Talk:Miri/Archive 1

Info bar

Can anyone please add the info bar just like the info bars of other places like Kuala Lumpur?
By using this technique, it's possible to reorganise information in the article like others.
You can use the template on the right if you wish. 218.208.235.249 04:26, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Somebody has done it. Removed sample infobox on talk page. Thank You.CoolCityCat (talk) 10:28, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Cleanup needed

This page seems to have been adapted from some city government or tourist office prospectus. It must be cleaned up. In particular, most of the Chinese translations should be removed, or moved to the appropriate articles. All the best, Jorge Stolfi 18:21, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Agree, it should be cleaned up ASAP. If no editing is done, it will be tagged for a cleaning up process. - le petit vagabond 17:56, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Controversy?

Why was Miri's elevation to city status controversial? The article doesn't say, and it should. --Commking 06:29, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

City area size

According to Miri City Council web, their jurisdiction covers an area of 997.43 sqkm. i think this is a better figure to use to denote the size of the city in the infobox. 4,707 sqkm is the size of Miri District which is massive. plus i believe most of it are rural area. Unless this article is about district of Miri then its ok i think.

BTW, does anyone know which council administers the rest of Miri District? kawaputra 05:53, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

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Earlier History

there are huge gaps in Miri's history:

• What happened between the "Niah Cave" era & when Shell striked oil in Miri?
• What was the government / local authority like before independence?
• Who were the notable individuals in Miri's history? Don't you ever wonder who were those people whose names are on the street signs?
• Where did the name Miri come up?

This is wikipedia. Not some government propaganda agency or digitized tourism pamphlet, we need more substance in here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kangkongking (talk • contribs) 09:41, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

I agree! You've identified a genuine opportunity to improve Wikipedia, so please feel free to take the opportunity. Everybody would, I'm sure, be very happy for you to research this and expand the article, as long as you include references to your sources. It is also useful to flag it here, so that others might like to join you in the task. People who write these articles are ordinary people just like you – we are all just doing our little bit to build this encyclopedia. Thanks for your involvement, and welcome on board! — Hebrides (talk) 11:14, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Pronunciation

I am from Miri. I don't think the name is pronounced as /ˈmɪəriː/. It should be /ˈmɪriː/. 07 Matthew (talk) 12:22, 2 October 2011 (UTC)