Talk:Aldermaston

Order of sections
I've changed the order of the sections to put the History section below sections that deal with the present. I think this will better suit the readers. Alan Pascoe 22:19, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Removal of citations
As this article uses Harvard referencing (see WP:HARV), over time some footnotes have become orphaned. The removed ones are here:

matt (talk) 13:37, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

ERA changes
Changes to the ERA format, made against Wikipedia policy were effected some time ago. I reversed them, but they have now been put back. Use of the alternative notation is not a good look in this article. Apart from anything else, they are minority use and many people are not familiar with the format - hence links were provided. I suggest restoring the original format again, unless there's valid reason not to do so. That the current format has been used for about 10 years is not a valid argument for retention, I would suggest. In any event, era notation is not required at all when talking about specific centuries post AD 999. Thanks, MidnightBlue   (Talk)  21:20, 3 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Why are you claiming the original change was made against Wikipedia policy? The fact that the change has been uncontested for 10 years would indicate that editors are generally happy with it. I would also dispute that the use of BCE and CE is unfamiliar these days. It is in general use in historical and archeological publications, both academic and those aimed at the general public. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 08:35, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
 * The policy states that changes to era notation should not be made without consensus. The changes from BC to BCE were made without any discussion over several edits. If everyone knows what BCE means, why is there a need to provide a link to the BCE article? England is a Christian country and as such we should adopt the Christian dating convention - try using BC/AD in an article about a Jewish subject and see how long that lasts. The BCE style used in a Christian context is nothing more than an attempt to impose 'political correctness' on an article. MidnightBlue   (Talk)  10:12, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Setting aside that it is debatable that England is still a "christian" country, the original change was made 10 years ago and obviously wasn't contentious then. Note that in the 2021 Census the number of people in England and Wales claiming to be christians was 46.2%. (Data from ONS). Murgatroyd49 (talk) 10:20, 4 July 2024 (UTC)