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It seems that Greater London and London are the exact exact same thing, same population with a square mile difference of just one (yes one) square mile. Does that make the City of London like the equivalent to the American concept of downtown, and why would Greater London and London have two articles when they are 99.99% geographically the same? 47.152.145.95 ( talk) 14:45, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

I suggest that you look though the archives of this page, where there have been countless discussions over the years. One example is at Talk:London/Archive 11#Greater London?. -- David Biddulph ( talk) 14:53, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

They are not the same thing as one includes the City of London and the other doesn't. The American concept of downtown would most closely apply to the West End which is Westminster plus a bit more. The City of London is the traditional financial centre. London also is used in more general senses to include some areas outside greater London. This broader definition predates the formation of Greater London or, for that matter, the County of London. —   Jts1882 |  talk  16:32, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

The truth of the matter is, nobody actually knows where London is and isn't. What's the point of having a name for somewhere when nobody uses the place name or doesn't know where it is? This is one big, crazy mixup. There's Greater London, a created county (ceremonial or not, a county none the less). Component 'boroughs' of Greater London. There's the City of London, which is 'London', that's what it says on the tin. The City of Westminster, which is 'Westminster'. Westminster isn't London. Chelsea isn't London, neither is Wembley or Hammersmith. All are in Greater London. People just generalise. Some think Portugal is 'in Spain'. And Niagra Falls are in New York, but I wouldn't like to walk there from Manhattan. With a hole in my shoe! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.25.94.142 ( talk) 21:55, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

It makes perfect sense. London is a large city in England that has subsumed smaller districts, boroughs and market towns as it has grown. Greater London was created as an administrative act to segregate parts of London that historically fell into other boroughs in order to create a centralised government for the region. They both cover the same region, but are distinct concepts. This is the same for a lot of Met Boroughs in the UK. Koncorde ( talk) 17:40, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

It makes NON-sense. Let me point out your mistake. You say - "London is a large city in England" - WRONG! - London is a 'small' city. You say - "has subsumed smaller districts, boroughs and market towns as it has grown." - WRONG! - The 'city' of London (London) is totally different entity than the 'boroughs' of the Metropolitan County (Greater London)

Is it true that London is a popular city ? London is know to have a population of 9 million but is that really true ? Some have said that some peole were born there but moved out but the government still count there population ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.26.1.207 ( talk) 09:07, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

One of us uses history books and popular nomenclature. The other uses obscure definitions of things that aren't. The idea that "London" is both the boroughs and the city at the same time is very normal. One name, many things. Koncorde ( talk) 02:52, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

The 'controlling' city is Westminster. CLOWN! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.25.94.142 ( talk) 23:20, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Beijing, China
Berlin, Germany
Bogotá, Colombia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Moscow, Russia
New York City, United States
Santiago, Chile
Shanghai, China
Tehran, Iran
Tokyo, Japan

-- 2601:643:8101:64E1:50B0:5BDA:E0D2:280A ( talk) 22:50, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

Hi, @ Danloud: reverted this edit where I compared the population of London to Istanbul. Danloud's argument is that a part of Istanbul is geographically in Asia. And yet, the two articles linked in the introduction are List of urban areas in Europe and List of metropolitan areas in Europe: both of them mention Istanbul. The article Europe also mentions Istanbul as one of the largest European cities. So there's no reason to exclude Istanbul because some parts (the most recent ones) of the city are in Asia. And even if you consider the numbers: according to Demographia.com the Istanbul Urban area had 15,154,000 inhabitants vs 10,979,000 for London, with about two-third of the population of Istanbul in Europe which means that the European Urban area of Istanbul would have about 10.1 million inhabitants, so almost as much as London. So Istanbul being a European city (culturally, historically, politically, and for the vast majority of its area and population), it should be added back. Another option would be to add a note to mention that part of Istanbul is in Asia, like in List of urban areas in Europe, List of metropolitan areas in Europe, and Europe. What do you think? Best, Antoine A455bcd9 ( talk) 21:02, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

