Talk:Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Headings and capitalisation
I am reverting these edits because they violate WP:HEAD and WP:ALLCAPS: Hi, I have done edits according to rules give in this page How to Write History Section, here it has been clearly explained that you should not at all use subheading in History Section. Anshulkumardhiman (talk) 04:34, 6 December 2011 (UTC)Anshulkumardhiman
 * Section headings created using the ==Section heading== and ===Subheading=== formatting generate a table of contents that help a reader navigate through an article.
 * Names should not be typed all in capital letters. WP:ALLCAPS: "Avoid writing with all capitals. Reduce them to one of the other title cases." Ground Zero | t 12:33, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for bringing that guide to my attention. I was not aware of it. You seem to have read that guide only selectively. It also says: "The history section should be around four to five mid-sized paragraphs. If it exceeds six paragraphs move the detail to a separate article titled "History of the city", and provide a summary of 4-5 paragraphs here highlighting key points in the city's development." If the section is going ignore the Wikiproject Indian Cities by being longer than 4-6 paragraphs, then it will also have to ignore the prohibition against sub-headings. I would suggest following the Wikiproject guidance on both matters, i.e., move a lot of the text to a separate article, and remove the subheadings. Regards, Ground Zero | t 14:24, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

As a first step, I have moved the long list of Rajas to a branch article. Ground Zero | t 15:59, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

More formatting

 * Wikipedia is not a travel guide - that is what Wikitravel is for.
 * I have removed repeated links and links to plain English words per WP:OVERLINK. Ground Zero | t 19:49, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

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Disambiguation
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Sections
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Lead
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 * Rating: Compulsory
 * Length: 2-3 paragraphs

Origin of name
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 * Length: minimum one large paragraph, or two small paragraphs.

History
The history section is one of the most important sections of the article. It should describe the key events of the city starting from its origins to the current. As far as possible avoid political history except for key instances crucial for the city's change. The history section should be around four to five mid-sized paragraphs. If it exceeds six paragraphs move the detail to a separate article titled History of the city, and provide a summary of 4-5 paragraphs here highlighting key points in the city's development. Do not use subheadings. Recent history should also be mentioned. However, some recent incidents may be incorporated in other relevant sections like "Government and Politics", "Demographics" etc. as appropriate.
 * Rating: Compulsory
 * Length: 4-6 paragraphs; summarise/précis if longer, add detail to another page.

Geography
This section is also compulsory. Describe the city's geographical coordinates, location in India, altitude, area, region (Konkan, Deccan etc.), if coastal city etc. If applicable also mention rivers, lakes, creeks and islands within and near the city. Hills and highest point may also be mentioned.

Climate is compulsory. Mention the seasons, weather, when the city gets its rains and annual rainfall. Give the average temperature and if possible temperature records. Also give the range of yearly extreme temperatures. Eg. The annual temperatures range from a high of 42 °C to a low of 2 °C. The climate section can also be a standalone section. See Mumbai. For extreme temperatures this site has a good list. Units should be in SI with imperial equivalents.

If available, add a paragraph on the geology of the city. This information is optional. If the region falls in an earthquake prone zone; mention that too (see Earthquake hazard zoning of India and this UNDP report for hazard zone information).

If adequate information on both the climate and geology is available, then the two may also be included as subsections under Geography. See Sikkim.


 * Rating: Compulsory
 * Length: Varies. Try not to exceed 10 paragraphs if geology and climate are both included in geography.

Economy
Describe the primary economy of the city, the major industries, businesses etc. Also mention the primary occupations of the city residents. A list of major companies can also be included. If the length exceeds four paragraphs, move the detail to a separate article titled Economy of the city, and provide only a summary of 3-4 paragraphs here highlighting only the key points in the city's development.


 * Rating: Compulsory
 * Length: Not more than four paragraphs.

Government and politics
Mention how the civic administration is run. The executive and legislative wings of the municipality and how many subdivisions are there in the city. The police department can also be mentioned and how many Indian districts the city contributes. The courts can also be mentioned here.

