Talk:Kenmare

It would be nice if people didn't just throw facts in and left it to others to build these facts into meaningful sentences.

Better to add the facts into the discussion area here.

Harry Potter and Star Trek

I'm removing these items because they're utterly trivial and our inclusion of them destroys the weighting of the article. --Tony Sidaway 13:48, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Both the Harry Potter and Star Trek items are relevant to this article as they are a unique link between Kenmare and the world of glitzy Hollywood and glamour. Removing them is out of touch with modern society and harks of backwardness. These two items are as relevant as any other piece on the article. Do not remove them again. --Netwhizkid 19:22, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

A unique link between Kenmare and the world of glity Hollywood and glamour? The idea that this kind of trivia is as relevant as "any other piece on the article" is laughable. Are you actually claiming that this trivia has as much merit to the article as information about the population, history, and tourist economy of the town? I haven't personally made any moves to remove the trivia myself, although I find the claim that such a removal is "censorship" to be very silly. Besides, according to WP:TRIVIA shouldn't we be avoiding trivia sections anyway? Robotforaday 11:45, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

They're staying out because frankly they make the article look pathetic, which Kenmare does not deserve. --Tony Sidaway 13:38, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Okay guys, cool down. We don't want to get into an edit war here - it does nothing but harm Wikipedia. Now, in an effort to better understand the dispute, can I ask both parties to make a brief statement, outlining in a few bullet points why they wish for the information being dispute on should or should not be included? Anthøny 19:47, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

My Statement: I feel that both the Harry Potter piece and Star Trek should be included in the article;

• As both sets of fiction have massive fan bases; Harry Potter has sold more than three hundred million books and star trek has countless amounts of fans. I think it does not do the article justice to exclude these items when many other areas like Leenaun lap up all the attention a claim to fame like that gives.

• The Harry Potter part has been on the article since the 5th November 2004 and nobody saw fit to dislodge in the numerous edits since until Tony Sidaway removed it on the 5th of August. In one of my edits I reordered both the Harry Potter and Star Trek pieces to give the William Petty piece 1st priority in the trivia section.

• A local basketball team has been set up called the "Kenmare Kestrels" obviously the mention from the famous books are not lost on the locals. The Basketball team is mentioned Here

• The Star Trek piece has been on the article since the 23rd of October and has not been targeted until now also.

• To finish both of these pieces deserve to be on the article and they are unique pieces of history that intertwine with a community, maybe in years to come the iPod generation of now could say to their grandkids, back in the day Kenmare even got a mention in that famous harry potter and star trek. They are nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about quite the contrary.

The article certainly needs more work and fighting over what goes in it isn't going to help, I think it is very silly that there is not even a mention of the 15th of August fair that attracted thousands of people to Kenmare yesterday.End of statement--Netwhizkid 20:52, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, thanks for that. My argument for removing the two items from the article is that they're both bits of juvenile, putrid wankery and Wikipedia would be better off without them. --Tony Sidaway 23:41, 16 August 2007 (UTC)