Wikipedia:WikiProject Birmingham
The resulting WikiProject was not created
We have WikiProjects for a lot of English cities, but not Birmingham. There is a WikiProject for Manchester and even one for Birmingham's neighbour Coventry. There is a project covering the West Midlands, but as Britain's second largest city with a population of over one million residents and a lengthy and interesting history, there is certainly enough scope to develop a stand alone project for Birmingham covering a wide range of topics. The scope for this WikiProject would be similar to those relating to other cities, and certainly on a par with those relating to London and Mancheter. TheRetroGuy (talk) 13:41, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Please specify whether or not you would join the project.
It might (emphasis on "might") make more sense to merge Coventry and Birmingham into a unified West Midlands project. WP:GM covers the sprawling county of Greater Manchester, not just Manchester city itself. From experience at WP:LONDON, bigger is generally better when it comes to getting enough of a critical mass to keep a project active. (Plus, bringing in Wolverhampton and Sandwell also brings in Wolves and WBA, and thus immediately gives you a larger article base.) – iridescent 17:42, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
How does this relate to WikiProject West Midlands, which already covers Birmingham articles? In what way is that project not adequate for the stated purpose? Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 10:15, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]