User talk:Notthebarcelonatouristboard

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Talk:Barcelona
I replied to your post on the page. --BorgQueen 20:03, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply BorgQueen but you will see an example of what I mean with Andromeda's latest edit. The information she removed in one fell stroke was the following (using the spurious excuse that it was "poorly sourced"):

Environmental problems
(1) Noise

Barcelona shares various environmental problems with other major cities. A particularly acute one is noise. Data cited by the Barcelona Field Studies Centre reveals that 65% of the city's population is subject to over 65 decibels of noise throughout the day (0800 - 2200 hours) and a further 35% to between 55 and 65 decibels - significantly higher than World Health Organization (WHO) recommended levels (a WHO document discussing noise levels and what they mean can be found here).

(2) Air quality

Another severe problem concerns air quality. During the summer, it is estimated that over 66% of Barcelona's population is exposed to ozone levels in excess of 180ug/m3, and over 66% of the population are exposed to NO2 levels in excess of 200 um/m3. These figures (also cited by the Barcelona Field Studies Centre) are significantly above recommended WHO maximum levels.

Personally, I wouldn't be the least surprised if Andromeda was one of the army of Barcelona City hacks removing any less flattering references to Barcelona.