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This article would cover all Fife-related articles such as places, famous people, museums, football and rugby clubs and churches to name a few. Examples would be: Kirkcaldy, Andrew Carnegie, Adam Smith, Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline Athletic, The Old Course and Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery. This could also help support articles that really do need a lot of work while keeping general maintenance. Examples would be: Methil, Dunfermline, Cupar and a lot of the smaller towns such as Kennoway and Lower Largo. Please see the discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals#Wikiproject_WikiProject_Fife. Kilnburn ( talk) 16:26, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
i would like to start a new article and hopefully extend the info on here. i recently wrote one for Victoria Hospital (Kirkcaldy) if you care to look and now want to do one for you too Kilnburn ( talk) 13:11, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
Changed this: "The Royal Burgh of Dunfermline (in Gaelic, Dùn Phàrlain) is the only official city in Fife, Scotland."
Dunfermline is more accurately described as a former city [1]
I don't agree with you saying that "Dunfermline is more accurately described as a former city", because your citing of [2] states that Rochdale, Perth and Elgin are the only former cities in the UK. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.153.162.41 ( talk) 12:59, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
I would like to see the text "former royal burgh" and possibly "historical city" in the opening paragraph. -- Aaron McHale ( talk) 00:50, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
The Dunfermline town authorities decided in the early 19th century to call the burgh a city because its medieval seal contained the word 'civitas', which can be translated as 'city' but also means just 'town'. (Note that the burgh seal of Kirkcaldy also contains the word 'civitas') In no pre-nineteenh century source is Dunfermline ever referred to as a city - the title was entirely spurious. City status can only be granted by Act of Parliament and the relevant Act was not passed until the early 21st century. (Source - Dunfermline town council records, unpublished.) Note also that Abbot House was not built for an abbot of the monastery. The sources quoted for this statement are incorrect in their statements. It was built at the north side of the town's graveyard, which was not within the Abbey precinct as an Abbot's lodging would have been, and it was and always has been a purely secular building (its first use was as a blacksmith's workshop). The name was given to it by 19th century local antiquarians who neither understood the layout of medieval Benedictine abbeys nor had access to sources that are available to us today. Unfortunately the name has persisted and the erroneous information has been repeated in a number of publications. (Abbot House deeds 1553 - 18th century , Archaeological dig report 1992 TAFAC journal Yester Writs ( Deedbox talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:51, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
Removed this: Dunfermline has an estimated (mid-2005) population of 58,000, [1] with 76,850 [2] people living in the Dunfermline area.
I believe that the Auld Grey Toun has a bigger population than Kirkcaldy. i'm not sure Kirkcaldy should be considered the largest town in Fife, but obviously it is hard to define. very interesting, actually 80.192.80.184 ( talk) 16:04, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Go on census reports, which given the huge expansion of Dunfermline since 2001 is probably inaccurate but its the only 'official' number i suppose. -- 81.155.248.123 ( talk) 23:37, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
See references to populations in the articles Dunfermline and West Fife Demographics, the most recent count from the Scottish Census 2011 is shown there. -- Aaron McHale ( talk) 00:53, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
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The information entered about Queen Anne all relates to Dunfermline High school and its refounding by Queen Anne(as historically recorded)
Queen Anne High schools history starts much later.
Have also deleted the Queen Anne High School section, this is not relevant. It has no history, the person who has put this up is exercising vanity.
The old Dunfermline High School buildings are some of the oldest in the town and 1 of the 3 institutions left from the benidictine period.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.56.93.113 ( talk • contribs) 21:21, 24 January 2007
i think this should be kept, although it should be skimmed down in content. actually, it's very interesting and i wouldn't want to see it go 80.192.80.184 ( talk) 16:09, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
right i have stripped most of the info of the high schools, so space can be made and eternal links here can branch off onto articles tethered to the main Dunfermline article so i can write the proposed music and theatre section that the page deserves. i think it is more important that a better mention of Carnegie Hall and the soon-to-be-opened Albraham Theatre should be allowed than repetitive info about where high schools are located and how many pupils current attend those premises. it's the time the latter got some info on here, it's currently one of the most exciting theatres that the city has recently re-discovered and was nearly going to be foolishly given away. Kilnburn ( talk) 00:38, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
The big country article (a band) says this is the town that they are from and I think that should be added to this article.
remember, even though they started in the town, only two of them actually came from the town itself including the deceased singer Kilnburn ( talk) 11:11, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
Changed back to previous article. No need to make changes and make a list of EVERY tenent in the Leisure Park, or what streets it is on.
