguide.com to the external links as it has allot of informative content on the subject, most of it which can not be solely tranfere to wikipedia at this time. --Spyross 08:42, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Links

Changed the link to Halki to Chalki because Halki is a disambiguation page, Chalki is the island in question. Popher 23:21, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2 articles on Rhodes

Why are there two pages on Rhodes. There is plain "Rhodes" and "Rhodes, Greece" - but no difference in the subject matter.--Gilabrand 14:38, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Map

The article could do witha map placing it in context with the rest of the greek islands and Aegean Sea--King Hildebrand 17:52, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Done. El Greco (talk · contribs) 22:19, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Revert wars

Please stop revert wars and discuss at Talk:Chios#Reversion wars between Greek and Turkish. Student7 (talk) 00:03, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article Lead

El Greco's recent edit [1] put the article in conformity with Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names) and should not have been reverted. It dealt with the many various names of the island the same way Chios has dealt with alternate names, and that is exactly what is recommended by the official naming conventions. In particular:

  • Alternatively, all alternative names can be moved to and explained in a "Names" or "Etymology" section immediately following the lead, or a special paragraph of the lead; we recommend that this be done if there are at least three alternate names, or there is something notable about the names themselves.
    • Once such a section or paragraph is created, the alternative English or foreign names should not be moved back to the first line. As an exception, a local official name different from a widely accepted English name should be retained in the lead "(Foreign language: Local name; known also by several alternative names)".

I think this method of placing the names lower in the lead should be restored. Brando130 (talk) 23:31, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

That's how I've done most of the island articles. Greek at the top and all the other names at the end of the lead. El Greco(talk) 00:42, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] map

why is the borders are not there on the geographical maps ?

i think border lines must be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.250.228.94 (talk) 17:02, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] History

There is a lot skipped in the current history. When I visited in 1958 there was a family living in a converted barn in old downtown! Foreigners were not allowed to buy property in Greek "border" areas. I think another article covers this proscription but needs a linked sentence from here. The upsurge in housing values needs at least a line and a reference. Greek reference okay but English better for this article. Student7 (talk) 12:03, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

I can't find a proper slot for my query. On a visit to Rhodes in 1962(?) I discovered a natural formation of high escarpment and bridge over a deep blue inlet. It was a long and difficult climb but a tourist Mecca, a photographer's paradise. I heard that, during the filming of The Guns of Navarone, Antony Quinn had fallen in love with that spot and had bought it. I find no mention anywhere about that and I would like to have the facts for my own biography. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Flipbustle (talk • contribs) 13:39, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

You are right. We need something. One such reference was Rhodes Guide.com. I guess the name changed from 1962! Student7 (talk) 00:48, 14 June 2008 (UTC)