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Good articleBen Nevis has been listed as one of the Geography and places good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
November 30, 2006Good article nomineeListed
September 22, 2008Good article reassessmentKept
December 5, 2024Good article reassessmentKept
Current status: Good article

Photo labelling

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How about labelling the photo of the arete to Carn Mor Dearg as that? There is reference to CMD arete in main article now.Linuxlad 17:04, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Sure, go ahead - I just took the photo, I didn't know the exact names involved and figured someone would come along who did. Stoive 19:16, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
... and if it helps the photo was taken at grid ref approx 176 713 facing southwest (assuming I read the map off multimap correctly just now). There was quite a bit of fog/mist around at the time - part of the effect I was trying to capture, but which (considering your comment on my talk page) may also make it look smaller than it is. Stoive 22:50, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Yes (looking on old steam-powered OS Map ODL 32) that's about half way round the arete from CMD itself. Bob Linuxlad

Gaelic name

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I don't claim to be able to speak Gaelic, but I've never encountered the spelling Beinn Nebhis before -- I've always seen Beinn Nibheis. A Googlefight gives 41 hits for Nebhis and 1200 for Nibheis. I'm inclined to change this unless anyone can find supporting evidence for the former spelling. ras52 11:58, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The etymology of the name is decidely questionable - the name Ben Nevis is far more likely to predate the invasion of the Scots and comes from the Pictish Ben Nefys - meaning the Head of Nefys. Ben/Pen means head in Pictish/Welsh and is often used to name mountains e.g. Ben Lawers (Scotland), Pen y Fan (South Wales), Pen y Ghent (North of England), etc. Come to Wales and there's loads more. There are lots more examples of pre Scottish (Pictish) names in Scotland e.g Aberdeen, Aberfoyle etc. The Scottish version of Aber is Inver. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.140.201.125 (talk) 20:29, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The use of Pictish in northern Scotland is well known, although beyond the indirect place name evidence you mention little is known of the particulars. (See Scottish island names or the Lunnasting stone for example.) If you have a reliable source for "the Head of Nefys" please let us know. Ben MacDui 09:07, 19 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]


In any case, one has to hate these florid 'translations' of Gaelic (and other indigenous) names. I would suggest at least removing the word 'literal' in: 'A literal translation would therefore be "the mountain with its head in the clouds"'. That is not a literal translation it is a jolly figurative one. Positively imaginative, in fact. A literal translation would be Mount Pate-Cloud even if one swallows the strained etymology. DruartG (talk) 22:33, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Coincidence, doubtless - because as I remember my history, the Romans would never have had a chance to influence the name - but a latinised spelling of "Nibheis" would presumably be "Nivis". Which, in Latin, means "of snow". "Snowy mountain". 90.204.152.170 (talk) 06:48, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The little evidence there is shows that the Picts spoke a Norse dialect. In Norse 'Nevis' would mean 'Head of Ice'. G W Gardiner (talk) 08:36, 17 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Revert by Birdmessenger

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I undid this, because it did not state to which version it reverted, and the reasons for it have not been stated. Viewfinder

Volunteers

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I have reduced the stuff about volunteer effort as it seemed to be using too many words to say a simple idea that volunteers help to maintain a footpath and who organises it... and with no references given. Victuallers (talk) 12:52, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA concerns

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After reviewing the article, I am concerned that the article might not meet the good article criteria anymore. I have outlined my concerns below:

  • There are multiple uncited sentences and paragraphs throughout the article.
  • The climate table seems to cite sources from the early 1900s. Are there any current sources that can be used?

Is anyone willing to address the above concerns? If not, I may nominate this article for WP:GAR. Z1720 (talk) 02:15, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In principle I'd like to help improve this article about my old friend, although (i) I have few hard copy references to use and (ii) I am still stuck here after more than six months! I will try to find the time over the next few days. Ben MacDui 10:39, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Ben MacDui: Still interested in working on this? Z1720 (talk) 14:11, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'd love to but I am very busy and otherwise distracted at present. Maybe next month? Ben MacDui 18:25, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Ben MacDui: I still haven't brought this to GAR. Are you interested in working on this or should it go there? Z1720 (talk) 02:21, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Z1720: I think it's pretty clear I am not going to have the time to do anything much here soon, so please go ahead. Ben MacDui 11:42, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


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Result: Kept. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:29, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are multiple uncited sentences and paragraphs throughout the article. The climate table seems to cite sources from the early 1900s. Are there any current sources that can be used? Z1720 (talk) 14:51, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re the climate data: there was a weather station on the summit until 1904 and "The twenty years worth of readings still provide the most comprehensive set of data on mountain weather in Great Britain", to quote from the article. It would be more than could be expected to have comparable modern data. PamD 18:24, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have sourced the content about Oor Wullie, and expanded and sourced information about the Peace Cairn. PamD 19:23, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Z1720: Could you perhaps sprinkle {{cn}} where the issues are? That would help us fix them. — hike395 (talk) 12:50, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, will look at it! — hike395 (talk) 13:10, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hike395 do you still intend to work on this article? No worries if not. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:16, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
AirshipJungleman29 I made a bunch of improvements on 5 November, fixing all of the {{cn}} tags, and PamD did further work on 5 November and 12 November. I believe the article now fulfills the good article criteria. — hike395 (talk) 22:23, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thoughts Z1720? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:26, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@PamD and AirshipJungleman29: The "History" section does not have any information between 1911 and 2018. Is there any information to add there, perhaps about the growth of tourism to the site or other major events? A smaller quibble is that the lead is missing some information Z1720 (talk) 03:52, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Z1720 This may mean that the history section may need to be updated to reflect more accurate and up-to-date information, and the missing information may need to be added. KOLANO12 3 17:05, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I expanded the lede with a few sentences, to match the article material. I moved the paragraph about finding the piano (in 2006) to the history section. After a fair amount of investigation, I cannot find any notable/encyclopedic historical information about Ben Nevis between 1911 and 2006. The Ben Nevis Race started in 1937, but that is already (properly, IMO) in the "Outdoor recreation" section. Given that there isn't much historical material available post-1911, I still believe that this article fulfills the good article criteria. — hike395 (talk) 20:26, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Z1720 and Kolano123: thoughts? Personally, I think there is enough detail on post-1911 events in the "Outdoor recreation" section. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:21, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I'd like the lead to be expanded to include more of the "Outdoor recreation" information and "In popular culture" but I think this article is in good enough shape. Z1720 (talk) 02:20, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Fwiw, expanded the lede a bit more. — hike395 (talk) 05:33, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]