Pointless trivia on how busy the cinema is is also unneccessary. Info not required on an encyclopedia article.
Please could we have a separate section on Dunfermline Music and Theatre? There are many amateur societies based in Dunfermline, often performing at the Carnegie Hall.
The Wikipedia page for Kirkcaldy has a music and theatre section - maybe we could have one like theirs?
Many thanks,
FionaVa 14:38, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
well, that's a very nice completant. since i was the deviser of Kirkcaldy Theatre section, part of the information was my original work (although not the picture). i think there should, but since i don't live in the town, be a section. the bands Nazarth and Big County should "definitely" have a little bit more consideration on the Dunfermline article and i don't understand why not. i know recently, they re-opened a new theatre in the city (it isn't offically one, but i call it one because of the importance of the Abbey) but i can't seem to remember it's name, maybe you'll know. 80.192.80.184 ( talk) 16:14, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
i'm 80.192.80 under my online name just to let you know. i'm seriously planning to write new articles for Dunfermline including this. (since except for it's impressive history section) it is really poor. why is there no mention of the Carnegie Hall in this article? it's a disgrace actually. Kilnburn ( talk) 23:01, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
actually, i have decided to scale back after improvements to transport and health. i'm only going to do the music and theatre section after all. hopefully it will up and running by Friday. Kilnburn ( talk) 12:09, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
There are currently updates and reversions to this subsection. One of the problems is that it should not be a standalone subsection. We need to decide if it is (or parts of it should be) 1)Economy/Retail, 2) Architecture, or 3) Geography. This is an encyclopedia. We aren't just regurgitating random bits of information into each article. There is a format that we follow. There are reasons for these sections and subsections. I suspect that either it is WP:SPAM and should be deleted or that it is Economy/Retail. There is a possibility that some of it is Geographic, but I doubt it. I don't see anything that is "architectural" about the subsection. Can we address the issues as a explanation of Dunfermline's commercial success/ambition? Student7 ( talk) 21:57, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
Im sorry but I completely disagree. In the UK the town centre is the cultural and economic heart of any community and is not soley focussed on retail. Dunfermline's town centre contains the majority of the town's main services, it is the cultural hub, the centre of communications for public transport, is where the earliest buildings of the settlement were established and it contains the majority of the towns most important examples of architecture. Surely this justifies allowing it a small sub-section given its importance to the town. I have updated the economy section generally to enclude the other forms of employment within the town.
In relation to retail parks the official terminology for the sale of large-scale white goods or DIY materials is the sale of "bulky goods" items. This is set out in National Scottish Planning Policy Guidance | SPP8 Town Centres & Retailing
82.133.117.123 ( talk) 09:49, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Looking at the landmarks, it shows signs of being a "walking tour." This is not WikiTravel or a travel site. It should be enough to say the landmarks are all within two kilometers (or whatever) of one another and simply describe them individually. Knowing what street they are on is not significant unless the street is, by itself, of real importance as a landmark. Student7 ( talk) 22:36, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Why were notables removed? All other towns have them. Student7 ( talk) 21:24, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
The idea of edit summaries is to help other editors understand why something is being edited. For examples, saying "I am removing notables" is not helpful. We can see that. But why are notables being removed. What prompted you to remove them. Edit wars usually start over trivialities like failing to explain why something is done.
Please use edit summaries. Be loquacious! Student7 ( talk) 21:24, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Please fill in the edit summaries as to why you are changing something. We can figure out that you have deleted the notables. What we don't understand is why you have deleted the notables!