@ A455bcd9: Hello, i reverted your edit because Istanbul geographically partly lies in the Asian continent, and that about a third of its population reside in the suburbs of the Asian part. So, its urban and metropolitan area also includes the population of its Asian part, with the population of the European part only, it would be the third-largest city by both urban and metropolitan population, after London. But yes, it was a European city before its expansion into Anatolia, and is still considered European culturally and politically. Istanbul can be added back with a note to mention the fact that Istanbul partly lies in Asia. Danloud ( talk) 22:12, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

@ A455bcd9 and Danloud: Can I suggest: Do we need to mention these comparison cities at all? This is the article about London after all, with a very crowded lead, and we are currently mentioning Moscow (or its Metropolitan Area) three times, Paris twice, and proposing to mention Istanbul twice with a note. All of these "most X" comparisons have their own lists linked, which readers can consult for the details of which cities are higher and all the associated caveats. the wub "?!" 18:12, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Hello. Yes this list of "most X" is long and I'm OK to make it shorter. I just wanted the current version to be at least accurate. Regarding the population we could for instance only mention the metropolitan area population (instead of city proper, urban area + metropolitan area), and compare it to other European cities (Moscow and Istanbul). I still think the comparisons are useful and many readers are probably looking only for that. A455bcd9 ( talk) 08:08, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

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London population is outdated (from 2018), an update has been released on the official website - link below.

Change 8,908,081 to 8,961,989.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland 78.98.247.47 ( talk) 01:06, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

 Done. El_C 01:09, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

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//In the subsection about education in London, a number of schools are listed which are examples of very good private schools in London. Among these I believe there should be added:

Dulwich College Godolphin and Latymer School King's College School Wimbledon Latymer Upper School Alleyn's School

//With links to the aforementioned schools 71.125.54.220 ( talk) 20:28, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{ edit semi-protected}} template. — Yours, Berrely •  ^Talk∕ _Contribs 16:40, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

London has been called the largest city in this article in the first line, but it is not a city. It is thought of by some but that doesn't make it true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:B00D:8B00:7073:3B00:E29:D7C2 ( talk) 14:42, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

I recall an earlier version of this article listed London's sister cities around the world. That list doesn't seem to be here any more, nor does the phrase "sister city" appear even once. What gives? Shouldn't that list be reinstated? -- ThunderingTyphoons! ( talk) 09:34, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

How long ago? Looking back in 2017 I don't see it, although it might have been there briefly. In 2017 and earlier versions there was a link to List of twin towns and sister cities in the United Kingdom § London in the "see also" section. It can now be found at List of twin towns and sister cities in England. —   Jts1882 |  talk  09:56, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

I don't know, probably before 2017? But as to when it was (or even whether it was, I could be wrong) might be beside the point. Should the list be there now? -- ThunderingTyphoons! ( talk) 10:01, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

There is no way London gets more sunshine per year than Warsaw, Krakow and even Prague. 78.90.63.158 ( talk) 00:34, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Per MOS:PRON, I don't think a pronunciation guide is necessary. All (or nearly all) English speakers know how to pronounce the word London.

I also want to note that the recently added pronunciation /lʌndʌn/ is incorrect. It should be /ˈlʌndən/. -- Un assiolo ( talk) 18:25, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Agree Roger 8 Roger ( talk) 18:39, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

I checked the page, but I added it for multiple reasons. Not only is it not intuitive, it's also linked to the history. They're advised against if they're being only being added as a pronunciation guide. GliderMaven ( talk) 18:46, 1 February 2021 (UTC) What?? Roger 8 Roger ( talk) 18:51, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

I'd say "add it back". For a hypothetical reader who knows nothing about "London", it's a non-intuitive pronunciation. A reader who's never heard it spoken could easily assume it's pronounced "'lɒn-dɒn" instead of "'lʌn-dən". Paintspot Infez ( talk) 19:13, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

How likely is it that someone understands IPA transcriptions, but doesn't know how to pronounce London? -- Un assiolo ( talk) 14:35, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi all,

The collage in the infobox has an outdated picture of the skyline – so I suggest this collage instead:

Let me know what you think.

