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Add coat of arms?

Should the Infobox include the coat of arms? --GhostInTheMachine (talk) 01:48, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge school

Wimbledon Chase Primary School is pretty much a non-notable primary school and I have suggested that it be merged to Wimbledon as per AFD Outcomes for schools. Atlas-maker (talk) 21:21, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

House of Eliot

George Eliot, world famous novelist lived in 31 Wimbledon Park Road - is this considered to be in Wimbledon? Straw Cat (talk) 02:30, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation

I have heard several people pronounce this (in the context of the tennis tournament) as "wimbleTon". I was unsure whether this was incorrect or whether there was some possibility of it having some historical basis (as in pronouncing Davies as "davIS").
Until now I'd assumed that the -don ending was a variant of -ton (=town). But apparently it might actually have meant hill. So then maybe it's an error due to subconscious confusion with other names with the similar ending of -ton, or an incorrect folk etymology?
—DIV (120.17.7.116 (talk) 11:49, 10 July 2018 (UTC))[reply]

Requested move 1 January 2021

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not moved:
I’ve closed this; There is little or no support for this proposal, and there have been no further comments for seven days. I would suggest, though, that there is no consensus for moving the disambiguation page; That should be a separate proposal. (non-admin closure) Xyl 54 (talk) 08:12, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wimbledon, London → Wimbledon
Wimbledon → Wimbledon (disambiguation)

– I believe Wimbledon, London qualifies as a WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for Wimbledon. While the other main link is The Championships, Wimbledon, that tournament clearly has the name Championships in it so it is already well disambiguated. I will also add that:

Eton is a disambiguation page for good reason - because it is very popularly referred to the college. The town of Eton, Berkshire however is a small place with little notability, as can be seen on its article. Wimbledon, London on the other hand is different, it is a relatively large article with a high amount of information about the history, locality and sports.
Twickenham, Wembley and Glastonbury all link directly to their towns, not the stadia or festival respectively. All three of those articles are large and detailed (proving notability) just like Wimbledon, London (and unlike Eton, Berkshire).
Consistency with the three articles above (i.e. notable settlements, distinct from stadia/events).
Jf81 (talk) 18:37, 1 January 2021 (UTC) —Relisting. —Nnadigoodluck███ 07:39, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Wimbledon titles a dab page with significant content and so is ineligible as a new page title unless it is also proposed to be renamed. This request has been altered to reflect that fact. P.I. Ellsworth ed. ^put'r there 23:28, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support the film does get slightly more views (6,718) than the place (6,496) however like Glastonbury the championships and film refer to the suburb therefore WP:DABCONCEPT probably applies. Crouch, Swale (talk) 18:42, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose. The tennis tournament has far more views than the town, and is popularly known as "Wimbledon". O.N.R. ^(talk) 20:12, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'll have to disagree there. Take a look at the likes of Wembley or Oxford or Glastonbury, that have remained as they are on wiki since forever. Liverpool F.C. also gets multiple times more views than Liverpool as does Leicester City F.C. vs Leicester. If the tournament was simply called "Wimbledon" it'd be a different story but it has a full name "The Championships, Wimbledon" that is also represented on its logo. It is distinct. --Jf81 (talk) 20:43, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. Was actually surprised to see that the tennis competition isn't the primary topic for Wimbledon. I would support a page move such as...
- The Championships, Wimbledon → Wimbledon based upon a pageviews analysis. "Wimbledon" does seem to be the COMMONNAME for the oldest, most prestigious tennis tournament in the world! P.I. Ellsworth ed. ^put'r there 13:21, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Fwiw, the page-views analysis does seem to support the base name, "Wimbledon", as at the very least a PRIMARYREDIRECT to the tennis matches. P.I. Ellsworth ed. ^put'r there 19:33, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Paine Ellsworth. I've got no opinion at the moment about moving the article about the tennis tournament, but I am surprised that Wimbledon is not a redirect to it. Thryduulf (talk) 17:47, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. The tennis tournament is far and away the primary topic. I would support moving it to the base name as well. -- Calidum 18:07, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per discussion. The tournament seems primary. Randy Kryn (talk) 20:44, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose and oppose alternate suggestions. Leave the disambiguation page at primary. -- Netoholic @ 11:45, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per all the above. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 09:38, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. The Championships, Wimbledon is far more commonly just called Wimbledon. It gets a huge spike when it's held so page view comparisons should be for a full year. It was cancelled in 2020. In 2019 it got 9 times as many hits as Wimbledon, London.[1] Other comparisons of mentioned examples in 2019 before COVID-19 cancellations: [2][3]. All except Wembley Stadium have much smaller ratios, and Wembley hasn't been tested in a requested move. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:55, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wimbledon, London is fourth with around 6% of the total views.[4] PrimeHunter (talk) 11:23, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose The tennis tournament is the primary topic, support moving it to the base name._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 11:12, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose and Snow close leave dab at primary, leave well alone. In ictu oculi (talk) 12:58, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support the following – Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:45, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wimbledon → Wimbledon (disambiguation)

Wimbledon itself should be a redirect to The Championships, Wimbledon.

The town stays the same.

Sportsfan77777 Just to be clear, when you vote Support, you are supporting to have the city moved to Wimbledon. Yet you also suggest moving the tennis tournament to the same page. You should be voting oppose to the "Wimbledon, London → Wimbledon" request if that's the case. oncamera _{(talk page)} 09:59, 10 January 2021 (UTC) Sorry, I misinterpreted Support the following with the signature after it, ignore my comment. :) oncamera _{(talk page)} 10:01, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose and instead support moving The Championships, Wimbledon → Wimbledon, Wimbledon → Wimbledon (disambiguation). oncamera _{(talk page)} 09:59, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose original proposal but the idea put forth by Sportsfan77777 above is intriguing... Wimbledon → Wimbledon (disambiguation), Wimbledon redirect to The Championships, Wimbledon. It's only problem is that while I do believe that the primary topic of the term "Wimbledon" is easily the tennis tournament, there are so many minor terms that use the word... especially three cities in three different countries, a borough, a parish, and a college. It is a little tougher to find those places in Wikipedia under "Wimbledon (disambiguation)" than it is under just "Wimbledon". At least with "Wimbledon" being itself the disambiguation page, the tennis event is prominent at the very top (as it should be). It's a tough call for me. Fyunck(click) (talk) 10:08, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, but would support Sportsfan77777's proposal of Wimbledon → Wimbledon (disambiguation) and Wimbledon a redirect to The Championships, Wimbledon. I would also support the current status of dab at primary with the current prominence of the tennis tournament at the top of the dab page, since there are many topics associated to the name 'Wimbledon'. Ym2X (talk) 11:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Closed: Little or no support for this proposal: There is support, but no consensus, for moving the disambiguation page. Xyl 54 (talk) 08:12, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Edit Request

Simone de Almeida and James Hunter should be added to the notable residents list because they are Laureates representing Richmond. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:EAD1:7B00:55D2:F733:B8C4:AE41 (talk) 14:30, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]