Talk:St David's Cathedral

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[edit] Cathedral Life neutrality

This section is full of sweeping statements with no supporting citations. It would be fine for a page in a guidebook to the cathedral but is totally unsuitable for an encylopaedia. I have issues with most of the statements made and have put fact tags on some of them but the following are particularly problematical:

"The Cathedral is not just about a building – it is a community that fourteen hundred years later, David would recognise" Who says he would and how could you possibly know?

"That the choristers can be recruited from a community of some eighteen hundred people is remarkable; and that a competent group of people can form the Vicar’s Choral from such a small number is unheard of" Where's the evidence that it's unheard of - which choirs are you comparing it to and how big are their catchment areas?

"The St Davids Cathedral Festival runs through the Whitsun school holiday each year, and showcases some of the world’s best performers in one of the most stunning settings many will ever see." How do you know what other settings they have performed in and how stunning they were? Do you have any published quotations saying "this is the most stunning setting we've ever seen?

"The principles and ideas of David are still real within the small valley he formed his community" Who says they are - has someone done a survey on this?

All statements made in wikipaedia need supporting evidence and should not be one person's opinion see WP:NPOV for guidance. This section needs to be rewritten or removed completely. Richerman (talk) 13:31, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Query about 1081, William The Conqueror

It says that in 1081 William visited to pray, is there a reference for this. It's interesting that, a) the bishop had been murdered by raiders the previous year (cf this article) and that b) Gruffydd ap Cynan started his bid to conquer Gwynedd here on route to what would be the Battle of Mynydd Carn. Interesting.

[edit] The present cathedral

"Within a century, the Nash West Front had become unstable, and rather gaudy looking" "Gaudy looking" is hardly a neutral term - what does it mean here and who said it was gaudy looking? This article really does need some references. Richerman (talk) 11:33, 19 May 2008 (UTC)