Talk:Thames Ditton Island

Introductory sentence
"Three river islands (aits) form a linear group, close to the junction of the two main old streets of Thames Ditton village, in the River Thames in a corner of modern Surrey, on the Kingston reach above Teddington Lock." - This sentence is a bit of a nightmare to read and should be split in my view. All clauses are relevant, but do not all need to be presented in the first sentence.Robbie Mallett (talk) 17:18, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

When did Thames Ditton island form?
This article has a long 'History' section, which doesn't mention when Thames Ditton island formed. Did the Thames always run either side of it? This is a key question that this article should answer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robbie Mallett (talk • contribs) 19:09, 28 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Recent modifications to the article by Adam37 are greatly appreciated! My feeling is that now that the whole thing leans on the historical links with Henry VIII quite strongly.
 * Many island residents are keen to emphasise these links for reasons of selling gin, houses, beer etc., but I have never seen direct evidence that Henry VIII was at all involved in the creation of the island. So need to be careful. Robbie Mallett (talk) 12:37, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I do not understand why Apdevries is now proposing merging Thames Ditton Island with Boyle Farm Island, within a day of having put the two square brackets around 'Boyle Farm Island' as they appeared in the 'Thames Ditton Island' article. This clearly implied to me that Apdevries thought that Boyle Farm Island should have a new, separate entry. Why the change of mind?Gavin Wilson 06:42, 5 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I made an entry in the Boyle Farm Island talk page. Should probably also have made the entry here, but not quite sure what the protocol is.
 * The following moved from talk:Boyle Farm Island
 * This is another very interesting article, but I suggest we combine this into a larger article as part of Thames Ditton Island. The two islands are geographically so close that they share a lot of common history. I refer to merging and moving pages Apdevries 05:06, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Apdevries 08:51, 5 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I repeat the question -- why the change of mind within a day? I went to considerable effort to research Boyle Farm Island once I knew someone thought it deserved its own entry.  People who want to play at being editors, rather than writers, need to appreciate the amount of effort the writers go to, before they (the editors) so swiftly change their minds about the notability of the subject. Gavin Wilson 13:38, 5 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi, I still think Boyle Farm Island deserves an entry, and I think the work you did is fabulous. I originally created the link because the link to an empty page already existed at Islands in the River Thames.  You were super-quick to create content, and strikes me that the story of the two islands are so interrelated that a single entry that contains the history of both would be even more interesting and compelling.  If you would like help with this, I can create a mock-up of what a merged page might look like in a sandbox before we decide to make any changes. Apdevries 13:52, 5 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm not very familiar with sandboxes -- worried that everything gets deleted as soon as I log off -- so I'll leave it up to you. Prefer to edit straight into the article, but that seems to invoke the ire of Speedy Delete maniacs. Gavin Wilson 18:47, 5 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I have now completed the drafting of a proposed merged page at User:Apdevries/Thames Ditton Island. I suggest we continue the discussion there until we reach consensus.  Apdevries 07:09, 6 September 2006 (UTC)