We are supposed to be following Wikipedia:UKCITIES. They have a format. One of the things in the format is (essentially) footnotes. This is its own section. It is not under another section. This is true for all Wikipedia articles, not just this one.
There is a separate subsection for Sports. I will try to move stuff that was just moved, to this new subsection. Student7 ( talk) 01:35, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
There is an outline at WP:UKCITIES that this article should follow. We do not need to invent the wheel with each article. The idea is to give the same style to each city article so readers feel comfortable with the similarity of each article. Having each article different would not accomplish that. Student7 ( talk) 19:29, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
I have requested edit summaries. This is the third time. Other editors have watched as churches have apparently "diaappeared" for no reason. Please stop changing stuff withing giving a reason WHY. Thanks. Student7 ( talk) 19:50, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Dunfermline is not a city; neither officially or in unofficial general UK use of the term as a very large conurbation. The only qualification might be the sometimes cited usage as a term for a place with an abbey or cathedral (I've no idea if this was ever officially the case), in which case we would have to count Brechin, Melrose and Dunkeld. Mutt Lunker ( talk) 12:42, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
I can confirm that from speaking to the chair the the City of Dunfermline Council a part of Fife Council, that there is a document that confirms Dunfermline as a city, however I do not know where the document is to cite it. A local historian researched, and in the document he shows how he discovered that Dunfermline was given city status hundreds of years ago. Aaronmchale 14:06, 27 June, 2011.
Information on Roman and Dark age periods of settlement. Evidence of settlement in the area at these times.
The great fire of Dunfermline which destroyed most of the original settlement in the 1600s and the subsequent rebuild. Only surviving buildings from that period include Abbot House and Abbey. Information contained in Historic Dunfermline- E.P. Dennison and S. Stronach, (The Scottish Burgh Survey)
Land-use, geology and the built environment- wealth of information contained in Historic Dunfermline- E.P. Dennison and S. Stronach, (The Scottish Burgh Survey)
Images required for SKY, Dunfermline Building Society (Nationwide Group) or HBOS buildings in Economy section. More work also needed on information in this section following publication of new Economic Profile of the town.
Botched my edit summary just now - Dunfermline is no longer a city and Royal Burghs no longer exist. See above. Mutt Lunker ( talk) 14:57, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
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Dunfermline is to become a city later in the year so can we note this accordingly and avoid incorrectly denoting that it is one already, please? Mutt Lunker ( talk) 11:33, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
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Population density of the city reflects a population of 10,500 instead of over 50,000. Density should be changed from 1498/ sq mi (578/ sq km) to 8276/sq mi (3197/sq km) 2601:C3:4200:7F30:C43A:FDC7:53DB:2DD1 ( talk) 17:55, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
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Change town to city. Source https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dunfermline-among-record-number-of-city-status-winners 2A02:C7E:145E:FE00:389D:53AF:4D88:1353 ( talk) 18:17, 26 May 2022 (UTC
Needs updating this 2A00:23C5:DA94:6D01:A194:888F:565A:504F ( talk) 21:37, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
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Change "town, parish" to " city, parish" due to Dunfermline being granted city status 2A00:23C5:DA8C:9E01:8DBE:50A8:BDF7:B3A5 ( talk) 20:23, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
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Dunfermline is no longer a town and has officially been a city since May this year. Widely reported.