Yo Pierre ( talk) 18:26, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

On mobile, the infobox imagemap is awkwardly left-justified instead of centered. You can see this on desktop here: [1]. — Goszei ( talk) 19:00, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

I fixed this for now by using <div style="display:inline-block;">. — Goszei ( talk) 23:59, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

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 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Run n Fly ( talk) 06:04, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

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In the section "Demography" please delate "the most populous city and metropolitan area of the European Union and" as the UK has left the European Union so this is no longer true. Cdbarling ( talk) 16:59, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

 Done Interesting Geek ( talk) 19:15, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

A new photo of the City skyline is needed as the current one is missing recently constructed skyscrapers such as 22 Bishopsgate Fhd34521 ( talk) 16:13, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Greater London is linked right below it in "counties", adding to the confusion.

England is split into nine regions, including "London", which contains the ceremonial counties of Greater London and City of London. The "Regions of England" page also just links to "Greater London", because an article for the region of London as an independent entity does not appear to exist, which I suspect it should. I would create it myself, but I am not autoconfirmed, so I wouldn't be able to do a lot of the actions required to integrate it.

Edit: Further reading has clarified that the page "Greater London" is intended to refer to both the County of Greater London and the Region of London - which is already a topic of controversy on the talk page. This is therefore not an issue with this article and rather an issue with that one.

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London is not a megacity. A megacity is typically defined as a city of 10 million people or more. London has ~8 million. If London is a megacity, New York is one too. [User:ComplainingCamel|ComplainingCamel]] ( talk) 10:14, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

"Typically defined" by whom? -- Alarics ( talk) 20:18, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

The United Nations ComplainingCamel ( talk) 20:41, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

The UNESCO website lists both London and New York as megacities. See also our WP page Megacity, which says the same thing and quotes one estimate of the population of the London Metropolitan Area at 14.8 million. -- Alarics ( talk) 19:41, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Alarics, if we're going by metropolitan areas, should New York be classed as a megacity on its Wikipedia page? | ComplainingCamel ( talk) 12:35, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

It's already mentioned at both New York City and New York metropolitan area. -- Alarics ( talk) 21:44, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

London is a capital of England and the United Kingdom 46.251.213.12 ( talk) 16:59, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

We know. | ComplainingCamel ( talk) 18:12, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I recently tried to put a new collage of photos with the main landmarks in the city. However, I was reversed by the editor Subtropical-man for not reaching consensus before making such changes. That said, I come here to formally make this proposal. Thanks in advance. Cordial greetings. Chronus ( talk) 17:54, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Why to many images....best try to limit image spamming in lead MOS:LEADELEMENTS. Moxy- 01:16, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

What does this mean? Is it trying to say that there are parts of Greater London that are not in London, just because they are not contiguous with the 'metropolis' in terms of housing? If so, that is not accurate and should be changed. Surely anywhere in a London borough or the City of London is part of the wider 'city' called London, even if it's surrounded by countryside, because that is the definition of the city called London.

Also, I would like to know whether 'Greater London' ceased to exist as an administrative area after the GLC was abolished in 1986, and whether the administrative area called Greater London now exists again since 2000, or whether the GLA actually covers a region called London (which is also the city defined as being the London boroughs plus the City of London) and 'Greater London' only refers to the Ceremonial County (the London boroughs without the City of London). If the latter, then this article and the Greater London article as they stand are inaccurate. Uakari ( talk) 23:47, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

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That is your definition of the city called London. Roger 8 Roger ( talk) 10:22, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Actually, having re-read it, I think 'largely' in the lead is referring to the City of London not being part of the Ceremonial County of Greater London, but then it calls Greater London a 'region', which is indisputably inaccurate, given the region is simply called 'London'. Uakari ( talk) 01:31, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

The sentence structure's become unclear, as a lot's been packed in. In ""London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire,[12] which largely comprises Greater London,[13] governed by the Greater London Authority,"

• "has also referred" should be "also refers" - it is current usage
• "which" refers to metropolis, but is too far away and too many other candidates intervene
• "comprises" should be "consists of".

