Talk:Caistor Canal

No longer B class?

I think this article is no longer B class. Chris Padley has rewritten it using the text of his own book, and has deleted all inline references, so that the entire history section is unreferenced. Bob1960evens (talk) 13:20, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Certainly not B-class, may just about get C-class. Keith D (talk) 14:08, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

I have reinstated most of the references, which still support the text as written, even though they were deleted by Chris Padley. There is some new material, which I presume comes from his book, so I may just buy a copy so we can cite it properly. Bob1960evens (talk) 14:52, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

I'm probably writing this about four years later than I should have done. I'm sorry if I seemed to have messed up the references at that time, but I wanted to remove those modern secondary sources which have been overtaken by more recent research and are now known to be inaccurate. Perhaps this is not the protocol on Wikipedia? I have to say I have been surprised to find comments on my alterations made without, apparently, reading my book. It is the only work on the canal which has been fully researched from original sources (after a most exhaustive search of archives, libraries, contemporary newspapers, and local contacts etc). It was published by a Society with a long record, and high reputation for publishing historical research, and was independently checked before publication. It contains a complete list of references for all the sources. Having made those criticisms, I have to say that, as it stands today I can find no fault with the article. There are no inaccuracies, and as they stand today the references seem appropriate and helpful for those wanting to read more. So, thank you to those responsible. 82.31.109.82 (talk) 10:22, 11 July 2025 (UTC)