https://www.fife.gov.uk/news/2022/dunfermline-granted-city-status-by-queen#:~:text=Dunfermline%20is%20celebrating%20its%20new,Queen's%20platinum%20jubilee%20in%202022. 2A02:C7E:1446:1F00:C52:6145:202F:C1F3 ( talk) 19:49, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
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Dunfermline has been granted city status. It should be described as a city. 2A02:C7F:189D:4A00:31F2:D567:49EA:6FA3 ( talk) 09:57, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
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This article would cover all Fife-related articles such as places, famous people, museums, football and rugby clubs and churches to name a few. Examples would be: Kirkcaldy, Andrew Carnegie, Adam Smith, Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline Athletic, The Old Course and Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery. This could also help support articles that really do need a lot of work while keeping general maintenance. Examples would be: Methil, Dunfermline, Cupar and a lot of the smaller towns such as Kennoway and Lower Largo. Please see the discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals#Wikiproject_WikiProject_Fife. Kilnburn ( talk) 16:26, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
i would like to start a new article and hopefully extend the info on here. i recently wrote one for Victoria Hospital (Kirkcaldy) if you care to look and now want to do one for you too Kilnburn ( talk) 13:11, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
Changed this: "The Royal Burgh of Dunfermline (in Gaelic, Dùn Phàrlain) is the only official city in Fife, Scotland."
Dunfermline is more accurately described as a former city [1]
I don't agree with you saying that "Dunfermline is more accurately described as a former city", because your citing of [2] states that Rochdale, Perth and Elgin are the only former cities in the UK. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.153.162.41 ( talk) 12:59, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
I would like to see the text "former royal burgh" and possibly "historical city" in the opening paragraph. -- Aaron McHale ( talk) 00:50, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
The Dunfermline town authorities decided in the early 19th century to call the burgh a city because its medieval seal contained the word 'civitas', which can be translated as 'city' but also means just 'town'. (Note that the burgh seal of Kirkcaldy also contains the word 'civitas') In no pre-nineteenh century source is Dunfermline ever referred to as a city - the title was entirely spurious. City status can only be granted by Act of Parliament and the relevant Act was not passed until the early 21st century. (Source - Dunfermline town council records, unpublished.) Note also that Abbot House was not built for an abbot of the monastery. The sources quoted for this statement are incorrect in their statements. It was built at the north side of the town's graveyard, which was not within the Abbey precinct as an Abbot's lodging would have been, and it was and always has been a purely secular building (its first use was as a blacksmith's workshop). The name was given to it by 19th century local antiquarians who neither understood the layout of medieval Benedictine abbeys nor had access to sources that are available to us today. Unfortunately the name has persisted and the erroneous information has been repeated in a number of publications. (Abbot House deeds 1553 - 18th century , Archaeological dig report 1992 TAFAC journal Yester Writs ( Deedbox talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:51, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
Removed this: Dunfermline has an estimated (mid-2005) population of 58,000, [1] with 76,850 [2] people living in the Dunfermline area.
I believe that the Auld Grey Toun has a bigger population than Kirkcaldy. i'm not sure Kirkcaldy should be considered the largest town in Fife, but obviously it is hard to define. very interesting, actually 80.192.80.184 ( talk) 16:04, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Go on census reports, which given the huge expansion of Dunfermline since 2001 is probably inaccurate but its the only 'official' number i suppose. -- 81.155.248.123 ( talk) 23:37, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
See references to populations in the articles Dunfermline and West Fife Demographics, the most recent count from the Scottish Census 2011 is shown there. -- Aaron McHale ( talk) 00:53, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
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The information entered about Queen Anne all relates to Dunfermline High school and its refounding by Queen Anne(as historically recorded)
Queen Anne High schools history starts much later.
Have also deleted the Queen Anne High School section, this is not relevant. It has no history, the person who has put this up is exercising vanity.
The old Dunfermline High School buildings are some of the oldest in the town and 1 of the 3 institutions left from the benidictine period.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.56.93.113 ( talk • contribs) 21:21, 24 January 2007
i think this should be kept, although it should be skimmed down in content. actually, it's very interesting and i wouldn't want to see it go 80.192.80.184 ( talk) 16:09, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
right i have stripped most of the info of the high schools, so space can be made and eternal links here can branch off onto articles tethered to the main Dunfermline article so i can write the proposed music and theatre section that the page deserves. i think it is more important that a better mention of Carnegie Hall and the soon-to-be-opened Albraham Theatre should be allowed than repetitive info about where high schools are located and how many pupils current attend those premises. it's the time the latter got some info on here, it's currently one of the most exciting theatres that the city has recently re-discovered and was nearly going to be foolishly given away. Kilnburn ( talk) 00:38, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
The big country article (a band) says this is the town that they are from and I think that should be added to this article.
remember, even though they started in the town, only two of them actually came from the town itself including the deceased singer Kilnburn ( talk) 11:11, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
Changed back to previous article. No need to make changes and make a list of EVERY tenent in the Leisure Park, or what streets it is on.