Mention the how many seats the city contributes to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the state assembly. Also list some of the political parties. Political history can also be added here.


 * Rating: Very Important
 * Length: Not more than four paragraphs.

Transport
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 * Rating: Very Important
 * Length: Variable, avoid more than five.

Demographics
Mention the population here, if it is a metropolis, mention the city and metropolitan population. Also mention the density, literacy, sex ratio. Mention the break up of religious groups. If information is available, the slum population and crime rate statistics can be included. Include inline references. This site has population statistics: World Gazetteer.

In paragraph 2, mention the languages spoken in the city and ethnic groups. The status of communal harmony can be mentioned.
 * Rating: Very Important
 * Length: maximum three

Culture
Mention what city residents are called. Mention popular cuisines. Film, architecture, art can be added. Include art galleries, museums and public libraries present in the city. Clothing too can be included. Notable musicians, authors, actors etc can be included.

Mention festivals in the city, the important ones and how popular ones are celebrated, inclue both religious and non-religious festivals.


 * Rating: Very Important
 * Length: not more than five.

Education
Write about schools in the city, the boards that they follow and the education pattern. Important schools and colleges can be mentioned. Mention universities and prominent institutions and other educational centres.


 * Rating: Important
 * Length: maximum three.

Media
Write about the newspapers in the city; radio stations in FM and AM. Also include how television is received in the city &mdash; terrestrial, cable, DTH, CAS. Also include print publications in the city.


 * Rating: Important
 * Length: not more than three.

Sports
Mention the most popular sport in the city. Mention the stadiums present in the city for each sport. Also include the sports that are popular in schools, colleges and the most viewed sports. Prominent sportsmen from the city can also be included. This section may also be merged with the "Culture" section.


 * Rating: Important
 * Length: not more than three.

Infoboxes
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Page size
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Some wikipedia conventions

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 * Add a non breaking space (&amp;nbsp;) between a unit and the value eg. 15 m (50 feet) renders as: 15 m (50 feet)
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 *  22.25°N, 82.08333°W  – Use for geographical cordinates, if both the degree and minute has to be displayed.
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Best of luck!

V1.0 assessment
Source: Wikipedia Project Indian Cities Anshulkumardhiman (talk) 06:17, 29 December 2011 (UTC)Anshulkumardhiman

Images not aligned properly
Some of the images are put in a section where it is of no relevance and the formatting of images is also not proper. They are aligned to left leaving blank spaces. Priybrat (talk) 16:35, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Demographics section of the page is a clutter of nonsense
What the hell has happened to the editors of this page ? First check the references and then make edits. The population of city has been mentioned to be 192,370. Even Shimla, the largest city of Himachal (pop. 169,578) is not having this much population. Mandi town has population of only 26,422. That population doesn't make it even a city. It is a town. It is the Mandi Sub district or Mandi Tehsil which has pop. 192,000(2001) and 216,000(2011). There is a difference b/w sub district/sub division/tehsil and a city/town/village. I corrected the figures with reliable sources. Totally disappointed with this page. A town which is not even having pop. of 50,000 has been labelled as a city of pop. of about 200,000. Nonsensical.Vibhss (talk) 15:02, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi Vibhss! I totally agree with you that this article badly needs editing and tidying up. I will try to find time to do some of this over the next few weeks - but I am pretty busy. However, your remarks on what constitute a "city" need to be clarified. You may be quite right that for a town to be considered a "city" in India may need larger population than one finds in Mandi. I don't know what the requirements are. Different countries have different population and governance requirements - in Canada and Australia settlements with even less than 10,000 people are often referred to as "cities". Then comes the problem of how many people in the area are considered to be living within the city - where the city boundaries end. This is often very unclear and why one sees very different population figures given for cities. For example, this is the reason why there are different claims for arguments about which is the biggest city in the world. (Is it Tokyo or Cairo or Mexico City or Shanghai? It depends how it is measured). See: World's largest cities. I don't know what the accepted standard guidelines are in India. Can you, or any other editor, help here, please? Many thanks, cheers, John Hill (talk) 19:39, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

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