It would be clearer if it said """London" also refers to the wider metropolis, most of which is also called Greater London and governed by the Greater London Authority, Much of Greater London was previously in the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, and parts of the Greater London Built-up Area still are." This being the lead, it should be a summary of properly referenced material in the article and not require references itself, which would also make it easier to read. NebY ( talk) 21:53, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

I think "comprises" here may actually being used in an incorrect sense to mean "constitutes" (the correct form is: A comprises B and C; B and C constitute A). I think the intended meaning may be that the "wider metropolis" largely constitutes the "administrative area" of "Greater London", but that part of this administrative area is the "City of London" and not the "wider metropolis". In either case, the sentence is trying to do to much and its meaning is not altogether clear. I don't want to get into the whole historic counties debate on here, but do we even need to know about the historic counties or even the County of London in the lead? I tried to add something less confusing to the effect that "since 1965, London has referred to the 32 London boroughs and the City of London", but some users thought that was a subjective definition of "London", even though that definition matches with the infobox and with the "London" region, and includes everywhere that is either in the "London Borough of X" or the "City of London". Is the implication being made that "London" doesn't have a fixed or formal current definition? If so, what is this article actually about, as User:Ergo Sum asks in a section below? Uakari ( talk) 18:27, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

There are a series of economic figures which use Euros throughout the page, including London's GDP in the introduction, whereas most of the page uses pounds, as it is the local currency. Is this an error, or is there a good reason? Benjamin Bryztal ( talk) 09:33, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

As many others have pointed out, what is the purpose of having a page called London when we already have Greater London and City of London? Isn't that rather confusing for our viewers? 2A00:23C7:B011:4001:68CD:3E7E:86D4:B317 ( talk) 17:53, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

The terms 'London' and 'Greater London' are for the most part used interchangeably, however Greater London has its own article to cover the history of that specific entity. G-13114 ( talk) 18:09, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

The first line states that london is a city. This is incorrect 86.2.15.200 ( talk) 20:47, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

If it isn't a city, what is it? -- Alarics ( talk) 12:28, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

A region / urban area. It isn't an incorporated city and has separate towns and settlements contained within. | ComplainingCamel ( talk) 18:11, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Greater London is run as a single city and is recognized as a city internationally. Unlike other countries, city status in the UK is purely ceremonial. 2600:1700:EDC0:3E80:9D66:D0C0:5FCC:7774 ( talk) 07:57, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Agreed. The lead should be changed to reflect that 'London' does not have city status (only the City of London). City doesn't have the same meaning in the UK as it does outside the UK. Jèrriais janne ( talk) 15:55, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

It depends on the definition being used. Wikipedia's article on City defines a city as a large human settlement, and a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. That's the general international definition, and London fits that definition. Official city status in the United Kingdom is a purely ceremonial title, often granted for plabes which were important centuries ago, but are now tiny, and often doesn't fit any logical criteria based on size or importance, for example tiny St Davids in Wales (population 1,600) is a city. G-13114 ( talk) 16:15, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Reliable sources describe London as a city, so regardless of its official status, so should Wikipedia. Cordless Larry ( talk) 16:51, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Of course London is a city in the commonly understood meaning of the word. This is nitpicking. -- Alarics ( talk) 20:46, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

City status in the United Kingdom is a purely ceremonial thing that doesn’t grant any specific area of the country special powers like it does in countries like the United States. While the tiny, ancient City of London has some independence from the GLA, and serves as a separate county with its own police force, the City of Westminster is a London borough treated no different than the other London boroughs. Enough with these arguments. 2600:1700:EDC0:3E80:78BE:5CF8:FB2:7A0 ( talk) 00:21, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

I have added the current population of London according to the UK's Office for National Statistics. The addition of a city's population in the lead section is recommended by Wikiproject Cities guidelines so I'm guessing this should be an acceptable addition. I would also like to draw attention to the fact that London is not a megacity because its population is under 10 million. It probably will not reach true megacity status because population growth in the city has plateaued. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kabiryani ( talk • contribs) 20:34, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

We are going by the population of the London Metropolitan Area, which is nearly 15 million. As stated further up this page under "London is not a megacity", the UNESCO website lists both London and New York as megacities. See also our WP page Megacity, which says the same thing. -- Alarics ( talk) 11:21, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

As a non-Londoner, this article confuses me because I don't know what it's about. As far as I can tell, there are two and only two political entities that bear the name London: the City of London and the ceremonial county of Greater London. Since we have separate articles for both of those things, I don't know what this article is about. Perhaps it covers some more informal thing which people commonly think of when they hear the term "London," which is larger than the City of London but smaller than Greater London? If that is the case, then I would think it would correspond to something like Inner London or an even smaller area like Central London, both of which we have separate articles for. Presumably, it doesn't refer to the area that historically was designated County of London because we have another article for that. So, I am left asking what is the subject of this article?

