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[edit] Teaching her son to fly airplanes
Ok, I agree it is an interesting fact that she taught her son to fly airplanes. But in a relatively short article it is mentioned four times. That seems a bit excessive. If I don't see anything to the contrary, I may modify it to cut that down somewhat. Bigmac31 23:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
- You could expand the article instead of cutting it but I have no objection to your cutting out any irrelevant mention of that fact. I'm certainly curious to know which of the three occasions you found it irrelevant. :-) Random Passer-by 23:32, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
- I have made a few amendments in response to BigMac31's comment. Any reactions, comments etc? --TraceyR 09:50, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] People from Luton (category)?
According to the article, she was born and raised in London; the Luton connection came when she moved her company there in 1914, but this was just for 6 years. Does this justify adding her to this category? --TraceyR (talk) 14:23, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
In terms of the history of luton the company was a major part of the WW1 effort. A road was named after her in the 1920's. It was in Luton where the company was established and made her name. Seemsto me thats enough of an argument to include her.--GazMan7 (talk) 20:35, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
- I'm sure that it was an important company in Luton during WWI (although "the business began at Brooklands, moved to Clapham, London, and finally settled on a 10 acre site at Leagrave, Bedfordshire, in May 1914" and ceased operation there in 1920), but that isn't really at issue. She wasn't from Luton herself, however close her ties were there for 6 years. It would by like adding any Westminster politician, e.g. Tony Blair, to a category "People from London" simply because he lived there for 10 or more years. I suppose it really depends on what one means by "from"; does it mean where they were born, where they were brought up, where they lived a significant part of their lives, etc. etc. None of these would appear to apply to Hilda Hewlett with respect to Luton. It's a matter of accuracy really. Was she from Luton? I don't think so. --TraceyR (talk) 21:07, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry but i just don't agree, the example of Tony Blair simply doesnt work. Hewlett is not a world famous politician. Her connection to Luton, in terms of Luton history and someone looking for people with a Luton connection is important. In respect of your comments relating to the business, it was situated in Luton for the entirety of WW1. The element of from you are ignoring is where they had their business carear, where they have an improtant conection with a place, rather than simply living there. She (with Blondeu - who remained in Luton until his death) had an important connection with the town, incidentally not the 6 years you quoted above - from the factory moving to Luton in 1914 to it being sold and her emigrating in 1926.
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- The town of Luton obviously saw her as an important part of local history with a road in Leagrave being named after her in the (i believe late)1920's.
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- So does adding the Luton category in anyway devalue the article - clearly not, however does it enhance a user looking into people from (or connected with) Luton, clearly yes. Rather than split hairs about a definition of the word "from" one should consider whather a category enhances Wikipedia and the users. I would say that in this case it does. GazMan7 (talk) 15:22, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
