Talk:Potchefstroom, North West

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Contents 1 Flag 2 Plagiarism 3 Multiple problems 4 Proposal to split article

[edit] Flag

The flag of Potchefstroom which I posted here was used during the Voortrekker era & I am not sure if it is used as the current flag of the modern town.

Can be amend easily by adapting the caption. Done. Michel Doortmont (talk) 00:45, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Plagiarism

The article are almost the same as in http://www.potchefstroom.co.za/about_potch/about.html 41.242.33.46 17:53, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Multiple problems

This article seems to be copied, at least in part from an internet source (see above), is not referenced in any way, and therefore contains statements that are not verifiable and possibly contentious / not-NPOV (e.g. on the undercount of white South Africans in the 2001 Census and the renaming of the town to Tlokwe). Other sections read like a Municipal Guide or Tourist Information brochure. The topic needs to be addressed, but not in the way it is done now. Complete rewrite requested, will try to do my bit. Do NOT propose to delete, however. Michel Doortmont (talk) 00:43, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposal to split article

When the problems stated above are addressed, it may be advisable to split the article as well, with one article for the town and one for the historic Voortrekker state of Potchefstroom(-Winburg). Michel Doortmont (talk) 00:49, 22 March 2008 (UTC)