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Happy editing! Darren-M talk 16:56, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

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Bournemouth

In view of my appalling error, I won't participate further in the discussion. Thank you for accepting my apology.

But you say that it is not possible for you to add to the infobox. So how has it been done at Bournemouth? Even though I consider it a misuse of parameter which is intended for nesting (village/parish/borough/county/state/country in the US for example), it seems that technically it can be done.

May I point you to the lead of WP:INFOBOX (it should contain the essential 'at a glance' overview – if you only have 30 seconds, this is the minimum you need to know). Obviously you consider that the Historic County qualifies as essential, I do not. That really is the essence of the debate and the challenge you have to meet. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:55, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

John Maynard Friedman You're welcome. And no worries; I can see that these matters arouse strong opinions. The historic county has been able to be added to the infobox for Bournemouth because that page's infobox uses the 'settlement' template (to which bespoke parameters can be added) while most UK places appear to use the 'UK place' template which does not allow bespoke parameters. I'm not sure extra parameters can be added to the UK place infobox. But I don't have any intention of attempting to do so unless there is a consensus which seems very far away (alas! in my view, anyway).

Thanks for referring me to the guidance on infoboxes. And sure, we can agree to disagree on whether or not the information is essential! Have a nice weekend Songofachilles (talk) 17:17, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

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Cumbria

When you remove |shire_county=[[Cumbria]] from infoboxes, please replace it by |lieutenancy_england=[[Cumbria]], otherwise the infobox won't work properly. Thanks!  Dr Greg  talk  12:39, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Sure thing  Dr Greg  talk , thanks for letting me know! Songofachilles (talk) 13:27, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

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Hove

Hi there, I would like to say I totally agree with you on the article on “Hove is a seaside resort “ I feel the same about “Brighton is a seaside resort”. I think this link describes It perfectly and should be known as Brighton, (city of Brighton & Hove and the same for Hove page or even better just have one Brighton and Hove page with all the information on there seeing as Brighton and Hove is one united city https://www.kingseducation.com/kings-life/10-fun-facts-about-brighton#:~:text=An%20important%20first%20fact%20is,two%20to%20be%20separate%20towns 78.86.134.131 (talk) 11:08, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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Agreed! Songofachilles (talk) 16:35, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

@78.86.134.131 ps. If you could write what you've written above on the Talk page for Hove below what I have written, that would be really useful! Thanks. Songofachilles (talk) 15:03, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

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