If I'm missing something obvious, please do point it out. If I'm not, then I think we should probably merge this with one of the above mentioned articles or otherwise make very clear in this article what it covers as distinct from what the others cover. Ergo Sum 00:07, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

I guess what you would call Greater London is a de facto city. It’s somewhat similar to the regional municipalitys of Canada, such as present-day Halifax, Nova Scotia and the former Metropolitan Toronto. 2600:1700:EDC0:3E80:78BE:5CF8:FB2:7A0 ( talk) 18:45, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

I do not see any mention of slavery in the article. Given London's history with the trans-Atlantic slave trade, this is a rather major omission. Bohemian Baltimore ( talk) 20:14, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

I suggest to add mapframe to the infobox settlement with this code:
| module = {{infobox mapframe|zoom=8}}
| footnotes = Click the map for an interactive fullscreen view
Agreed? Ruedi33a ( talk) 18:21, 26 May 2022 (UTC) Done. Ruedi33a ( talk) 15:30, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

I say there should be consistency within one and the same article, which is why it is only logical to link either all cities or none at all.

It seems completely arbitrary to link certain cities and others not without a clearly apparent reason.

Either you think it is legitimate to link cities and then apply that way of thinking to the whole article, or you think linking cities is inappropriate according to MOS:OVERLINK and don't link them in the article.

But applying two different standards in the same article is irrational and nonsensical.-- Maxeto0910 ( talk) 19:30, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

This is here because Maxeto0910 wkilinked "Moscow" in this sentence in the second paragraph of the lead: "In 2019 it had the second-highest number of ultra high-net-worth individuals in Europe after Paris and the second-highest number of billionaires in Europe after Moscow." I reverted, citing MOS:OVERLINK, which says (my emphases)

An article is said to be overlinked if it contains an excessive number of links, making it difficult to identify those likely to aid a reader's understanding. A good question to ask yourself is whether reading the article you're about to link to would help someone understand the article you are linking from. Unless a term is particularly relevant to the context in the article, the following are usually not linked:

The names of subjects with which most readers will be at least somewhat familiar. This generally includes major examples of:

...locations (e.g., New Delhi; New York City, or just New York if the city context is already clear; London, if the context rules out London, Ontario; Southeast Asia)

Moscow is a major example of a location with which most readers will be somewhat familiar, and our Moscow article won't help someone understand this article, London. Yes, this article does already have a massive number of links, but that does not mean we should add to them - quite the opposite.
Wikipedia does not have a principle of consistency that we should link all or none, not in Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking or elsewhere. What we do have are tests for whether or not we should link, and linking Moscow here fails them. Far from being "irrational and nonsensical", we serve our readers best by being judicious in our linking. NebY ( talk) 20:04, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

I agree with @ Maxeto0910. Consistency across articles is important, but consistency within an article is more important. If there is evidence that readers are more familiar with Moscow than Paris then this would be a fair argument, but I doubt such evidence exists. By that argument, you would quite fairly suggest Europe or England shouldn't be linked because any familiar with London would be familiar with the continent and the country in which its located.

MOS:LINK says that, "Appropriate links provide instant pathways to locations within and outside the project that can increase readers' understanding of the topic at hand." I would argue that links to other major capital cities does help with that. SamWilson989 ( talk) 20:20, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

First, as I've outlined below, dealing with issues as they arise isn't dependent on first dealing with all pre-existing issues; if an article already has overlinking, that's no justification for making it worse. As for consistency, London does not contain wikilinks to every term within it on which we have an article and we should at least be consistent in not going any further down that road by adding more links to familar terms, locations, etc without particular contextual relevancy.

Indeed, most references to Moscow in this article aren't linked, which conforms to the Manual of Style. That's not a problem for any reader that is taking a general interest in capital cities; they can type "Moscow" into the box at the top. Can you say how linking to Moscow is particularly relevant to the context in the article, "the second-highest number of billionaires in Europe after Moscow"? NebY ( talk) 18:38, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Then I have to ask why you leave the links to the Paris and Istanbul articles in the lead section if you think links to city articles are inappropriate, because every aspect you mentioned applies to those cities as well.

