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I know nothing about Invercargill and do not want to edit this page. I notice that it has received many edits by Swollib, who at about the same time was elsewhere perpetrating both blatant vandalism and more insidious vandalism, always with innocuous edit summaries. Please check the accuracy of what's in this page. Thanks. -- Hoary 06:32, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
the primary schools section is probably unnesessary...maybe something about landmarks would be better—Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.155.89.153 ( talk • contribs) (11 july 2006)
I suggest that this list be limited to people who have a Wikipedia article about them ie, no red-linked names should be allowed. This is the criteria we use for lists of alumni of various schools, people born on each day of the year, etc. Alternatively, we could simply link to Category:People from Invercargill. This would remove the duplication, but the list does allow for a brief explanation of why the person is notable, which may be helpful to readers.- gadfium 22:23, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
I have replaced the picture of the water tower with one that shows the tower more clearly. Perhaps instead of the tower, a picture of Invercargill City would be more appropriate? I have a picture of the main CBD here: http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1171/img2438nw3.jpg Willuknight 04:01, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
I would also like to add this url to the external links. It contains 25+ photos of Invercargill City, relevant for people who would like to know what the city is like. If this link is not appropriate for wikipedia, is there a format in which pictures of locations can be linked to? Willuknight 04:09, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Good point. I do feel that visitors having access to pictures of a locational wikipage (such as invercargill) is both informative and useful. It's true what you say about multible photosites, but i'd rather have something that is contested, then nothing at all. Perhaps if someone finds a gallery that represents invercargill better, they could discuss it on this talk page, and other people can decide. Until then, I'd prefer to have at least something available to readers. My preference for the zoomer link, is that this link shows all photos within Xdistance of Central Invercargill, and gives sattelite and street map location information. Willuknight 04:22, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
that picture is horrible (no offence). That has to be the most hideos street in the entire city =/
Perhaps a pic of the Museam?
i don't really like the picture either, but its better then the one before. Should i replace the picture with this? Willuknight 22:22, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
I have already taken pictures of most of these things, here and i could easily add them to the article, however i think that having more then 2 images would be overkill. While these may be interesting and relevant, this is not an image gallery. How about i add the link to these images in external links (like i wanted to do at first) and then i include an additional image into the main article? Feedback requested. Willuknight 07:39, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
I would like to include a section about Invercargill Landmarks. Willuknight 22:41, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
I've put a new map showing the Territorial Authority rather than the old one... The new map only shows the South Island, however... Any objections?
Maybe with a nice one of it taken from Queens Park or something. On an unrelated note perhaps mention should be given to the tour of Southland, considering the SBS invitational gets a mention (I guess if you're a golfer you'd know it but it's not commonly known like the Tour of Southland is). I don't know enough about either to write something about it though —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 125.238.10.88 ( talk) 14:51, 9 April 2007 (UTC).
Sorry, but I've been there, and it's not. The only difference is that the people there pronounce the two "r"s in a word such as "farmer", instead of pronouncing it "fahmah". They don't roll them though. See rhoticism.-- MacRusgail 17:15, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
You may be right MacRusgail, but depending on which Southlanders you talk to in places like Waianiwa, Fortrose, and Lumsden, they can sound as they are rolling their RRRRs. Compared with othah New Zealandahs they sound like they doany way. 203.89.165.226 09:41, 18 August 2007 (UTC) Zootland
I agree with the above statement, having moved down here from Auckland many years ago. Not really any R rolling until you get out into the Southern Sticks - Lenny of Invercargill.
This seriously needs updating, by someone. To include: - Southern Institute of Technology http://www.sit.ac.nz/ which at last count offered about 14 Bachelor's degrees
and there is also
the Southland Campus of the College of Education here as well http://www.otago.ac.nz/education/southland/index.html that offers various Education degrees.
