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It seems to me Whitby could do with a lot of work. I'll make a start sometime, but here are some suggestions of what's missing, that has a relevant relationship to the town and should be included or linked

Larpool Viaduct (linking to into article on John Wadddell and Larpool_Viaduct, Whitby Gazette, The Swing Bridge, Royal Cresent, Cliff Lift, Spa Theatre & Pavillion, Whitby's long and hateful relationship with Scarborough Council, Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, William Scoresby, Bothams Bakers, TV Series Heartbeat, North Yorks Moors railway (now running trains into Whitby), The Esk Valley & associatedvillages Musicport (outdated, festival leaving the town), Whitby Lit and Phil Society, Whitby's TV transmitter & the farce in the town over its movement away from the abbey, The history of thr crow's nest Whitby Rotary clubs (Whitby and Whitby Endevour) Whitby Lions

Maniac Pony 17:27, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 Famous Whitby Residents 2 New link 3 Removal of Whitby Business Directory link 4 External Link to Whitby Online

[edit] Famous Whitby Residents

I see from the New Oxford Dictionary of National Biography that Whitby has some eighty entries for eminent people linked to Whitby. I'm surprised that there isn't a famous residents feature.

Mrs Gaskell, Storm Jameson, Mary Linskill, Wilkie Collins, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lewis Carroll, James Russell Lowell (as well as Bram Stoker) are literary people who spring to mind, - and the Scoresby connection is surely worth mentioning.

Bandalore 18:16, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Maniac Pony's list, and am happy to divvy up the list if you'd like help. The Port section also needs updating - commercial ships very rarely visit these days.

Famous People: add Jack Lammiman

Skipperjeru 21:35, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New link

With Regards to the Berry Banks Cottage Link: www.berrybankscottage.com

Sorry I didn't see your message, as I have only just started using Wikipedia and don't really know my way around it. But please read what I have to say and consider this:

I feel that the site we have built is very informative, and if you care to look through the site you will find that there is a lot of information about Whitby as a town. The information is presented in a very easy to follow way, and is a useful resource to people when looking into or considering going to Whitby. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonathankrawczuk (talk • contribs) 14:53, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of Whitby Business Directory link

The opening paragraph states

The Whitby Business Directory was created for the businesses and the people of Whitby and the surrounding area. We are specialists in Internet business marketing and web design and offer great value and a unique service.

this is adverising, is it not?--Harkey Lodger (talk) 09:43, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree, the second sentence at least should be removed. Sounds like it's taken straight from another source. Schumi555 (talk) 16:09, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] External Link to Whitby Online

A link to the Whitby Online homepage has been present in the "tourism" section of this page for many years.

Whitby Online does contain some adverts, but it is a bit of a Whitby institution, and does contain a vast amount of useful local information and features.

Among other things, it contains news, weather, travel information, forums, photo gallery, information about surfing, walking, fishing and diving, local clubs and societies, museums and churches - and a very thorough, locally supported, directory of businesses - most with direct links to the websites of those businesses.

Any comprehensive page of information about Whitby would be incomplete without a link to this site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.206.249.102 (talk) 14:43, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Good idea to discuss it here rather than in competing edit summaries. I still believe that whitbyonline, as a business directory, exists primarily to provide links to local businesses, and that it contains mainly advertising. As such I think it falls squarely into number 5 on the list of links normally to be avoided . I do not think that the fact that this inappropriate link has been there for four years is an argument to keep it there any longer.

Perhaps there is a page in the site with information that adds information that would be useful to the reader of an encyclopaedia article. I couldn't find one on a quick browse, but if there is one, then I suggest you put in a link direct to that page. The home page is 90% advertising, and adds no encyclopaedic information at all. Grafen (talk) 22:45, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Here's some links to pages of information which would be very useful and appropriate in a section entitled "Tourist Information" in a section called "External Links"

Whitby Travel Information

Whitby Events Calender (user edited)

Interactive Whitby Map

User edited Whitby Photo Gallery

Whitby Forum Used by both locals and visitors to Whitby

Whitby Weather

Whitby Attractions & Activities Information in the links about various activities and attractions in Whitby eg:

Rock Climbing

Whitby Beaches

Whitby's 199 Steps

I could go on. All of these features are accessible by a single click or 2 at most from the homepage of the site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WhitbyLocalite (talk • contribs) 08:37, 26 May 2008 (UTC)