That's exactly what I mean by applying two different standards, and of course, that's irrational because it doesn't follow a discernible logic.-- Maxeto0910 ( talk) 20:19, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

The argument that I shouldn't deal with new issues as they arise if I haven't already dealt with any pre-existing issues is rather an ad hominem one that deflects from the actual issue, that linking Moscow here is contrary to the Manual of Style. But in case it helps, I'll explain that like so many other editors, any page that I edit is added to my watchlist by default. This means that I see a wide variety of edits. Sometimes an edit may contain a typo, sometimes it may be badly sourced, sometimes it may be contrary to the Manual of Style, sometimes it may be vandalism, sometimes it may be very interesting and worth expanding on. My response to such edits doesn't depend on first reviewing the entire article for typos, sourcing, MoS, vandalism, or interesting points that bear expansion. That's not how we volunteer editors maintain and improve the encyclopedia, and it would not merely be "irrational and nonsensical", as you put it, to require that, it would be harmful to the project. NebY ( talk) 18:14, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

I think we all need to take a step back. NebY, please could you give your opinion on whether you think all the capital cities should be linked, or if none of them should be linked? I think that'll get to the crux of this issue. Thanks. SamWilson989 ( talk) 18:17, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

I haven't reviewed the entire article. I agree that it's equally inappropriate to link Paris in that sentence, and I would have delinked it except that I would rather not make such changes during a discussion like this, as it could seem prejudicial or provocative. NebY ( talk) 18:42, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks NebY, appreciate the reply. Personally, I don't have a strong opinion, but I think there is some logic that on a page about a European capital city it would be sensible to direct readers to other articles on European capital cities, especially where direct comparisons are being made. SamWilson989 ( talk) 18:46, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Inline links in a large article are probably the worst way to help readers compare similar things, whether other European capital cities, artworks or units of measurement. By the time the poor reader's gone back and found an instance that's wikilinked in this article, they could have typed the name into the box at the top and be well into reading the desired article without all the faff and distraction.

Sometimes too they'll find a navbox at the side or the bottom, like {{ World's most populated urban areas}}, but navboxes take work to create and maintain, and really it's the more complex ones like {{ Northeast US}} that are worth it. We do have {{ Capital cities of European Union member states}}, but it seems no-one's found it worth making a capital-cities one that includes London.

Far better, if they want to read a selection of articles about capital cities, then at the foot of the article, clicking Capitals in Europe provides a comprehensive list, straightforwardly created and maintained – and Wikipedia has some brilliant wikignomes who do just that.

It's so apposite that MOS:OVERLINK uses New Delhi, New York and London as examples – and without any "except in articles about each other" rider! NebY ( talk) 20:32, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

As I say, I have no strong opinion. I think you make a good argument and I'm happy to support unlinking all of the capital cities listed. SamWilson989 ( talk) 21:12, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! I'm happy to tackle that, just not tonight. NebY ( talk) 21:25, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

"The argument that I shouldn't deal with new issues as they arise if I haven't already dealt with any pre-existing issues is rather an ad hominem one"

I have already drawn your attention to this issue in the edit summary ("Either you link all cities or none at all."), where upon you said:

"No, we do not have to link everything just because we already link a lot, nor every city because we link some."

And even if I didn't mention the issue in the edit summary, I explained it in detail here on the discussion page, so coming up with such an insinuation to me now seems rather like a pretext.-- Maxeto0910 ( talk) 03:25, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

You wrote "Then I have to ask why you leave the links...." I answered. (I did wonder if I should wikilink ad hominem.) NebY ( talk) 18:13, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

There is no basis for the none-or-all approach. Generally don't link the names of well-known cities/countries/states. Tony (talk) 07:21, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Well, I live here, and can say with certainty that so-called Cockney accent is absolutely dead. And has been for the last 40 or 50 years. Not only that, but accents all over the country have moved towards standard TV English. Macdonald-ross ( talk) 20:22, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

The article Cockney doesn't say anything about that. Do you have any reliable sources to back up your claim that Cockney is dead? Vpab15 ( talk) 10:52, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

I respectfully propose that a subsection of "Geography" be added and called "Air Quality." Under this subsection, please include the following:

