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Former good articleSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador was one of the Geography and places good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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General Comments

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Removing link to Mile One Stadium. Irrelevant. Delief 20:18, Dec 26, 2004 (UTC)

I'm a bit worried about what looks like boosterism on the page. dmlaenker 16:16, Mar 14, 2007 (NDT)

The percentages for religion and ethnic background in the demographics section each add up to more than 100%

The Great Fire of 1892: Can someone confirm the date, please ?

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When was The Great Fire of 1892 ? July 18 ? not July 8 ? Can someone familiar with the history of St. John's confirm the date, please ? Thanks. -- 64.229.205.2 8 July 2005 16:09 (UTC)

You may also visit the heritage website for confirmation of July 8, 1892 http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/rhs/greatfire.html HJKeats 8 July 2005 16:18 (UTC)

Thanks. I've corrected the date in the main text, accordingly. Today is the anniversary, eh ? -- 64.229.205.2 8 July 2005 16:46 (UTC)

United Irish Uprising

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should there be any mention of the planned rebellion that occured during 1800 United Irish Uprising as a result of the wexford rebellion of 1798? it was small but of note

Much of this page is based on 10 year old data. Would be good to have a dedicated page about the city elections with a link to it here

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At present the only data about the city elections is at St. John's City Council (with current councillors) and 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections (and earlier pages) which just gives the election results. Something like this would be good to have in the run-up 2020 Halifax municipal election?

Good article reassessment

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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Result: Delist: lack of edits improving compliance with the second of the GA criteria. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:51, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The biggest issue with the article right now is a lack of citations for several sections. Other things include:

  • In Infrastructure#Transportation, is a list of the ships in the harbour too much detail for an article on the entire city?
  • The St. John's Cycling Master Plan was officially launched in July 2009. Its first phase will consist of 43 km (27 mi) of on-road painted bike lanes, signs on an additional 73 km (45 mi) of roadway, the installation of 20 bicycle parking facilities and the addition of bike racks on the fleet of 53 Metrobuses. Needs to be updated.
  • Is there any intercity public transport?
  • Why is anglophone in lowercase but Francophone in uppercase?
  • Are there really only two television stations?
  • English was mother tongue spoken by the majority of residents of St. John's (92.9%) with the second most common language, Chinese, as the mother tongue of 1.1% of the population. I'm surprised that the percentage of French speakers is not mentioned, considering that Francophone schools are mentioned and that there are French language radio stations.

Steelkamp (talk) 15:52, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delist - Citation issues still exist. Onegreatjoke (talk) 22:11, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Content dispute about "trails" section

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Content dispute about "trails" section
User:Rwood128 version User:Magnolia677 version
There are numerous recreational paths in the city, the most important is the Grand Concourse, which has trails throughout the city, including around Quidi Vidi Lake, parts of Signal Hill, Downtown, along river banks, and around other lakes. The Grand Concourse also extends into Mount Pearl.[1] There are also many kilometres of path within Signal Hill National Historic Park,[2] the Geo-Vista Park on the lower sloe of Signal Hill,[3] Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden,[4] and within Pippy Park.[5] There are also trails used by mountain bikers, trail runners and walkers on the White Hills, behind the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the RCMP headquarters.[6] The Trans Canada Trail formerly left St. John's from the Railway Coastal Museum and followed the trackbed of the former Newfoundland Railway right across the Island. It now starts at Cape Spear, continues to Fort Amherst, and connects at the station, via a footbridge, with the original mile zero at the Museum. The East Coast Trail, also passes through St. John's, coming from Topsail Beach in the north to pass through St. John's via Quidi Vidi, Signal Hill and Water Street before connecting with the Trans Canada Trail at the Railway Coastal Museum, before heading east to Cape Spear, and then continuing south to Cappahayden.[7]

Alleys and stairways provide other traffic-free routes and are part of the City's historic fabric, especially in the downtown area, including the ecclesiastical district.[8]

Recreational paths in the city include:

My concerns are that:

  • This is not a travel guide.
  • The section about "alleys" is not notable; every city has alleys.

The input of others would be appreciated. Magnolia677 (talk) 20:52, 14 December 2024 (UTC) Magnolia677 (talk) 20:52, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

REPLIES 1. "This is not a travel guide"

Reply: This topic relates to geography, reacreation, architecture, history, health, and transportation. Rwood128 (talk) 21:11, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This section could also have beeen placed under "infrastructure", as an aspect of highways and transportation.
See Sydney#Roads. There is also a full article, Lanes and alleyways of Sydney; Seattle#Parks and recreation; Cincinnati#Public transportation; London#Walking Rwood128 (talk) 14:31, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2."every city has alleys"

Reply: Sorry but some cities do have notable historic alleys, even in the New World. See examples above. Rwood128 (talk) 21:11, 14 December 2024 (UTC) Magnolia677 seems to be referring the back lane or service alleys that are common in many places. This type of alley also exists in St John's.Rwood128 (talk) 18:04, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Example of a notable alley in another historic North American City.Rwood128 (talk) 21:29, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Pedestrians walking along Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia








References

  1. ^ "Grand Concourse Authority". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ ""Hiking" Signal Hill National Historic Site, St. John's, NL". Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Geo–Vista Park" Archived 7 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Johnson Geo Centre
  4. ^ "Memorial University's Botanical Garden". Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Pippa Park Authority". Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ ""White Hills Trail Network getting maintenance, repairs", CBC News, 16 November, 2019". Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. ^ ""Sugar Loaf Path", East Coast Trail Association". Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. ^ St. John's Ecclesiastical District: CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS]
  9. ^ "Grand Concourse Authority". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  10. ^ ""Hiking" Signal Hill National Historic Site, St. John's, NL". Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  11. ^ ""White Hills Trail Network getting maintenance, repairs", CBC News, 16 November, 2019". Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  12. ^ ""Sugar Loaf Path", East Coast Trail Association". Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

Downtown

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There is a need to separate myth from reality. The use of brightly coloured paint on downtown houses is, I believe a twentieth century innovation and not an historical fact. Also is the wooden architectural-style really unique to St John's? I'm inclined to doubt it. Rwood128 (talk) 14:53, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't have to be completely unique to St. John's to be distinctively characteristic of St. John's. Bearcat (talk) 15:49, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Bearcat, Thanks. Rwood128 (talk) 17:08, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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