Talk:List of places in Derbyshire

Listing to starboard

I think this list needs a proper definition- the title says it's a list of places, the heading says it's a list of settlements, now it seems to be a list of articles about geographical entities in Derbyshire. There's a list of placenames here [1] the size of which seems to me to make a convincing argument against including every known Derbyshire placename in this list, so some of the red links could usefully be deleted. Ning-ning (talk) 12:37, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

I agree that quite a few red links could be deleted, and I've made a start with letters A and B. I've lived in Derbyshire for many years, and I haven't come acroos many of the red links. However, it is useful to collect links to what you call geographical entities.Renata (talk) 12:57, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

By geographical entities I mean railways, railway stations, rivers, canals and other damp patches of Derbyshire. There's probably a better term for this. I suggest that if this list is going to include notable railway stations, rivers, canals and suchlike it be renamed something other than List of Places. Ning-ning (talk) 20:27, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Most lists of places confine themselves to cities, towns and villages, or use an umbrella word like "settlements". I think that railway stations, rivers, etc should be in separate lists of railway stations, rivers, etc. And I am not convinced that adding images, attractive as they are, really helps. By their nature images tend to be of things rather than of places - it's hard to get an image which convincingly shows a place (as defined above). Peter I. Vardy (talk) 21:05, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

It would be nice to photograph places from a height of about 80 to 100 feet (as kite photographers do)- I think that would capture some of the spirit of place. Ning-ning (talk) 21:20, 14 July 2008 (UTC)