"According to the 2016 World Health Organization Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, ^[1] the annual average PM2.5 concentration in 2016 was 12 micrograms per cubic metre, which is 2 micrograms above the recommended limit of the WHO Air Quality Guidelines for the annual mean PM2.5. ^[2] Kings College London conducts daily research on the air quality of the city ^[3] and has reported that air pollution kills roughly 9,500 people in London on average every year. ^[4] Arod59881 ( talk) 21:50, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56579679
The record temperature in London has been confirmed as 24.5C
Can the weather box please be updated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thermohydraulic ( talk • contribs) 11:45, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

The population updates for 2020 have been published by the ONS: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland

Can somebody please update the total population here to reflect the latest data? (9,002,488) Row 222, Code: E12000007 in the mid-2020 spreadsheet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cardyak ( talk • contribs) 09:09, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

This section doesn’t make sense. For example Inverness Airport is not conveniently linked to London via Inverness railway station, which isn’t even near the airport anyway. The journey would be over 9 hours and then you would need to find your way to the airport by road which is at least 30 mins. There is only one train per day and then the sleeper. Same with the other examples except Birmingham.

London also has convenient rail connections with airports out of Greater London. These airports include Birmingham Airport (via Birmingham International railway station), East Midlands Airport (via East Midlands Parkway railway station), Inverness Airport (via Inverness railway station), Leeds Bradford Airport (via Bradford Interchange or Leeds railway station) and Liverpool John Lennon Airport (via Liverpool South Parkway railway station). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.23.25.205 ( talk) 20:16, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. I have removed Inverness Airport. As you say, there is no convenient rail connections from London any way you look at it. I am not so sure about the others though. I think most are within two hours from London. Should any more airports be removed? Vpab15 ( talk) 20:40, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

On second thoughts, I removed the whole paragraph ( [3]) Vpab15 ( talk) 20:54, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Rail

London#Inter-city and international currently has "linking London with the rest of Britain including" followed by a list of over 40 cities and towns, which doesn't look at all useful to the reader and is a WP:SEAOFBLUE. It grew slowly from the original 10 added in 2014 to over 20 in 2020, each addition being quite reasonable in itself, then to over 40 in those same edits that added Inverness Airport. Should we prune it back to about 10 again and maybe watch it grow again, or simply say something like "directly linking London with many of Britain's major cities and towns"? NebY ( talk) 14:37, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

I'd vote to remove all of them and leave something like "directly linking London with most of Great Britain's major cities and towns". Failing that, I don't think we should have more than five destinations. Vpab15 ( talk) 15:16, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

 Done Nice phrasing, far better than trying to pick a few cities. NebY ( talk) 11:13, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Demography
Main article: Demography of London

The 2021 census recorded that 3,575,739 people or 40.6% of London's population were foreign-born making it the city with the second largest immigrant population after New York City, in terms of absolute numbers.

This is correct, until the part 'the second largest immigrant population after New York, in terms of absolute numbers.'

Wikipedia has its own article on this topic ( /info/en/?search=Foreign_born). It shows New York City having 3.2 million foreign-born while London has 3.5 million foreign born, which according to this webpage, makes London the city with the largest immigrant population - period.

Can someone please fix up this sentence by stating that London is the city with the largest immigrant population, in terms of absolute numbers? Cythreill ( talk) 11:11, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Vivienne Westwood is stated as living in London. This is not the case - she died in December 2022 as stated in the (linked) entry dedicated to her. Requires updating. 88.97.106.170 ( talk) 15:57, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks. Vpab15 ( talk) 16:38, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Can this be removed from the opening or a reference added 92.13.229.192 ( talk) 18:14, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

This has been discussed numerous times over the years and there are a lot of discussions in the talk page archives about this. DDMS123 ( talk) 18:31, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

Perhaps I missed something during my scroll down of Talk archives, but I counted two discussions on this about Paris vs London. First one 2006 (short and unimportant), and another 2011/12 that was interesting between two users, en-bateau and Rangoon11. I found en-bateau's arguments in favour of Paris convincing, and there are other RS that have Paris comfortably in front. For example, Statista is cited to give London's GDP as highest in Europe, but Statista has Paris as most visited. I'm mentioning it again because (again, maybe I missed something) the issue has not, I feel, been addressed conclusively and not mentioned for 10 years. Do others feel there is a discussion to be had? BowlAndSpoon ( talk) 02:26, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Trivial junk usually source to more junk ..... not sure should be here at all ....but that said. Not sure what sources you're looking at but a quick search gives London. ...

