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The article should be merged with Millennium Dome the O2 because they are exactly the same building just under different management. The two articles implies they are two completely different buildings. The name of the article should be the address of the building like the articles on the "canary wharf tower" which is One Canada Square and "the gherkin" which is 30 St Mary Axe.--Lucy-marie 12:32, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
Please refer all arguments concerning this to the current on going arguments on Talk:Millennium_Dome#Merge —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucy-marie (talk • contribs) 18:58, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
Shouldn't it be called the O2 instead of the O2? Are there any typographical problems in this? Bjost 23:28, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
I'm noting that every time someone appears (or is announced to appear) at the O2 someone is adding to the entry. Leave alone that this could have some element of advertising, I'm not really sure it aids the reader looking for information about the building / venue to find a list of everyone who has performed there (which, of course, will by its nature be incomplete anyway). This doesn't happen with other venues and, to me, it wouldn't appear to be 'encyclopaedic'. Comments? --AlisonW 00:13, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
A while back, the section on The O2 arena was tagged with ((db-spam)). I am currently planning to rewrite teh section of the article. Although im pretty sure i know which parts are not written from a neutral point of view, I thought it would be a good idea to gain more input to ensure that the article is written from a WP:NPOV. Any thoughts would be grately appreciated. Thanks. Tbo 157(talk) 17:20, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
- However there is only 1 tier and a VIP balcony level, which is a restaurant and bar, at the front of the arena, where the stage is normally located. The rest of the arena consists of 2 standard tiers, and 2 suite tiers which consist of 96 suites containing a bar, furniture and plasma TVs. There are two sizes of suites - one which can accommodate 15 people and another which can accommodate 18 people.
The list of performers always seem to go over the top in any venue article. The list should probably be reduced to some notable performers who have performed at the venue. Regarding the other bits you mentioned, I think it is the wording and the amount of unnecessary detail it goes into. This does also occur in some other sections of the article. I will try and get more opinions from relevant WikiProjects so that the article can be rewritten to a good quality. Tbo 157(talk) 17:25, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I think a large part of the whole article seems like an advertisement. So much of it is very short sentences listing facts... There's load of good information here, but it's disjointed and doesn't flow. EAi (talk) 01:48, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
I reshuffled most of it to make it flow a lot better. I think there was too much information that wasn't really relevant. Hopefully now it is a lot more informative in a concise manner. Trixxy (talk) 00:28, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
You have to read a LOT before you actually see what the bloody dome is used for. The begining is just about that it is called O2 arena and not O2 that or O2 that. It's honestly a lot of O2 in the text. I mean, who cares about what O2 did, is it really relevant? If it is, it can't be the most important thing about this dome. 83.183.101.240 (talk) 16:45, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
I removed these, they either need turning into there own list article or moving as the list will grow and take over the article, source for them would be nice as well before we end up with people adding small bands to publicity. --Nate1481( t/c) 14:24, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Some past and future performers and events include Bon Jovi, Snow Patrol, Andrea Bocelli, Justin Timberlake, Barbra Streisand, Keane, Scissor Sisters, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Elton John (with Sophie Ellis-Bextor as support), Disney on Ice, 50 Cent, My Chemical Romance, Foo Fighters, Kanye West, Take That, Led Zeppelin, The Verve, Madness, The Spice Girls, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, High School Musical On Ice, Linkin Park, Smashing Pumpkins, Alica Keys, Westlife, The X Factor live tour, Celine Dion, Girls Aloud, Boyzone and Carlos Santana.
It has been proposed by User:KelleyCook that "The O2 arena" section of this article should be split into a new article entitled "The O2 arena (London)" due to the size of the article, which is likely to continue growing. Tbo 157(talk) 18:47, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Support split This article is getting large and the arena itself is notable enough to be in a single article by itself. Tbo 157(talk) 18:47, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Do it, man. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.188.41.139 (talk) 17:18, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Support But the new article should be named 'The O2 Arena' as there is no other O2 Arena anywhere it doesn't need the (London) suffix. UNI|SOUTH 17:39, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I'd support the split into two articles - it looks to me like the arena has enough to say that it could stand by itself (in terms of, say, musical events). Alex Muller 18:23, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
What about Wembley Arena, Earls Court One, London Docklands Arena ? Don't they all count as multi-pupose? (eg Rock concerts / Royal Tournament / Boat Show at Earls Court?) Jheald (talk) 18:37, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
Not sure that is the case; a Google search for "The O2 dome" throws up far fewer results than "The O2" or "The O2 arena". Unless someone can provide a reliable citation for this statement, I think we should remove this sentence. DavidJones (talk) 10:59, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
Um... What do the performers at The O2 Arena have to do with the actual site? I think these little tidbits should go away permanently, but if they must stay, they need to go into the appropriate article. I Help, When I Can.[12] 06:37, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
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In 2009 it was reported that the O2 arena and the O2 (used interchangeably in the media but distinctively here) were bought by Trinity College Cambridge. I don't know if this info is still current (it is on the college's wiki page, which references a 2009 article) but on here it merely says it is owned ultimately by English Partnerships, which is a defunct govt agency. It feels as though the info regarding ownership is relevant, but as I don't have access to up-to-date sources, I cannot add it. If anyone knows, I think the article could benefit from its addition.
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Why this place is called O2 ? It there a reason ? Oxygen molecule ? I can't find it in the text. Thks, --Marc-AntoineV (talk) 19:25, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
My entry is a placeholder for what will be an ongoing event - develop as appropriate. Jackiespeel (talk) 19:58, 18 February 2022 (UTC)