Pointless trivia on how busy the cinema is is also unneccessary. Info not required on an encyclopedia article.
Please could we have a separate section on Dunfermline Music and Theatre? There are many amateur societies based in Dunfermline, often performing at the Carnegie Hall.
The Wikipedia page for Kirkcaldy has a music and theatre section - maybe we could have one like theirs?
Many thanks,
FionaVa 14:38, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
well, that's a very nice completant. since i was the deviser of Kirkcaldy Theatre section, part of the information was my original work (although not the picture). i think there should, but since i don't live in the town, be a section. the bands Nazarth and Big County should "definitely" have a little bit more consideration on the Dunfermline article and i don't understand why not. i know recently, they re-opened a new theatre in the city (it isn't offically one, but i call it one because of the importance of the Abbey) but i can't seem to remember it's name, maybe you'll know. 80.192.80.184 ( talk) 16:14, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
i'm 80.192.80 under my online name just to let you know. i'm seriously planning to write new articles for Dunfermline including this. (since except for it's impressive history section) it is really poor. why is there no mention of the Carnegie Hall in this article? it's a disgrace actually. Kilnburn ( talk) 23:01, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
actually, i have decided to scale back after improvements to transport and health. i'm only going to do the music and theatre section after all. hopefully it will up and running by Friday. Kilnburn ( talk) 12:09, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
There are currently updates and reversions to this subsection. One of the problems is that it should not be a standalone subsection. We need to decide if it is (or parts of it should be) 1)Economy/Retail, 2) Architecture, or 3) Geography. This is an encyclopedia. We aren't just regurgitating random bits of information into each article. There is a format that we follow. There are reasons for these sections and subsections. I suspect that either it is WP:SPAM and should be deleted or that it is Economy/Retail. There is a possibility that some of it is Geographic, but I doubt it. I don't see anything that is "architectural" about the subsection. Can we address the issues as a explanation of Dunfermline's commercial success/ambition? Student7 ( talk) 21:57, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
Im sorry but I completely disagree. In the UK the town centre is the cultural and economic heart of any community and is not soley focussed on retail. Dunfermline's town centre contains the majority of the town's main services, it is the cultural hub, the centre of communications for public transport, is where the earliest buildings of the settlement were established and it contains the majority of the towns most important examples of architecture. Surely this justifies allowing it a small sub-section given its importance to the town. I have updated the economy section generally to enclude the other forms of employment within the town.
In relation to retail parks the official terminology for the sale of large-scale white goods or DIY materials is the sale of "bulky goods" items. This is set out in National Scottish Planning Policy Guidance | SPP8 Town Centres & Retailing
82.133.117.123 ( talk) 09:49, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Looking at the landmarks, it shows signs of being a "walking tour." This is not WikiTravel or a travel site. It should be enough to say the landmarks are all within two kilometers (or whatever) of one another and simply describe them individually. Knowing what street they are on is not significant unless the street is, by itself, of real importance as a landmark. Student7 ( talk) 22:36, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Why were notables removed? All other towns have them. Student7 ( talk) 21:24, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
The idea of edit summaries is to help other editors understand why something is being edited. For examples, saying "I am removing notables" is not helpful. We can see that. But why are notables being removed. What prompted you to remove them. Edit wars usually start over trivialities like failing to explain why something is done.
Please use edit summaries. Be loquacious! Student7 ( talk) 21:24, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Please fill in the edit summaries as to why you are changing something. We can figure out that you have deleted the notables. What we don't understand is why you have deleted the notables!
We are supposed to be following Wikipedia:UKCITIES. They have a format. One of the things in the format is (essentially) footnotes. This is its own section. It is not under another section. This is true for all Wikipedia articles, not just this one.