• Feess, James (2023-07-12). "The Most Visited Cities In Europe The Most Popular European Cities (2023)". Guide To Backpacking Through Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
• Mala, Alisa (2023-03-20). "The 15 Most Visited Cities n Europe". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
• "The Most Visited Cities in Europe: Where You Should Go and Why". GloboTreks. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
• "The Top 15 Most Visited Cities in Europe". Schengen Visa. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

Moxy- 02:43, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

I'd agree with the "not sure should be here at all", or alternatively we could go with the "one of the most visited" since all sources seem to agree on that. Nikkimaria ( talk) 03:47, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

There is a move request discussion at Talk:Greater_London#Requested_move_13_September_2023 that might be of interest to editors of this article. Vpab15 ( talk) 18:52, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

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change "As of 2007, one fifth of primary school across London were from ethnic minorities." to "As of 2007, one fifth of primary school students across London were from ethnic minorities."

( /info/en/?search=London#Ethnic_groups)

Schnitzel89 ( talk) 14:52, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

 Done. Thank you. Nthep ( talk) 14:55, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

@ Para Clark: It remains unclear why the Voltaire quote warrants inclusion in the Economy section. It is an interesting philosophical perspective, but contributes little to an understanding of the modern London economy. This is particularly true given that economic history more broadly is better placed within the History section. Nikkimaria ( talk) 04:26, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

@ Para Clark: ↑ Nikkimaria ( talk) 04:34, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Apologies for not responding sooner (only just seen this message now). Think it fits better in the economy section as the history section is more broader in scope. If you look at the other sections (architecture, travel, leisure, lgbt, literature, museums, recreation, sport etc.) they cover more history/development than a history section would. Economy covers the development of London as a financial center (still today being one of two) with finance being its largest industry. Para Clark ( talk) 21:23, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

But why do you feel this quote in particular warrants inclusion? Is this a perspective broadly shared in the literature? Nikkimaria ( talk) 00:50, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Sorry for the delayed reponse (been on holiday this time). Yes it is a broad view, and one which I had first come across via the historian Jeremy Black on the BBC when he contrasted London with Paris. The unique economic condition in London saw commerce trump differences, which Voltaire summed up. I added an extra source on the quote itself which expounds on this; "Commerce, or shop keeping, established an arena within which people dealt with each other solely for economic benefit and, so, ignored extraneous factors such as the other party’s religious practices. On the floor of the London stock exchange, religious differences disappeared into background noise as people scrambled to make a profit from each other." Para Clark ( talk) 11:57, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Okay, that would be better summarized as part of the preceding paragraph. Nikkimaria ( talk) 13:30, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

hi thank you for showing me i am thank full 2601:3CB:800:E080:F1D3:C3B0:2683:984E ( talk) 21:39, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

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Please revert this edit: the cited policy states If the name of the article has a pronunciation that is not apparent from its spelling, include its pronunciation in parentheses after the first occurrence of the name. 212.3.130.126 ( talk) 20:05, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Looking at the archives, this issue has been discussed multiple times ( 1, 2, 3), and as far as I can tell no consensus was reached. Perhaps we should settle this dispute once and for all here (hopefully without getting to WP:DRN or, heaven forbid, a WP:RFC). My own opinion leans towards removal. The spirit of the policy is to help people who know English reasonably well to pronounce unusual words without cluttering every lead section with a pronunciation guide. London is a common enough city name that I think the vast majority of English speakers should know how to pronounce. Liu1126 ( talk) 22:35, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

With my edit request answering hat on, I've set the edit request as answered as edits under discussion or which may be controversial exclude the request from consideration. Putting on my regular editor hat, I basically agree with Liu1126 and support removal / do not include pronunciation in lead. I'd argue that London falls under the spirit of Do not include pronunciations for names of foreign countries whose pronunciations are well known in English provision of MOS:LEADPRON, despite the fact London is not a country (or foreign). — Sirdog ( talk) 06:21, 8 January 2024 (UTC)