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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by ElbertAinstien (talk | contribs) at 18:03, 21 July 2021 (Added in Reputation of river that it got more reputation after the death of Jimi Heselden died falling off a cliff ino the river <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Heselden>. If it happens someone mislead me with the info in my source, take down this edit.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Reputation of river

The statement The Wharfe is the most volatile, fastest rising river in the World seems extremely unlikely to be true! And the comment re its reputation as dangerous is surely no more true than for many a river amongst the cautious-minded. Some perspective would benefit this article. Geopersona (talk) 19:37, 3 October 2010 (UTC). It has gained more reputation after the death of Jimi Heselden died after falling into this river off a cliff ( 27 March 1948- 26 September 2010).[reply]

The Strid

The Strid redirects here. Should there be more information about The Strid, seeing as it's a rare form of river, the depth of which is yet unmeasured and it has claimed the lives of several tourists? The section on it only uses the word "deceptive" to describe it, which really is a nonsense word (if it's said to be "deceptively deep" it can both mean "not as deep as it seems" or "deeper than it seems"). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ifrit (talk • contribs) 06:14, 24 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The depth of the Strid is known (although not by me) as it has been searched during the recovery of bodies by the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association at the very least. I believe it to be about 30'. The main problem with the place is that the walls are overhanging, and people can get caught under the overhangs. --Langcliffe (talk) 08:48, 24 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • The section on The Strid was in the article before I added a lot more of the information you see now. I believe the use of the word "deceptive" is taken verbatim from the tourist leaflet or site. I agree it is ambiguous and needs rewording. If there is a verifiable source that gives a definitive estimate of depth, then I agree it would be useful information. As I understand it The Strid is part of the Wharfe not a separate river in its own right as defined by the RGS, hence the redirect. I think both waterfall entries deserve more information, especially on the Geology.Rimmer1993 (talk) 10:54, 24 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have updated the section. --Langcliffe (talk) 12:05, 24 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The section on The Strid cites a "Grid Reference" as a location. No explanation as to what that means, no links to anything useful. Just a "Grid Reference" and a number. Worthless. 71.231.179.40 (talk) 02:28, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Be bold - if you see something that you believe is "worthless", why not change it and make it better, and let everybody benefit? Langcliffe (talk) 08:22, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Economy

The statements contained within the first paragraph of this section are not substantiated by either of the references (one of which is of dubious value anyway), and run counter to my experience of the area. I intend to remove this paragraph unless persuaded otherwise. --Langcliffe (talk) 21:20, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • The reference as it stands for the Wharfequest site takes you to the home page, whereas it should have referenced the natural history page where the detail was taken from and would have shown how it could substantiate the wording. Whether the site is dubious or not is a matter of debate, I don't have an axe to grind if it is felt not worthy, it was just a source. The site does credit the Wharfedale Naturalists' Society for its source, so does that alter the perception? I would be careful when trying to make a point of bringing personal experience into an argument on Wikipedia as it would suggest opinion driving the article not fact backed by reliable sources. That then brings us back to he point, are the sources worthy as being quoted as reliable? Let's get a consensus before rushing into editing. Alternatively, come up with a counter argument that has reliable sources, which may make it better.Rimmer1993 (talk) 16:23, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Fair enough - then I suggest that we should have a more accurate reference that does back up the article. The problem I have is with the cattle versus sheep on the uplands. The cattle population has risen enormously since 2001. This has been partly for economic reasons, and partly to improve biodiversity. e.g. see http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/lookingafter/projectwork/limestonecountryproject/lcp-downloads/lcp-report3-nativecattle.pdf I agree with you to a certain extent about "personal experience", but some people take this to the extreme (not in this case, I hasten to add). I have known editors swear black is white in articles simply because they have found a website that says so. The reservations I have with this particular site is that despite being five years old, it is extremely sparse, and that over half of its history on Upper Wharefdale is actually about Airedale and Ribblesdale. In my opinion much of the site lacks credibility, although the articles by the Wharfedale Naturalists' Society are good. Anyway, I'll leave the article as it is. --Langcliffe (talk) 19:06, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for the considered reply. I take your points on board, and will get around to looking for something more reliable and substantial in due course, but it may take a while.Rimmer1993 (talk) 20:03, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have reworked the contested opening paragraph into two with more reliable sources. As i couldn't find a second source that backed the Wharfequest claims, I have removed it until such time as some proper data can be found to show the changes in livestock farming.Rimmer1993 (talk) 15:43, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:River Wharfe/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

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  1. Requires addition of inline references using one of the {{Cite}} templates
  2. Requires copy-edit for WP:MOS e.g. units on measurements
Keith D 13:21, 28 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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