Talk:Whitby

Semi-protection

I have semi-protected the article due to ongoing vandalism. Semi-protection prevents edits from unregistered users (IP addresses), as well as edits from any account that is not autoconfirmed (is at least four days old and has ten or more edits to Wikipedia) or confirmed. IP and new users can request edits to a semi-protected page by proposing them on its talk page, using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template if necessary to gain attention. New users may also request the confirmed user right by visiting Requests for permissions. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 11:24, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Can this article be un-semi-protected? Article has been semi-protected for quite awhile from what I can tell (2011). I would like to make an addition to the Literature section to include the novella titled "Whitby".— Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.46.113.120 (talk• contribs) 08:04, 27 March 2013‎

Did you by any chance see the section above about semi protection? Creating an account and becoming autoconfirmed will let you edit. If for some reason you don't want to create an account you could post it to the talk page and ask another editor to add it to the article. While this isn't exactly what you were asking for I hope this helps. Thanks Fraggle81 (talk) 17:49, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

I don't like articles being protected from editing, however, thist article - perhaps because of Whitby's association with Dracula - attracts a fair bit of harmful edits. Protection had been previously placed, then lifted, and had to be placed again. It is unfortunate, but some articles are best left protected. In addition, this is a Good Article, and is in decent shape. As Fraggle says, people can register an account, or make an edit suggestion on this page. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 07:15, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request 24 October 2018

The lead is over-long, resulting in the TOC being too-far downstream. Suggest a new simple heading ==Overview== be inserted after the second sentence, ending in "... of the North Riding of Yorkshire".

This would align the lengthy TOC with the similar-proportioned infobox, reducing the wsp. I have read the Talk section relating to protection since 2011. Thanks.--86.29.222.228 (talk) 14:06, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

As a post-script to the above message, I was/am driving by with an interest only in the two railway stations which I found buried under the 'Transport' heading with substantial paragraph(s) containing many sentences but with the necessary internal links; sub-headings for ===Road=== and ===Rail=== would not be a detriment, excepting the addition to the TOC-length.

SilkTork may wish to reconsider if seven-year/ongoing protection assumes too much BF.--86.29.222.228 (talk) 13:22, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

I'll look into unprotecting after Halloween. SilkTork (talk) 14:50, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

The lead is a bit untidy and needs tightening, but it is not too long. See WP:Lead for some information on the purpose of the lead, and a guidance as to length (MOS:LEADLENGTH). The lead serves as as a shorter version of the full article, highlighting the main points. Most readers only read the lead because all they want is a quick overview of the topic. Cutting the lead after the second sentence would reduce the lead to something very unhelpful and would frustrate 90% of those visiting the page.

The Transport section is not long enough to justify having sub-sections. That would inhibit flow and readability for the majority of readers. See MOS:BODY.

Thanks for raising these issues in this edit request, but on examination the requests do not follow Wikipedia guidelines, so are not being implemented. SilkTork (talk) 15:07, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Thank you SilkTork. I am very well aware of the purpose of the lead as a snapshot of what is to follow, and I was only suggesting a break-point due to some of the following content being inappropriate (over-detailed), IMO, viz:

The earliest record of a permanent settlement is in 656, when as Streanæshealh it was the place where Oswy, the Christian king of Northumbria, founded the first abbey, under the abbess Hilda. The Synod of Whitby was held there in 664. In 867, the monastery was destroyed by Viking raiders. Another monastery was founded in 1078.

As I was passing- through only, I did not propose to undertake a lengthy evaluation, or trawl though the history to identify those editors responsible, neither do I want to write or adjust the prose under the circumstances now confirmed.--86.29.222.228 (talk) 13:08, 31 October 2018 (UTC)

I chanced upon Otley which has a sensibly-sized intro, with appropriate sub-sections close below.--86.29.222.228 (talk) 23:26, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

Religion on https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby

Can there be some input on to here? After the non conformist part, can Hope Whitby be added? Here is their website Www.hopewhitby.co.uk they are very active within the town. Thanks Coatesy83 (talk) 07:01, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2020

reckon there should be a short bit added on the subject of its famous fish and chips. Toastus Mostus (talk) 23:58, 30 April 2020 (UTC)