Talk:Lyme Regis

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I would like to add an external image link to this page on Lyme Regis to illustrate the famous 'Cobb.

The proposed link is to: http://www.360panoramas.co.uk/fullscreen/cobb_1.shtml and is a 360° interactive panoramic view of The Cobb.

Will I be allowed to do this without any objections?

ammonite (talk) 11:22, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I object strongly, there are plenty of good Lyme Regis and Cobb pictures on Wikimedia commons. Given that you have been banned from Wikipedia in the past for adding spam links to panoramas, and that your only contributions to Wikipedia have been adding external links, I'm surprised you are even proposing it. --Simple Bob (talk) 12:11, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Given that this user has just been banned from wikipedia for spamming I'm guess the admins think the answer is no too. --Simple Bob (talk) 13:03, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edits have added a new section about Lyme disease, stating that the town is indirectly the source of the disease's name (via Lyme, Connecticut, where the disease was first identified). Apart from the fact that there is no citation, I'm not convinced that this information belongs in this article, as the link is a bit tenuous. Any other editors have any thoughts? PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 08:04, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, Lyme Regis has nothing to do with Lyme's disease.--Ykraps (talk) 09:32, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the section. If the editor who added it disagrees with its removal, they can make their case for including it here. PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 09:14, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The Cobb is also featured in 'The Hand that first held Mine' by Maggie O'Farrell — where the heroine drowns.

Why is the Cobb such a dark place in literature?

Korhomme (talk) 08:58, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Not sure how this works, but here goes;

The line about Anning: "Recognition was hampered by her gender and lack of wealth.[7]"

The reference quoted does not support the assertion made. Indeed, the reference clearly states that Mary was sought out as an expert in the field. In addition, that she was provided with an annuity _during her lifetime_ in recognition of her achievements in the discipline. I'm not an expert, but that would seem to be extraordinary recognition for the times considering that William Smith, arguably the founder of modern geology, got next to no recognition during his lifetime.

The comment quoted above seems fatuous, ill-informed and poorly researched. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.202.107.37 (talk) 14:18, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are quite right that the source that has been cited does not support the statement, and I have removed it. There is much more that could be said, of course, but as you rightly say, the text does seem ill-informed and poorly researched. Thank you for raising the issue here and contributing to Wikipedia. MichaelMaggs (talk) 19:41, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]