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Weblinks in German? =[edit]

Does it make sense to add weblinks in german language for an international Wiki? I think we should only use english speaking sites. --Weissmann 16:19, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are absolutely right. Exceptions can be made for links for references where no English version exists, but not in the External Links section. I have removed the two remaining German links as they are both advertising. They are commericial websites that put up the area's hotels/amenities etc. for a price.

The problem is that there is no official site for the Sauerland as it is a region that spreads across various administrations (Regierungsbezirk) and even into another German state (Land). —Preceding unsigned comment added by TinyMark (talk • contribs) 18:23, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Links to individual hotels[edit]

I have removed a link to a particular hotel, since IMHO is pure advertisement. Extrala 07:08, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Animal image[edit]

Non-sense? --Weissmann (talk) 21:27, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done. --Weissmann (talk) 07:00, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strotman painting[edit]

unless some context is provided for this image, it should be removed.why is it here?Toyokuni3 (talk) 23:51, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology[edit]

I edited the etymology part and removed some uncited text. If you have a reference for it, please feel free to put it back. Xenan (talk) 19:33, 7 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Images and map[edit]

I have removed some of the images and resized them - mainly because the article seemed cluttered with them...? the commons page has a lot of nice images, so i think if anybody wants to redo the images that page is worth a look. the district-map was un-readable (if not fully openend), so i have removed that too (knowing that a detailed map would be helpful (?) --ZH2010 (talk) 20:59, 29 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bison?[edit]

That bison story doesn't belong in the lead. It is not something that defines the Sauerland. Also, it appears nowhere else in the article, so this sentence doesn't actually summarize anything in the article. --345Kai (talk) 15:38, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]