There is a separate subsection for Sports. I will try to move stuff that was just moved, to this new subsection. Student7 ( talk) 01:35, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
There is an outline at WP:UKCITIES that this article should follow. We do not need to invent the wheel with each article. The idea is to give the same style to each city article so readers feel comfortable with the similarity of each article. Having each article different would not accomplish that. Student7 ( talk) 19:29, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
I have requested edit summaries. This is the third time. Other editors have watched as churches have apparently "diaappeared" for no reason. Please stop changing stuff withing giving a reason WHY. Thanks. Student7 ( talk) 19:50, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Dunfermline is not a city; neither officially or in unofficial general UK use of the term as a very large conurbation. The only qualification might be the sometimes cited usage as a term for a place with an abbey or cathedral (I've no idea if this was ever officially the case), in which case we would have to count Brechin, Melrose and Dunkeld. Mutt Lunker ( talk) 12:42, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
I can confirm that from speaking to the chair the the City of Dunfermline Council a part of Fife Council, that there is a document that confirms Dunfermline as a city, however I do not know where the document is to cite it. A local historian researched, and in the document he shows how he discovered that Dunfermline was given city status hundreds of years ago. Aaronmchale 14:06, 27 June, 2011.
Information on Roman and Dark age periods of settlement. Evidence of settlement in the area at these times.
The great fire of Dunfermline which destroyed most of the original settlement in the 1600s and the subsequent rebuild. Only surviving buildings from that period include Abbot House and Abbey. Information contained in Historic Dunfermline- E.P. Dennison and S. Stronach, (The Scottish Burgh Survey)
Land-use, geology and the built environment- wealth of information contained in Historic Dunfermline- E.P. Dennison and S. Stronach, (The Scottish Burgh Survey)
Images required for SKY, Dunfermline Building Society (Nationwide Group) or HBOS buildings in Economy section. More work also needed on information in this section following publication of new Economic Profile of the town.
Botched my edit summary just now - Dunfermline is no longer a city and Royal Burghs no longer exist. See above. Mutt Lunker ( talk) 14:57, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
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Dunfermline is to become a city later in the year so can we note this accordingly and avoid incorrectly denoting that it is one already, please? Mutt Lunker ( talk) 11:33, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
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Population density of the city reflects a population of 10,500 instead of over 50,000. Density should be changed from 1498/ sq mi (578/ sq km) to 8276/sq mi (3197/sq km) 2601:C3:4200:7F30:C43A:FDC7:53DB:2DD1 ( talk) 17:55, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
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Change town to city. Source https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dunfermline-among-record-number-of-city-status-winners 2A02:C7E:145E:FE00:389D:53AF:4D88:1353 ( talk) 18:17, 26 May 2022 (UTC
Needs updating this 2A00:23C5:DA94:6D01:A194:888F:565A:504F ( talk) 21:37, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
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Change "town, parish" to " city, parish" due to Dunfermline being granted city status 2A00:23C5:DA8C:9E01:8DBE:50A8:BDF7:B3A5 ( talk) 20:23, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
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Dunfermline is no longer a town and has officially been a city since May this year. Widely reported.
https://www.fife.gov.uk/news/2022/dunfermline-granted-city-status-by-queen#:~:text=Dunfermline%20is%20celebrating%20its%20new,Queen's%20platinum%20jubilee%20in%202022. 2A02:C7E:1446:1F00:C52:6145:202F:C1F3 ( talk) 19:49, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
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Dunfermline has been granted city status. It should be described as a city. 2A02:C7F:189D:4A00:31F2:D567:49EA:6FA3 ( talk) 09:57, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
I made a start at expanding the list of Provosts but gave up when I got to 88 and still had large gaps in the coverage. I think there are four options:
So, what is the best solution? If we really need a list of all the Provosts then the collapsible table seems the most practical - doesn't clutter up the main article and doesn't link to a Wiki page that nothing else is likely to link to. Halmyre ( talk) 11:50, 22 March 2023 (UTC)