Talk:Edinburgh
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Infobox collage
[edit]@Goodreg3, I do not think that the six-image version of the infobox collage is an improvement, as the individual images are too small to clearly see. In particular, the horizontal width of the Scottish Parliament image means the Scott Monument image is very narrow. Separately, the image of the city's skyline is of poor quality, being blurry in the details and over-saturated. Six images also leads to a rather long infobox, which is not desirable.
The four-image version of the infobox college created by myself mitigates these issues. The skyline image has better colours (although we do lack a good high-res image), and the use of a cropped image of the Scottish Parliament allows the image of the Scott Monument to be larger. A.D.Hope (talk) 19:15, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Seems fine to me, even on mobile view. Seasider53 (talk) 19:31, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with the current version of six images. It’s common for cities to have this number of images in their infobox (some even have more than 6 which is arguably too much, however…). Goodreg3 (talk) 19:48, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- The fact it's become common for cities to have large infobox collages doesn't necessarily mean this is a good practice, or that it should be universally applied. In Edinburgh's case, the four-image version works better as each image is clearer. A.D.Hope (talk) 07:58, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
- Let's get some agreement and see what other's think first. Goodreg3 (talk) 15:46, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- The fact it's become common for cities to have large infobox collages doesn't necessarily mean this is a good practice, or that it should be universally applied. In Edinburgh's case, the four-image version works better as each image is clearer. A.D.Hope (talk) 07:58, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
Firth of Forth
[edit]I wonder if the meaning of the Scots word 'firth' is widely known outside Scotland. Perhaps retain estuary within parentheses? Ishpoloni (talk) Ishpoloni (talk) 11:27, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- I would guess that most English-speaking adults in the USA do not know what "firth" means. (Admittedly I am not a reliable source.)
- By the way, the definition of "firth" seems to imply that there can be firths that are not estuaries. Mgnbar (talk) 13:15, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
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