Hey! How to pronounce the name of the city?-- 125.237.47.197 ( talk) 23:12, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Suzanne Prentice should be on the list,there are All Blacks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.74.41.107 ( talk) 10:21, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
Note -- a great deal of this article lacks refs, and should have them, per wp:v.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 22:46, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
74.60.161.158 ( talk) 01:57, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
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I know nothing about Invercargill and do not want to edit this page. I notice that it has received many edits by Swollib, who at about the same time was elsewhere perpetrating both blatant vandalism and more insidious vandalism, always with innocuous edit summaries. Please check the accuracy of what's in this page. Thanks. -- Hoary 06:32, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
the primary schools section is probably unnesessary...maybe something about landmarks would be better—Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.155.89.153 ( talk • contribs) (11 july 2006)
I suggest that this list be limited to people who have a Wikipedia article about them ie, no red-linked names should be allowed. This is the criteria we use for lists of alumni of various schools, people born on each day of the year, etc. Alternatively, we could simply link to Category:People from Invercargill. This would remove the duplication, but the list does allow for a brief explanation of why the person is notable, which may be helpful to readers.- gadfium 22:23, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
I have replaced the picture of the water tower with one that shows the tower more clearly. Perhaps instead of the tower, a picture of Invercargill City would be more appropriate? I have a picture of the main CBD here: http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1171/img2438nw3.jpg Willuknight 04:01, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
I would also like to add this url to the external links. It contains 25+ photos of Invercargill City, relevant for people who would like to know what the city is like. If this link is not appropriate for wikipedia, is there a format in which pictures of locations can be linked to? Willuknight 04:09, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Good point. I do feel that visitors having access to pictures of a locational wikipage (such as invercargill) is both informative and useful. It's true what you say about multible photosites, but i'd rather have something that is contested, then nothing at all. Perhaps if someone finds a gallery that represents invercargill better, they could discuss it on this talk page, and other people can decide. Until then, I'd prefer to have at least something available to readers. My preference for the zoomer link, is that this link shows all photos within Xdistance of Central Invercargill, and gives sattelite and street map location information. Willuknight 04:22, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
that picture is horrible (no offence). That has to be the most hideos street in the entire city =/
Perhaps a pic of the Museam?
i don't really like the picture either, but its better then the one before. Should i replace the picture with this? Willuknight 22:22, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
I have already taken pictures of most of these things, here and i could easily add them to the article, however i think that having more then 2 images would be overkill. While these may be interesting and relevant, this is not an image gallery. How about i add the link to these images in external links (like i wanted to do at first) and then i include an additional image into the main article? Feedback requested. Willuknight 07:39, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
I would like to include a section about Invercargill Landmarks. Willuknight 22:41, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
I've put a new map showing the Territorial Authority rather than the old one... The new map only shows the South Island, however... Any objections?
Maybe with a nice one of it taken from Queens Park or something. On an unrelated note perhaps mention should be given to the tour of Southland, considering the SBS invitational gets a mention (I guess if you're a golfer you'd know it but it's not commonly known like the Tour of Southland is). I don't know enough about either to write something about it though —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 125.238.10.88 ( talk) 14:51, 9 April 2007 (UTC).
Sorry, but I've been there, and it's not. The only difference is that the people there pronounce the two "r"s in a word such as "farmer", instead of pronouncing it "fahmah". They don't roll them though. See rhoticism.-- MacRusgail 17:15, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
You may be right MacRusgail, but depending on which Southlanders you talk to in places like Waianiwa, Fortrose, and Lumsden, they can sound as they are rolling their RRRRs. Compared with othah New Zealandahs they sound like they doany way. 203.89.165.226 09:41, 18 August 2007 (UTC) Zootland
I agree with the above statement, having moved down here from Auckland many years ago. Not really any R rolling until you get out into the Southern Sticks - Lenny of Invercargill.
This seriously needs updating, by someone. To include: - Southern Institute of Technology http://www.sit.ac.nz/ which at last count offered about 14 Bachelor's degrees
and there is also
the Southland Campus of the College of Education here as well http://www.otago.ac.nz/education/southland/index.html that offers various Education degrees.
Hey! How to pronounce the name of the city?-- 125.237.47.197 ( talk) 23:12, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Suzanne Prentice should be on the list,there are All Blacks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.74.41.107 ( talk) 10:21, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
Note -- a great deal of this article lacks refs, and should have them, per wp:v.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 22:46, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
74.60.161.158 ( talk) 01:57, 2 June 2015 (UTC)