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Was it AOL that decided it wouldn't sell memberships to people from Scunthorpe, because their computer (unlike those of us who believe in normal English syllable breaks) parsed the name as obscene? I was going to mention this, but wasn't sure which American ISP it was. Vicki Rosenzweig 23:37 28 Jul 2003 (UTC)

No, but AOL's obscenity filter removed it from email messages of account holders.207.189.98.44 23:10, 13 Nov 2003 (UTC)

YES see [[1]] Archivist 23:16, Nov 13, 2003 (UTC)

"[[Trevor Miichell ]drummer. world duration drumming record of 215 hours set in 1973." Not sure how I feel about such a minor person of note being present, especially since his Brown Cow record no longer stands. mat_x 21:13, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Although I see that the section on the coat of arms is quoted from a book, the only translation of the latin motto I was ever taught is 'The heavens reflect our labours'. Mark Smith 10:43 13 Jun 2006 (BST)

Contents 1 I have added the graffiti problem. 2 Persons of note from Scunthorpe (and surrounds) 3 Category 4 few changes 5 Neutrality 6 book shops

[edit] I have added the graffiti problem.

I have added that Scunthorpe is a dive,

I did not write the above, somebody is making out that I have made silly changes, when I havent, I wrote a geniuinely good article about Scunthorpe's graffiti problem. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jackotheripper (talk • contribs) 15:32, August 26, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Persons of note from Scunthorpe (and surrounds)

Do Ian Botham and Kevin Keegan belong there? V 15:55, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Is there really such a person as Baron Scunthorpe ?

[edit] Category

I have removed the category "iron and steel mills" as there is not enough in the article on iron and steel to warrant that. If that section is expanded the category Category:Ironworks and steelworks in England should be added. Peterkingiron 13:55, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] few changes

The hill is called Mortal Ash, not Motlash.

The steelworks employs about 4500 people, not counting contractors.

No citation needed for reference to employment of Polish/Slovakian workers. Walk round the town and see for yourself!

The hill maybe called Mortal Ash but it is pronounced Motlash due to the local dialect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.252.226.217 (talk) 17:08, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Neutrality

This article is predominantly negative in many of it's statements. These statements are often referenced by the high number of comments makes the article's neutrality disputed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TomGreen (talk • contribs) 22:42, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

The facts are as stated. They are not personal opinion nor are they lies or mis-truths. If no one can post information that is positive that should not be a criticism of information previously provided. Perhaps Scunthorpe is the kind of place that doesn't create positivity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.252.226.217 (talk) 19:38, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] book shops

i notice it says there are no book shops in the town centre, but we have a WH Smiths and The Works book shop in the main hight street —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.123.218.187 (talk) 11:40, 22 February 2008 (UTC)