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WikiProject West Midlands

Far be it for me to dampen anyone's enthusiasm, but why do we need this, when we have WikiProject West Midlands? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 09:30, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We also have a WikiProject Coventry (which itself is in the West Midlands County) so I believe there's scope for this one. As Britain's second city with a population in excess of one million, Birmingham has a long and diverse history, and there is much potential to develop this project into a useful and comprehensive resource for anyone wishing to research its background, or simply just to know a bit more about the city. Also the West Midlands Conurbation does encompass a significantly large area that isn't regarded as Birmingham, and I notice the West Midlands WikiProject's remit seems to extend to the geographical West Midlands rather than just the county itself, including areas like Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire. Many of these are covered by other WikiProjects. I'm happy to get this off the ground and hopefully it will generate some interest from others. Paul MacDermott (talk) 09:59, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's a worthwhile cause, there are many Birmingham articles that need improving, and the focus of its own Wikiproject will surely help Pahazzard (talk) 12:31, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Inactive

With no edits here in over two years, and only two members listed, I think it's time that this project was disbanded/ marked as inactive, or whatever the usual process is. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:00, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think the protocol is to list it as inactive, unless there's some way of promoting it. It seems a pity a project dedicated to Britain's second city hasn't attracted more interest. I notice WikiProject Coventry has similar problems, and wonder if it could be that they overlap with the Warwickshire and West Midlands Projects. This is Paul (talk) 18:05, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Great Britain/Ireland Destubathon

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