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This article has been requested to be translated on the Japanese Wikipedia. [1] If anyone has good skills in Japanese and would like to help translate, please feel welcome! --Candy-Panda05:08, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone have suggestions to bring the quality of this article above B grade? Referencing the history section is one. Does anything else need to be added? Wongm09:30, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
You could send the article for Peer review. It's getting close to a GA standard once the history section is referenced I think. The discussion above (now archived) occured long before the history section went in. btw-- Longhair\talk11:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
You're doing a great job, but it still reads like a rather desperate tourist brochure. A vistor might be saddened to learn that on a summer's day the shipwreck coast is a further two hours drive away. You might need to read up on wiki policy for redlinks (don't use them) and whether schools are sufficiently notable to be included, I'd guess College and Grammar probably are, not so much the others. I'm glad to see my favourite sentence is still in there. Yes folks, unlike the whole of the rest of country Victoria, we are allowed buy the Age and the Hun. Greg Locock (talk) 17:48, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
I have no particular opinion on your other comments, but your understanding of project policy concerning redlinks is completely wrong - they're perfectly encouraged as a means of promoting new article development. It's only if being taken to good article status or higher that people are asked to actually fill in any redlinks in the article, not get rid of them. Rebecca (talk) 10:30, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
Sorry about that, I had assumed that an editor who did the same to one of 'my' articles was correct. However my advice to read up on them was correct, it is just I should have done it as well! And links to non notable schools? Bleagh. Greg Locock (talk) 10:40, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
The article is quite crowded with images. This may be less of a probelm if another 20kb of text is forthcoming. Many sections come across as rather sparse and could be fleshed out. Has good structure and shouldn't be too hard to get to FAC. I'll drop in along the way. I began copyediting but really shouldn't do too much until more info is in. cheers, Casliber (talk·contribs) 02:09, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
How big is Geelong?
Apparently Geelong stretches from north of the You Yangs, to Queenscliff, to Barwon Heads, to Bells Beach. I'd suggest that that is a fact not commonly acknowledged by denizens of those areas.Greg Locock (talk) 18:03, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
I guess it goes back to the 'tourist brochure' comment - Lara, Leopold, Mound Duneed, Wandana Heights, and Lovely Banks would be the real border of Geelong. The other bits seem to be in the article because they have 'always been there'. Wongm (talk) 10:10, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
Photos
The lead photo is downright nasty, and the third one of Grovedale is a bit bizarre. While the wife-swapping suburb may be of some interest to some people, to most people it just looks like a typical bit of newish suburbia. If anyone has suggestions for some better pictures to lead with I'll take them. How about a view of the waterfront wool stores? And down Moorabool towards the bay? or the town hall?Greg Locock (talk) 06:09, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
Waterfront looking towards cityGive Category:Views of Geelong and Category:Geelong a squiz. A photo from the Cunningham Pier / Smorgeys looking towards the city might be go, but I think you need a bit of 'elevation' to get more in - the helicopter rides are too expensive. ;-) I have some panos from Montpellier Park in Highton uploaded, but they don't really show enough in my mind, and are too wide anyway. How about this shot: from the waterfront for now?
That's a very nice picture. Maybe a bit misleading though! How about a view from Rippleside across towards the waterfront? At least that is a view that everyone could see. I still disagree about Grovedale. It's too generic. Hey how about down by the river? Greg Locock (talk) 09:37, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
Yep - the fishing boats are a bit misleading. There is a photo from Point Henry (in the article already), but that is a bit 'far away' - next time I am out Rippleside way I will have a look. On the Grovedale front, the photo would be better if it has the 'skyline' (or what one Geelong does have) in the background. Driving down Torquay Road today I noticed you can see St Marys and a few other buildings at the top of the hill, with houses stretched out in front. Wongm (talk) 10:27, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
Oh the fishing boats are real enough (I sail with Alex the mussel man), it is just that you have cleverly framed the photo to make it look pictureseque. There's a terrific photo you can take driving back in from Torquay in a lightning storm. If you like that sort of thing. Well, hell, let's put your pretty picture in. At least it is fun. The current lead is just ug. Greg Locock (talk) 10:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
