Talk:Toulouse
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When a city name is given in Occità, as here, I assume that I should deduce that it is a region speaking Occità or some descendant thereof ? (I'm entirely unfamiliar with Toulouse, so I wouldn't know that otherwise.)
Occitan is spoken in Toulouse and the Midi region generally, but only as a secondary language.
What's the general opinion on the SUMMARY and DETAIL sections of Toulouse's history? Personally I think it's a bit unnecessary, and would like to fold the SUMMARY text into an expanded DETAIL section. Thoughts? Nightsky
I wrote the Antiquity section of the article. Realizing it was quite long, I thought it would be best to offer a summarized presentation of Toulouse's history for people who do not have the time or desire to read all the nitty-gritties of that history. I will soon add an Early Middle Age section, and a Late Middle Age to Present section that will be as detailed as the Antiquity section. Perhaps the best would be to do like what the folks did in the New York City article. They left only a summarized version of the history of the city, and put a link to a History of New York article. That way we wouldn't be overloading the Toulouse article. But I suggest we wait for the Early Middle Age section and the Late Middle Age to Present section to be completed before we create a specific History of Toulouse article. I will finish them and add them as soon as my time allows. Hardouin 11:05, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Sounds good. Thanks for the marvelously informative "Antiquity" section! Nightsky 15:52, Jun 2, 2004 (UTC)
I have finally been able to continue the history of Toulouse, I have been as far as year 1000, but I still need to cover from year 1000 to 2004. It is incredibly time consuming, as the history of the city is very complex, and local history is always badly documented (unlike national history), so it is hard to find good and reliable sources. Anyway, I have created a new article titled History of Toulouse, as I had previously suggested, and I sent everything there, leaving only a brief historical sketch in the main Toulouse article. In the article about the history of Toulouse I have reorganized the chapters into a more detailed lay-out. As soon as time allows I will finish the chapter about the County of Toulouse, and write the chapters regarding the period after 1271, which should be easier since Toulouse was then only a provincial city of France, and no more an independent place subject to the complexity of the European political chessboard. I hope everybody enjoy. Hardouin 22:20, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Not to deny Baudis' achievements, but it seems to me that much of the "Local Politics" content would fit better in the "History of Toulouse" page. What do you all think? Nightsky 04:21, Aug 26, 2004 (UTC)
- The History of Toulouse article is far from being finished. Currently it stops at the year 1000. Events after 1000 are just briefly discussed, and it will need considerable rewriting, so let's wait. Whatsoever, I am not sure it is a good idea to bury the Baudis years in the depth of the History article... After all what's most interesting to the understanding of current political events is what happened in the recent years, and that information should be readily accessible in the Toulouse article itself. Last but not least, is that recent an history really History? Hardouin 12:43, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)
At the "Colleges and universities" section of the article it has a link to Arsenal. I was wondering whether that was meant to be there. If there is a university called Arsenal, should the link not be to Arsenal_(univeristy) or something similar? --Dimitri 09:35, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Corrected that. L'arsenal is just the name of the largest building of Université Toulouse I. Hardouin 00:29, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
